Although lower priced, the DIY marking only service comes with the risk of failing your assessment. Feedback is also minimal as this is a marking only service and if you fail you will need to pay to take the assessment again. If you choose one of the supported services you will benefit from a pre assessment review and gap analysis which will list all of the non compliant controls before you even log into the live marking portal. This allows you time to resolve any issues before you submit. This is the lowest risk and most cost effective pass process.

That depends on your risk appetite and level of expertise. Marking Only suits organisations that already know they will pass, for example those with an in-house Cyber Essentials expert who has already checked their answers, or those with a high risk appetite, since Marking Only carries a real chance of failure. With our Supported service, we review your answers before anything is submitted for formal marking, and 100% of applicants who have followed our advice and who have submitted within the required deadlines have passed. We've been certifying since 2015. For a full side-by-side comparison, read our guide: Cyber Essentials Marking Only vs Supported.

By getting someone who is familiar with the Cyber Essentials framework to pre check your answers before you submit for final marking. You can either use your own expert or we can do this for you using one of our supported services. For customers on our supported options, we will pre-asses your answers before final submission so can ensure everything is in order. This also helps to ensure you can pass Cyber Essentials on your first attempt. Click here for a full breakdown of how this works. Our supported service also includes expediated marking. Basically, we mark the supported clients before the marking only clients meaning that the turnaround time for supported clients is usually within 1-2 working days (if you need immediate marking, please contact us, if we can help, we will. The quickest we've certified is 4 hours from start to finish). This, along with no time limits for remediation other than IASME's six-month assessment window and as many feedback > remediate > re-mark loops as needed means that the risk of failing under our supported service are low. 100% of applicants who have followed our advice and who have submitted within the required deadlines have passed. For a full comparison of our services, see our guide to Cyber Essentials Marking Only vs Supported.

Same-day certification may be possible, but it depends on assessor availability and how quickly you can complete the assessment. If you have a tight deadline, contact us first and we’ll tell you what’s realistic. The cleaner your answers and evidence are, the faster we can move!

Yes, absolutely. We regularly support MSPs and IT providers, including teams managing more than one client. We’ll help you pick the right service and keep the process simple and efficient.

Yes. We regularly work with MSPs, IT support providers, and managed service teams who look after Cyber Essentials for more than one client. We can support repeat renewals, fast turnarounds, and a consistent assessor relationship to keep things moving smoothly.