Enhance our flagship bundle by adding the Rented Sector Scheme.
Our Approved Contractor and Domestic Installer scheme bundle is intended for businesses who want to demonstrate they are competent to carry out all types of electrical work and periodic inspection and testing against the requirements of the BS 7671 and Buidling Regulations in England and Wales, enabling businesses to register completed installation work in accordance with Part P.
Certification under the NICEIC Rented Sector Scheme means your business will also be listed on the Competent Person (Electrical) website as an Electrical Inspector. This listing increases your visibility to landlords and their agents who are seeking approved electrical contractors to carry out mandatory safety checks in both social and private rental properties.
By combining our Approved Contractor, Domestic Installer and Rented Sector schemes, your business will be certified for:
- Domestic & non-domestic electrical installations (rewires, consumer units, fault finding, extra circuits, safety reports, repair and maintenance, installations and new builds)
- Part P notifiable installations
- Rented sector condition reporting
- Periodic inspection and testing
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Approved Contractor with Domestic Installer and Rented Sector scheme requirements
Electrical
- Have work available for assessment that represents the electrical work you typically undertake including domestic installation work. The work should comply with BS 7671 and relevant codes of practice, and must have been undertaken in the previous 12 months under your business’ current trading title
- Hold current edition of BS 7671 and other technical reference documents relevant to the range and scale of electrical work you undertake
- Have a safe isolation and re-energisation of installations procedure in place
- Agree to use the Electrical Safety First Best Practice Guide No. 4 (current issue) Electrical Installation Condition Reporting: Classification Codes for domestic and similar electrical installations
Business
- Appoint an appropriate person as a Principal Duty Holder and nominate one or more Qualified Supervisors
- Have premises and equipment appropriate to the range and scale of electrical work you undertake, including test instruments suitable for carrying out the range of tests required by BS 7671
- Records of the ongoing accuracy and consistency of test equipment used for certification and reporting purposes
- Maintain a record of any complaints made about the technical standard of electrical work carried out by your business, together with details of the remedial action taken
- Have a written Health and Safety Policy Statement and carry out risk assessments as appropriate
- Maintain records for a minimum of six years, inclusive but not limited to; specifications, certificates, competence records and complaints
- Agree for your business details to be listed on the Registered Competent Person (Electrical) website
Experience & Qualifications
- Your proposed Qualified Supervisor has at least two years' responsibility for electrical work
- Evidence of relevant qualifications, training (including Continuous Professional Development) and experience for all employed persons undertaking electrical work
- Confirm operatives undertaking Electrical Inspections are competent to do so (please refer to the Acceptable Qualifications in key documents)
Insurance
- Hold at least £2 million Public Liability Insurance
- Have £250k Professional Indemnity Insurance covering Electrical Installation Condition Reporting
Approved Contractor with Domestic Installer and Rented Sector scheme fees | Fee (ex VAT) | Fee (inc VAT) |
| Application fee | £95 | £114 |
| 12 months NICEIC certification | £1,145 | £1,374 |
| Electrical assessment | Included | Included |
| Inclusion in our Find a Trusted Tradesperson database | Included | Included |
| Technical helpline (email and phone) | Included | Included |
| NICEIC Pocket Guides app | Included | Included |
| Circuit e-newsletter every month | Included | Included |
| Connections magazine (print and digital) | Included | Included |
| Accredited CPD resources including The Wire webinars | Included | Included |
| Access to NICEIC Online Certification System* | Included | Included |
| 10% discount on NICEIC training courses | Included | Included |
| Discounts on electrical industry insurance | Included | Included |
| Discounts on materials, tools and workwear | Included | Included |
| Prices start from | £1,240 | £1,488 |
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* Fees apply to issue notifications, reports and certificates
Monthly payment options
Once you've completed your scheme application, our team will be in touch to discuss payment options. Please call 03330 156 626 to find out more.
Available for the NICEIC Approved Contractor and/or Domestic Installer (including Rented Sector), Competent Person and MCS schemes.
Application fee (non-refundable) |
Fee |
VAT |
Total |
| Application review fee for each address requiring assessment (e.g. head office and each contracting branch) | £95 | £19 | £114 |
| Application fee (inc assessment) | £1,145 | £229 | £1374 |
| Fee for pre-assessment | £415 | £83 | £498 |
Extension to certification - hazardous area work |
Fee |
VAT |
Total |
| (The following fees are payable for extension to certification for hazardous area work) | |||
| Pre-assessment application fee | £320 | £64 | £384 |
| Site assessment application fee | £815 | £163 | £978 |
| Surveillance fee (per assessment required) | £415 | £83 | £498 |
Surveillance fee |
Fee |
VAT |
Total |
| Fee becomes due on the anniversary of certification. NOTE: Approved Contractors certificated prior to 2021 have surveillance fees due 1 April | |||
| Head office and contracting branches only; payment by single direct debit (inc assessment) | £575 | £115 | £690 |
| Payment by other methods (inc assessment) | £595 | £119 | £714 |
| Fee for each additional half day assessment relating to continued certification (if applicable) | £415 | £83 | £498 |
Note: Assessment = approx. 3 hrs, and multiples thereof i.e. 2x assessment = approx. 6 hrs.
Charges |
Fee |
VAT |
Total |
| Pre-assessment | £415 | £83 | £498 |
| Additional assessment (or multiples of) | £415 | £83 | £498 |
| Administrative fees (for example change of company details, not involving change of ownership; not including additional assessment) | £65 | £13 | £78 |
| Change of Qualified Supervisor, not including additional assessment | £65 | £13 | £78 |
| NICEIC Online Certification (building compliance notifications) per installation | £3.85 | £0.77 | £4.62 |
| NICEIC online certificates and reports online per installation print and post |
£1.55 £1.80 |
£0.31 £0.36 |
£1.86 £2.16 |
| TrustMark status (available after Certification and payable annually) | £145 | £29 | £174 |
Extension to certification – hazardous area work.
Rescheduling fees |
Fee |
VAT |
Total |
| Rescheduling of an assessment with 2 or less days notice (per assessment) | £365 | £73 | £438 |
| Rescheduling of an assessment with more than 2 and less than 21 days notice (per assessment) | £255 | £51 | £306 |
| Void fee for failure to be present or available for assessment when the assessor has attended at the scheduled time and date and no previous communication has been recieved to reschedule the assessment (for each assessment). | £415 | £83 | £498 |
Note: Assessment = approx. 3 hrs, and multiples thereof i.e. 2x assessment = approx. 6 hrs.