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Trinity House

ISO Certification and Surveillance Audit

Business ServicesCPV 79212000
Value£60,000
Deadline28 Oct 2026
Published23 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

£60,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 23 Sept 202634 days leftCloses 28 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Procurement
etender@trinityhouse.co.uk
01255245000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Submit your tender via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ utilising access code 8CN2J82NN9.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£60ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Business Services band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Trinity House has published 22 Business Services notices, about every 4 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around January 2027.

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The brief

Trinity House require an accredited certification body to undertake auditing services to allow for a new three-year certification period, with associated 12 monthly surveillance audits for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and SSiP, therefore also incorporating the migration to the 2026 standards.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Trinity House require an accredited certification body

Trinity House require an accredited certification body to undertake auditing services to allow for a new three-year certification period, with associated 12 monthly surveillance audits for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and SSiP, therefore also incorporating the migration to the 2026 standards.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

5–9 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k–£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Stated in this notice

  • Hold at bidISO 9001 (quality)“…ated 12 monthly surveillance audits for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and SSiP, therefore also incorporatin…”
  • Hold at bidISO 14001 (environmental)“…nthly surveillance audits for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and SSiP, therefore also incorporating the migra…”
  • Hold at bidISO 45001 (H&S)“…illance audits for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and SSiP, therefore also incorporating the migration to the…”
  • Hold at bidSSIP-family accreditation (CHAS / Constructionline / SafeContractor)“…for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and SSiP, therefore also incorporating the migration to the 2026 sta…”

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
  • Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
090226-2026
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