The cost of an audit will depend upon the size and complexity of the repository but a guide can be given as follows.
| Description | First audit/ recertification audit |
Subsequent/ Additional audits |
| Application fee and Stage 1 offsite audit (Non-refundable) | £7500 | £4000 |
| Stage 2 fee | £3000 | £2000 |
| Assessor/Expert Man-day rate on-site typically 2 people for 2 days would be required i.e. 4 man-days |
£1200 | £1200 |
| Certification fee | £3000 | £1500 |
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Travel and subsistence (would be zero for remote assessment during pandemic) |
Actuals | Actuals |
We also offer a pre-assessment at a cost of £5000, which would give you an idea as what the repository needs to do in order to ready to proceed with the full ISO audit.