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    Outsourced System Maintenance

    Keep your certification valid without it landing on someone's desk

    In short

    Outsourced system maintenance hands the ongoing running of your certified management system to Equas. We deliver the internal audits, management reviews, document updates, legal compliance checks and surveillance audit support that keep certification valid, so your team can concentrate on running the business.

    What a outsourced system maintenance involves

    Who it is for

    Working towards certification

    Worth deciding early. Knowing who will run the system after certification changes how it should be built, and how much internal training you need.

    Already certified

    The core service for this group. It suits organisations with no dedicated quality or compliance role, and those where the person doing it has too much else on.

    What is included

    Internal audit

    A planned annual programme covering every process and clause, delivered on schedule.

    Quarterly, six-monthly and annual management reviews

    Held at the interval that suits your organisation, with certification-ready records.

    Surveillance and recertification audit support

    Preparation, attendance and findings response at every certification body visit.

    Document control and updates

    Documentation kept current as processes, people and sites change.

    Legal compliance updates and checks

    Your legal register maintained and compliance re-evaluated as legislation changes.

    PQQ and client supplier questionnaire response support

    We answer the management system sections of pre-qualification questionnaires and customer assessments.

    Named consultant

    The same person each time, who knows your system rather than reading the file before each visit.

    How it works

    1. 1

      System handover

      We review your existing system in detail so we can run it, and flag anything that needs attention before we take it on.

    2. 2

      Annual programme

      An agreed calendar of audits, reviews, document updates and certification body visits for the year ahead.

    3. 3

      Scheduled delivery

      The programme runs to the calendar, on site and remotely, without you having to chase it.

    4. 4

      Reactive support

      Questionnaires, customer audits, incidents and changes handled as they arise.

    5. 5

      Annual review

      A look at how the system performed over the year and what should change for the next one.

    The most popular standards we support

    Equas helps clients achieve UKAS-accredited certification across every ISO standard we cover.

    ISO 9001

    The international standard for quality management systems

    ISO 14001

    The international standard for environmental management systems

    ISO 20000-1

    The international standard for IT service management

    ISO 22301

    The international standard for business continuity management

    ISO 27001

    The international standard for information security management

    ISO 42001

    The international standard for AI management systems

    ISO 45001

    The international standard for occupational health and safety

    ISO 50001

    The international standard for energy management systems

    BS 99001

    Quality management for the built environment, built on ISO 9001

    ESOS

    The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme

    Frequently asked questions

    Related services

    Integrated Management Systems

    One system, multiple standards, a fraction of the duplication

    Internal Auditing

    Independent assurance that your system is working

    Surveillance and Recertification Audit Support

    Pass every certification body visit with ease

    Interested in outsourced system maintenance?

    Tell us about your organisation and we will put together a tailored quote.