Save time on notifying work with the NICEIC Competent Person Scheme.
We support contractors working across the building services sectors in meeting their duty to notify work under the Building Regulations.
We can cover for Building Regulations notification in gas, heating and hot water, ventilation, plumbing, and microgeneration. (For contractors only doing electrical work we recommend NICEIC’s Domestic Installer Scheme)
When you’re registered under the NICEIC Competent Persons Scheme, you can:
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Save time. You don’t have to notify the local authority in advance of the work. Simply notify your work online with us, and we issue a building compliance certificate to the customer – and advise the relevant local authority that work has taken place
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Improve the service you offer your customers. When you’re registered under the Competent Person Scheme, consumers benefit, as building control charges will not be payable. You can offer a complete service to your customer
Existing NICEIC registered contractors can take advantage of reduced prices by combining their scheme assessments.
New applicants can also combine this scheme with other NICEIC schemes, such as our MCS Contractor Scheme.
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Initial Options
Group A: Heating and Plumbing Measures
Group B: Ventilation Measures
Group C: Renewable Technology Measures
Scheme requirements
Experience and Qualifications
- Qualifications of the Competent Person - where formal qualifications do not exist, equivalent qualifications together with relevant experience may be considered.
- All scheme applicants will be expected to have knowledge of the relevant Building Regulations applicable to their area of work.
Insurance and Warranty
- Insurance - for those carrying out work in domestic dwellings this must be at least £2 million of Public Liability insurance.
- Warranty - registered contractors must offer clients a warranty for completed work in accordance with being a member of the Competent Persons Scheme. By being registered with us you will be able to do this automatically via the job notification portal.
Competent Person Scheme Fees
Application Fees | Fee | VAT | Total |
| Application review fee for each address requiring assessment (e.g. head office and each contracting branch) | £95 | £19 | £114 |
| Assessment and Certification fee (inc half day assessment) | £555 | £111 | £666 |
| Fee for each additional half day assessment relating to an application | £400 | £80 | £480 |
Annual certification renewal | Fee | VAT | Total |
| Payment by annual direct debit (single payment direct debit) (inc half day assessment) | £535 | £107 | £642 |
| Payment by other methods (inc half day assessment) | £555 | £111 | £666 |
Cancellation fees |
Fee |
VAT |
Total |
| Cancellation of scheduled assessment with 2 or less than 2 days notice (per half day assessment) | £355 | £71 | £426 |
| Cancellation of scheduled assessment with more than 2 and less than 21 days notice (per half day assessment) | £245 | £49 | £294 |
| 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 cancellation has been recieved (per half day) | £400 | £80 | £480 |
Other fees |
Fee |
VAT |
Total |
| Additional half day assessment (or multiples of) | £400 | £80 | £480 |
| Administrative fees (for example change of company details, not involving change of ownership; not including additional assessment) | £65 | £13 | £78 |
| Change of Competent Person (fee does not include an additional assessment) | £65 | £13 | £78 |
| TrustMark status (available after full certification achieved and payable annually) | £140 | £28 | £168 |
| Building compliance certificate online submission | £3.75 per installation | £0.75 | £4.50 |
Note 1: all applications are subject to a quotation. Quotations are based on the number and type of measures applied for. For a quotation contact applications@niceic.com or call 0333 015 6626.
Note 2: a full day (2 units), will usually take up to 6 hours of assessment time and a half day (1 unit), will usually take up to 3 hours of assessment time to complete.