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What Factors Influence ISO Certification Pricing?
The short answer is certification pricing is driven by the expected number of assessment days required.
This in turn is driven by size and complexity of your company, the number of sites you have, the risk of your activities, the standards required and your chosen certification body.
Let’s take a look at each variable:
- Size and complexity
- More staff, more processes and more complex operations mean more sampling, more time to review and therefore and longer audits.
- Number of sites
- Each location requires sampling; so multi-site organisations will need more audit days.
- Sector risk profile
- As would be expected, construction and manufacturing typically require more thorough assessment than low risk services like accountants and web designers.
- Standard(s) and integration
- Certification body choice
- UKAS accredited bodies set fees according to audit duration and scope, are quoted on a case-by-case basis and fees typically range from £700 to £1700 a day, but can be more for specialist standards like ISO 17025 and ISO 27001.
Practical ways to control cost (without cutting corners)
- Scope smartly: certify what you actually deliver; avoid bloated scopes.
- Integrate: if you need multiple standards, integrate both the systems and the assessment dates.
Want a precise figure?
Request a costed proposal from your chosen certification body.