Professional Services
ISO certification for professional services firms.
Quality, client data confidentiality, anti-bribery and GDPR: we certify your firm to ISO 9001, 27001 and 37001 with a dedicated Lead Auditor and a platform that writes the documentation for you.
Challenges in professional services
What makes compliance hard in a professional firm.
Your work is your clients’ trust, and their data. These are the issues we see most often in consultancies, agencies and professional firms, and how certification solves them.
Confidential client data
Contracts, financials and personal data pass through your hands every day. ISO 27001 sets the controls that keep them confidential.
Consistent quality across teams
Different consultants, different ways of working. ISO 9001 turns your method into a repeatable process clients can rely on.
Bribery and conflicts of interest
Working with public bodies and large clients exposes you to bribery risk. ISO 37001 sets the checks that protect your firm and your reputation.
Vendor assessments from clients
Large clients qualify their suppliers with questionnaires and audits. Certifications answer them once, for every client.
How it works
From the first call to the certificate in three steps.
01
Gap analysis
Your Lead Auditor maps your processes, risks and documents and tells you exactly what is missing.
02
System built in the platform
Policies, procedures, risk assessments and records are generated for your company. You review, we refine.
03
Audit and surveillance
We prepare you for the certification body’s audit and manage yearly surveillance audits so nothing expires.
Resources
Free resources for professional services firms.
Guide
ISO 9001: the quality management system
How ISO 9001 works, what it requires and how long it takes.
Read the guide
Guide
What GDPR is and where it comes from
The basics of the European data protection regulation.
Read the guide
Guide
ISO 37001: the anti-bribery standard
What the anti-bribery management system requires and who needs it.
Read the guide
Tool
Funding for ISO certification
Find the regional calls and vouchers that can fund your certification.
Use the free tool
Results
What our clients achieved.
Other industries
Not in professional services? See your industry.
Manufacturing
ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 for production plants.
IT & Software
ISO 27001, NIS2 and ISO 42001 for software houses and IT services.
Healthcare
ISO 13485, ISO 27001 and GDPR for clinics and medical devices.
Construction
ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 37001 for construction firms.
Logistics & Transport
ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 for carriers and warehouses.
Food & Beverage
ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 22301 for food producers.
FAQ
ISO certification for professional firms: what companies ask us.
Which ISO certification does a consulting firm need?
Most start with ISO 9001 for quality, and ISO 27001 when they handle sensitive client data. ISO 37001 matters for firms that work with public bodies. Your Lead Auditor tells you which ones your clients actually require.
Do you also handle GDPR?
Yes. We keep the record of processing, DPIAs and privacy notices up to date, and we can act as your outsourced DPO.
Is certification worth it for a small firm?
Often, yes: it shortens vendor qualification with large clients and opens public tenders. The management system is sized to your firm, not to a corporation.
How long does ISO certification take for a professional firm?
It depends on your size and starting point. Most SMEs complete the path in 1 to 6 months, from the gap analysis to the certification body's audit.
How much time will it take from our team?
Very little. Your Lead Auditor runs interviews and reviews, and the platform generates most of the documents, so billable work isn't affected.
