Prove quality and security to clients who audit their suppliers

For consultancies, agencies and technology-enabled professional-services firms whose clients increasingly ask for ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001 and evidence of how work is actually controlled — not a statement of intent.

The commercial reality

Client procurement teams and public-sector frameworks have moved from asking whether you have a policy to asking for proof it operated. Meanwhile the firm's own delivery quality — consistent methods, competent people, managed subcontractors, handled complaints — is exactly what ISO 9001 describes. Most firms already do the work. What is missing is the record that makes it demonstrable.

What the platform handles

Quality and security as one system

ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001 run from one register, with shared controls mapped to both rather than maintained twice.

Tender-ready evidence

Policies, control evidence, audit records and certificates held together, dated, ready for a PQQ or framework submission.

Competence and training records

Who is qualified for what, with acknowledgements and refresh dates that survive staff turnover.

Subcontractor and associate assurance

Third-party questionnaires sent by access code, chased automatically and reviewed for weak answers.

Internal audit and management review

One programme covering every standard in scope, drawing on live data rather than a hastily assembled pack.

Client-facing trust profile

A published Trust Centre so prospective clients can verify posture before the questionnaire arrives.

Where it bites

Consultancy bidding for public-sector frameworks

Pain: Each submission asks for the same evidence in a different format, assembled by hand under deadline.

With ISO-STANDARD.app: A current evidence library and policy set, exported to fit whichever form arrives.

Agency handling client data and IP

Pain: Clients now audit suppliers, and the answers live in three people's heads.

With ISO-STANDARD.app: Controls with named owners and dated evidence, answerable the same day.

Firm holding ISO 9001 and adding ISO 27001

Pain: A second management system would double the documentation and the audit load.

With ISO-STANDARD.app: One integrated system, one audit programme, one review cycle across both standards.

Where to go next

Integrated management system · Third-party risk assessments · Consultancy and advisory · Pricing

Answers buyers, procurement and auditors want

Which standards matter most for a professional-services firm?+

ISO 9001 is usually the commercial requirement, because clients and public-sector frameworks ask for demonstrable quality management. ISO/IEC 27001 follows quickly wherever client data is handled, and ISO/IEC 42001 where AI is used in delivery.

We already hold ISO 9001. Can we add ISO 27001 without doubling the work?+

Yes — that is the point of running them as one integrated system. Shared requirements such as competence, supplier management, internal audit, corrective action and management review are maintained once and mapped to both standards.

Does this help with tenders and PQQs?+

Yes. The evidence library, policy set and Trust Centre answer the recurring questions in pre-qualification questionnaires and framework applications from records you already keep current.

Can we manage subcontractor and associate risk here?+

Yes. Third-party risk assessments are sent by access code, suppliers save and resume their answers, chasers run automatically and each submission is reviewed for weak or missing responses.

Do you provide the consultancy as well as the software?+

Yes, where it is wanted. Advisory and fractional leadership support is available alongside the platform, but the platform stands on its own.

See how your existing risks, controls and evidence could become one integrated management system

A practitioner walkthrough using your current tender responses, policies and supplier list.

Prefer a conversation? Email hello@iso-standard.app — a practitioner responds within one business day.

AI-enabled — privacy-respecting

AI does the drafting. You keep the control — and the data.

How we handle data →
  • AI that assists — not replaces

    Assisted drafting for policies, risks, controls and buyer questionnaires. Every AI suggestion is reviewed and approved by you before it lands in the record.

  • Opt-in, workspace-scoped

    AI features run only when you invoke them, only against the workspace you're in. We never mine your data to answer someone else's prompt.

  • Your data stays yours

    Prompts routed via the AI Gateway to model providers whose API terms exclude your content from model training. Nothing is sold or shared for advertising.

  • Isolated by design

    Row-level security enforces workspace boundaries at the database. MFA, SSO, audit logs and least-privilege roles govern who sees what.

We never sell personal information, never share it for advertising, and never use your workspace content to train third-party models. Full sub-processor list and Acceptable Use Policy on the Trust page.

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Michael McCarroll
Founder · 25+ years
IT governance · Information security · AI
Why this platform exists

Enterprise-grade governance — built for the SMEs and consultants enterprise GRC forgets.

I've spent 25 years in corporate governance — aligning technology, controls and compliance with what the business is actually trying to do. Time and again, the same pattern: the organisations that win new clients aren't the ones with the biggest GRC budget. They're the ones who can demonstrate trust on demand. This platform is the tool I wanted for the SMEs and consultants I've worked with — institutional-grade governance without an institutional price tag, built on the way audits and buyer reviews actually happen.