To be certified on this scheme, all customers must apply confirming that their business meets the scheme criteria, and provide supporting evidence which must include:

• A minimum of £250k Professional Indemnity insurance and £2m Public Liability insurance covering EICRs

• Proof of the following qualifications: 18th Edition and Periodic Inspection and Testing

• Domestic Installers will also need to provide the Electrical Inspector's craft qualification, suitable qualifications can be found here

 
Important to note: Your application will not proceed without a completed and signed application form and copies of your supporting documentation listed above.

What qualifications do I need?
Qualification requirements for proposed EI

What does my insurance need to include?
Please ensure the insurance evidence submitted clearly shows the indemnity amount, policy date and confirms the scope of work/measures covered.

The applications team will review the application provided for completeness and confirm evidence supplied meets the scheme application requirements, we may request additional information at this time.

Once application review has been completed we will then start the application process.

Please note:

NICEIC Approved Contractors: the necessary additional checks will be undertaken during your standard surveillance assessment.

NICEIC Domestic Installers: your current assessment does not cover Electrical Installation Condition Reporting. As such, you will need an additional chargeable on-site assessment to demonstrate competence in this area.

Please note that if you run your business from multiple offices you will need to submit a separate application for each contracting site.

For more information about the scheme please refer to our Rented Sector Scheme Guide.