Find the right NICEIC scheme for your business

Tell us the type of work your business does and we will use this to recommend the most suitable scheme for you, giving you all the necessary information to get started. You can select up to 3 options.

Certifying you 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

What do you need to apply?

• A proposed qualified supervisor (QS)
  • who holds the relevant electrical qualifications and;
  • has at least two years' technical responsibility.
• Required level of insurance cover.
• Appropriate electrical work completed by your business within the last 12 months, for your assessment.

What happens next?

We will review your application to confirm your business meets the scheme requirements.
If your application is successful, we will arrange your office and site assessment and take your payment.

How much does it cost?

Prices start from £1,240 + VAT (inclusive of a non-refundable £95 + VAT application review fee).

Certifying you for:

• Domestic & non-domestic electrical installations (rewires, consumer units, fault finding, extra circuits, safety reports, repair and maintenance, installations and new builds)
• Periodic inspection and testing

What do you need to apply?

• A proposed qualified supervisor (QS)
  • who holds the relevant electrical qualifications and;
  • has at least two years’ supervisory experience.
• Required level of insurance cover.
• Appropriate electrical work completed by your business within the last 12 months, for your assessment.

What happens next?

We will review your application to confirm your business meets the scheme requirements.
If your application is successful, we will arrange your office and site assessment and take your payment.

How much does it cost?

Prices start from £1,240 + VAT (inclusive of a non-refundable £95 + VAT application review fee).

Certifying you 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
• Periodic inspection and testing

What do you need to apply?

• A proposed qualified supervisor (QS)
  • who holds the relevant electrical qualifications and;
  • has at least two years' technical responsibility.
• Required level of insurance cover.
• Appropriate electrical work completed by your business within the last 12 months, for your assessment.

What happens next?

We will review your application to confirm your business meets the scheme requirements.
If your application is successful, we will arrange your office and site assessment and take your payment.

How much does it cost?

Prices start from £1,240 + VAT (inclusive of a non-refundable £95 + VAT application review fee).

Certifying you for:

• Working in compliance with Scottish Government Building Standards

What do you need to apply?

• Certification on the NICEIC Approved Contractor scheme.
• A proposed Certifier of Construction – this must be your business’s Qualified Supervisor for the NICEIC Approved Contractor Scheme.

What happens next?

We will review your application to confirm your business meets the scheme requirements.

How much does it cost?

Free

Certifying you for:

• Rented sector condition reporting

What do you need to apply?

• To join the NICEIC Rented Sector Scheme, you need to hold Certification on the NICEIC Approved Contractor scheme.
• An NICEIC accepted qualified supervisor (QS) competent to undertake electrical inspections
• Professional indemnity Insurance - min £250,000 covering Electrical Installation Condition Reporting

What happens next?

We will review your application to confirm you meet the mandatory requirements of the scheme.

How much does it cost?

Free

What is TrustMark?

TrustMark is a government-backed quality scheme that offers protection to homeowners when having work done in their homes.

We are able to award TrustMark status to businesses certified on the following NICEIC schemes:

• Approved Contractor
• Approved Contractor and Domestic Installer
• MCS
• PAS 2030

What do you need to apply?

• The required level of employers’ liability insurance, unless you are a sole trader.
• Trading history, unless you have been with NICEIC for over six months, or you are a limited company.

What happens next?

We will review your application to confirm your business meets the scheme requirements.
If your application is successful, we will update your account and your listing on our Find a Trusted Tradesperson tool.

How much does it cost?

TrustMark registration costs £145 + VAT.

Certifying you for:

• Domestic electrical installations (rewires, consumer units, extra circuits, installations and new builds)
• Part P notifiable installations

What do you need to apply?

• A proposed qualified supervisor (QS)
  • who holds the relevant electrical qualifications and;
  • has at least two years’ supervisory experience.
• Required level of insurance cover.
• Appropriate electrical work completed by your business within the last 12 months, for your assessment.

What happens next?

We will review your application to confirm your business meets the scheme requirements.
If your application is successful, we will arrange your office and site assessment and take your payment.   

How much does it cost?

