Guidance
Setting up an ACS passport scheme
Information you need if you want to offer an ACS passport scheme.
Every 3 years we invite certification bodies to tender for the opportunity to provide ACS assessment services. These may include standard route assessments, a passport route scheme, or both.
What is an ACS passport scheme?
Passport schemes:
- integrate international, British and other industry standards with the ACS standard
- recognise other accreditation or certification schemes
- are accredited by us and quality assured by a UKAS accredited assessment body
Fees we charge you for operating an ACS passport scheme
We will charge you a set of fees for operating an accredited passport scheme. These fees include:
- fixed charges for us to administer the scheme, as set out below
- variable charges that cover surveillance and re-accreditation services, based on a daily rate of £381 plus expenses
Our fixed fees
The fixed admininstration fees we charge are:
- Application fee: £762 + VAT
- Annual Accreditation Fee: £1,143 + VAT
- Re-instatement Fee: £572 + VAT
We review these fees periodically and definitely before each tender process.
Updates to this page
Published 7 October 2020
Last updated 30 January 2023
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Removed the reference to our next invitation to tender taking place in 2022.
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First published.