{"id":158952,"date":"2026-02-04T09:40:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?post_type=ebook&#038;p=158952"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:40:42","slug":"framework-asset-safety-and-compliance","status":"publish","type":"ebook","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/ebook\/framework-asset-safety-and-compliance\/158952\/","title":{"rendered":"Asset Safety and Compliance (ASC1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asset Safety and Compliance (ASC1) has been developed following ongoing engagement and consultation with public sector organisations including housing associations, local authorities and healthcare facilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Suite of asset safety and compliance disciplines providing a method to meet government<br \/>\nguidelines regarding life safety, property protection and maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Access to a pool of consultancy and compliance-related expertise through a single framework<\/li>\n<li>Access to consultancy and surveying specialists for the management and removal of asbestos<\/li>\n<li>Access to expertise in property protection, water management, gas safety and heating servicing, asbestos and electrical testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Throughout our extensive pre-tender engagement (PTE) process our clients in the public sector acknowledged the positive contribution our existing frameworks in property protection (V7), asbestos services (AS2) and water management (WM1) have made in delivering effective life safety systems in the management and maintenance of their assets and resulting benefits to their tenants and building users.<\/p>\n<p>Our response has been to combine these services and enhance the framework offering further with two additional workstreams covering gas safety, heating, electrical inspection, testing and servicing in both commercial and residential settings.<\/p>\n<p>The result is a framework designed to offer a comprehensive and wide-ranging suite of services to the public sector to assist in meeting building life safety and maintenance government guidelines and legal responsibilities with the flexibility to meet their needs and community priorities more effectively.<\/p>\n<h3>Workstreams<\/h3>\n<h4>Workstream 1 \u2013 Asbestos Consultancy, Surveys and Removal<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Asbestos Consultancy<\/li>\n<li>Asbestos Surveys &amp; Testing<\/li>\n<li>Asbestos Removal &amp; Disposal Works<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Workstream 2 \u2013 Property Protection and Associated Services<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Property Protection and Associated Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Workstream 3 \u2013 Water Testing, Treatment and Management<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Water Hygiene Testing and Consultancy<\/li>\n<li>Water System Maintenance, Remedials and Associated Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Workstream 4 &#8211; HVAC (Air Conditioning) Servicing and Maintenance<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Gas Safety &amp; Heating Systems Inspection, Servicing &amp; Remedial (Domestic)<\/li>\n<li>Gas Safety &amp; Heating Systems Inspection, Servicing &amp; Remedial (Commercial)<\/li>\n<li>Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Compliance, Servicing &amp; Maintenance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Workstream 5 &#8211; Electrical Fixed Wire Testing and Associated Elements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed Wire Testing and Associated Elements<\/li>\n<li>Portable Appliance Testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Appointed Companies for ASC1<\/h3>\n<p>Please visit our website to find out the list of ASC1 Appointed Companies here: <a href=\"https:\/\/lse.lhcprocure.org.uk\/all-frameworks\/asset-safety-and-compliance-asc1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/lse.lhcprocure.org.uk\/all-frameworks\/asset-safety-and-compliance-asc1\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Valid until 3rd September 2027<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asset Safety and Compliance (ASC1) has been developed following ongoing engagement and consultation with public sector organisations including housing associations, local authorities and healthcare facilities. 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