ISO certification
Documentation, internal audit and the certification body audits, coordinated so the standard actually fits how you work.
What the fee covers
- Standard selection and gap assessment
- Procedure and manual drafting
- Internal audit and management review support
- Coordination with the certification body
- Guidance on the annual surveillance audits
Professional fee
14,999
professional fee, certification body charges at actuals
- Timeline
- 15 to 30 working days
- Filed with
- An accredited certification body
A system, or a certificate on a wall
ISO certification is issued by an independent certification body after it audits how you actually work. Ask for a body accredited under an IAF member, because unaccredited certificates are cheap, fast and rejected by any buyer who checks.
The value depends entirely on whether the documentation describes your real process. A generic manual bought off the shelf passes nothing and helps nobody. A five person firm should document five people's worth of process, and a good auditor expects exactly that.
Best suited to
- Suppliers whose buyers ask for a certificate
- Businesses bidding for tenders that require one
- Exporters entering regulated markets
- Teams that want the management system, not only the badge
Documents you need
- Details of the business, its processes and its headcount
- Existing procedures, manuals or quality records
- Organisation chart and role responsibilities
- Proof of the premises
- Details of the standard your buyer or tender asks for
Scanned copies are enough to begin. We check every document against the department's current format before filing, because a rejected form costs more time than a resubmitted scan.
How the filing runs
Get free consultationPick the standard
9001 for quality, 14001 for environment, 27001 for information security, 22000 for food safety. The right one is the one your buyer names.
Gap assessment and documentation
We map what you already do against the clauses and write the procedures that are genuinely missing, not a generic manual.
Internal audit
An internal audit and a management review have to happen before the certification body arrives, because the auditor will ask for the records.
Certification audit
The certification body runs its stage one and stage two audits, and the certificate follows once findings are closed.
What it costs
14,999
professional fee, certification body charges at actuals
Typical timeline: 15 to 30 working days
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ISO certification questions
Who actually issues the certificate?
A certification body, not us and not the ISO organisation. We prepare the system and run the process; an independent body audits and certifies. Ask for one accredited under an IAF member, because unaccredited certificates get rejected by serious buyers.
How long does certification last?
Three years, with a surveillance audit each year in between. The certificate lapses if a surveillance audit is missed, so it is a commitment rather than a one time purchase.
Can a small business get certified?
Yes. The standards scale with the size of the organisation. A five person firm documents five people's worth of process, and auditors expect that rather than a corporate manual.
Is ISO certification legally required?
No. It is a commercial requirement, not a statutory one. Businesses pursue it because a buyer, a tender or a market asks for it, which is also the right way to decide whether you need it.
Talk to a CA about iso certification
Send your details and a chartered accountant calls you back with the document checklist, the timeline and the exact cost for iso certification.
Reach us directly
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