ISO certification tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
62 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
ISO certification contracts ,
62 contracts across the UK, of any size
The latest ISO certification contracts awarded
United Kingdom Accreditation Service - Provision of Accreditation Services
Investors in People Accreditation
BC-28250 NHS-E QMS Certification Support
External Accreditation for Inspector Competencies
United Kingdom Accreditation Service won the most ISO certification contracts
LRQA won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Accreditation Service East of England · See every contract | 15 | £1m | 10 | ||
| 2 | British Standards Institution (BSI) Wales · See every contract | 11 | £755k | 10 | ||
| 3 | LRQA East of England · See every contract | 6 | £2.4m | 6 | ||
| 4joint | Interface NRM South East · SME · See every contract | 3 | £245k | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Investors in People Community Interest Company South East · SME · See every contract | 3 | £93k | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Insight Certification Ltd T/A NSI | 3 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Devicepharm Consultancy Limited London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £206k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | SGS United Kingdom Ltd London · See every contract | 2 | £92k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Intertek Medical Notified Body AB North West · See every contract | 2 | £58k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Imaging Quality Improvement East of England · See every contract | 2 | £43k | 2 |
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40 buyers awarded ISO certification contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
11 buyers bought ISO certification more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many ISO certification contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many ISO certification contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | 5 | £347k |
| 2 | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 5 | £126k |
| 3 | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 4 | £86k |
| 4 | NHS England | 3 | £281k |
| 5 | CEFAS | 3 | £63k |
| 6 | Home Office | 3 | £55k |
| 7 | North Lanarkshire Council | 2 | £185k |
| 8 | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership | 2 | £111k |
| 9 | Derbyshire County Council | 2 | £90k |
| 10 | Met Office | 2 | £36k |
Half of ISO certification contracts are worth less than £43k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
The 10 biggest contracts hold 68% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Sellafield LtdLRQA · 27 Feb 2025
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustUnited Kingdom Accreditation Service · 23 Sep 2026
- Ministry of DefenceEbeni Limited · 30 Mar 2026
- Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentMBARC · 3 Mar 2026
- North Lanarkshire CouncilInterface NRM · 27 Jun 2025
- Highways EnglandArup · 23 Jun 2026
- NHS Blood and TransplantBritish Standards Institution (BSI) · 18 Mar 2026
- Scottish GovernmentUnited Kingdom Accreditation Service · 1 Apr 2026
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyBritish Standards Institution (BSI) · 12 Nov 2025
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityBritish Standards Institution (BSI) · 23 Jan 2025
Wales awards the most ISO certification contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
See the regions as a table
| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Wales | 9 | £734k |
| East of England | 8 | £189k |
| North West | 6 | £2.3m |
| London | 6 | £556k |
| South East | 5 | £300k |
| South West | 5 | £221k |
| Scotland | 3 | £330k |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | £739k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 2 | £39k |
| East Midlands | 2 | £135k |
| North East | 1 | £15k |
| West Midlands | 0 | Not published |
Half of ISO certification tenders close within 30 days of being published
Each dot is a ISO certification tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 53% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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- 30 days
is how long the typical ISO certification tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 19 UK ISO certification tenders published in the last 24 months. - 68%
of the money is in the 10 biggest ISO certification contracts.
Of 57 contracts with a published value. - 27%
of ISO certification contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 55 award notices.
Questions
How many ISO certification contracts does the UK public sector award?
62 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 40 public buyers.
How long are ISO certification tenders open for?
The median ISO certification tender is open for 30 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector ISO certification contract worth?
The median is £43k, and 96% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector ISO certification contracts?
United Kingdom Accreditation Service won the most (15). LRQA won the most by value (£2.4m).
What is included
Third-party certification and accreditation assessment against management system and competence standards, such as ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 27001 certification and UKAS accreditation, including surveillance visits.
- ISO 9001 certification audits
- QMS audit and certification support
- Accreditation body assessments and surveillance visits, such as UKAS accreditation of laboratories and clinical services against ISO 15189 or ISO 17025
What is not included
- Health and safety management system advice and audits (csl.tech.health-safety-consultancy)
- ISO 27001 (another industry: it-software)