Prices start from £670 + VAT (inclusive of a non-refundable £95 + VAT application review fee).

Choose this scheme to:

• Demonstrate your business has the appropriate competencies and insurance in place
• Self-certify your work in specific technologies as compliant with building regulations

Gain certification in selected technologies:

• Installation of small-scale renewable technologies (solar PV, solar heating and heat pumps)
• Installation of gas, oil, solid fuel and electrical heating systems
• Installation of air conditioning and mechanical ventilation

What do you need to apply? 

• A competent person with the relevant qualifications and training. 
• Knowledge of the relevant building regulations applicable to your area of work.
• Required level of insurance cover. 

What happens next? 

We will review your application to confirm your business meets the scheme requirements.
If your application is successful, we will arrange your office and site assessment and take your payment.   

How much does it cost? 

Prices start from £670 + VAT. (inclusive of a non-refundable £95 + VAT application review fee).

Choose this scheme to:

• Demonstrate your business has the appropriate competencies and insurance in place
• Help your business demonstrate compliance and knowledge with fire safety regulations

Gain certification in selected technologies:

• Design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems.

What do you need to apply? 

• A primary contact to manage communications with BAFE and ensure compliance with the scheme requirements.
• A lead individual with the required technical competencies and qualifications.
• The required level of insurance cover

What happens next? 

We will review your application to confirm your business meets the scheme requirements.
If your application is successful, we will arrange your office and site assessment and take your payment.

How much does it cost? 

Prices starting from £965 + VAT (inclusive of a non-refundable £95 + VAT application review fee).

Choose this scheme to:

• Demonstrate your business has the appropriate competencies and insurance in place
• Demonstrate your businesses expertise in a specialist area of electrical Installation

Gain certification in selected technologies:

• Electrical work in potentially explosive areas.
• Electrical work on railways
• Electrical work in the water industry

What do you need to apply? 

• Certification on the NICEIC Approved Contractor Scheme
• An NICEIC accepted Qualified Supervisor (QS) who:
  • Holds the relevant hazardous electrical qualifications
  • Has at least two years' technical responsibility.
• The required level of insurance cover.
• Appropriate electrical work completed by your business in hazardous environments within the last six months, for your assessment. 

What happens next? 

We will review your application to confirm your business meets the scheme requirements.
If your application is successful, we will arrange your office and site assessment and take your payment.

How much does it cost?  

Prices start from £910 + VAT (inclusive of a non-refundable £95 + VAT application review fee.

Choose this scheme to:  

• Demonstrate your business has the appropriate competencies and insurance in place
• Access funding for retrofit installations such as ECO4, SHDF and LAD

Gain certification in selected technologies:

• Heating and plumbing measures
• Electrical measures
• Ventilation measures

What do you need to apply? 

• A nominee who is responsible for ensuring that the company meets PAS 2030 requirements. 
• A technical person with the relevant qualifications and training. 
• Required level of insurance cover. 

What happens next? 

We will review your application to confirm your business meets the scheme requirements.
If your application is successful, we will arrange your office and site assessment and take your payment.

How much does it cost? 

Prices starting from £1045 + VAT (inclusive of a non-refundable £95 + VAT application review fee).

Competent Person Scheme assessment included in price.

Choose this scheme to:

• Demonstrate your business has the appropriate competencies and insurance in place
• Enable your business to notify renewable installations on the Microgeneration database, which can enable consumers to access funding for installations such as the Smart Export Guarantee or Boiler Upgrade Scheme

Gain certification in selected technologies:

• Installation of small-scale renewable technologies (solar PV, solar heating, electric energy storage systems and heat pumps)

What do you need to apply? 

• A main contact with responsibility for ensuring that the business meets MCS requirements.  
• A technical supervisor with the relevant qualifications and training.
• The required level of insurance cover. 

What happens next? 

We will review your application to confirm your business meets the scheme requirements.
If your application is successful, we will arrange your office and site assessment and take your payment.   

How much does it cost? 

Prices start from £825 + VAT (inclusive of a non-refundable £95 + VAT application review fee + non refundable £55 + VAT MCS licence fee).

Competent Person Scheme assessment included in price.