Standards, testing and certification
Find standards, testing and certification routesNavigational, not regulatory advice.
A route map for market readiness: who sets the rules, who accredits, who tests, who certifies and who helps you prepare.
Requirements change and vary by product, market and claim. UKIZ links to current official guidance rather than paraphrasing it, and dates every statement it does make.
27 verified records from 10 organisations across 8 places. Most recent check 2026-08-25.
What this page is
UKIZ distinguishes a regulator, a standards body, an accreditation body, a testing laboratory, a certification body and a consultant, because they do different things. No organisation is described as accredited, approved or notified unless an authoritative source says so, and the source is linked.
UKIZ does not determine which rules apply to your product, does not certify anything and does not provide legal or regulatory advice.
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What the evidence supports
- Regulator9
- Testing laboratory5
- Certification body1
On the record
- Advanced Quantum Metrology LaboratoryNational Physical Laboratory · Teddington
As published: YES — industry services
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Automated vehicles regulation
As published: Distinguish closed-site tests from public-road authorisation and safety regimes.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult StevenageCell and Gene Therapy Catapult · Stevenage
As published: YES — industry-facing
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - CGT Catapult Braintree Manufacturing Innovation CentreCell and Gene Therapy Catapult · Braintree
As published: YES — industry-facing
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - CMR Surgical careersCMR Surgical · Cambridge
As published: ACTIVE / DYNAMIC
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Cyber / cryptography regulation
As published: Separate technology performance from regulated/security deployment requirements.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations / relevant standardsGOV.UK / OPSS
No published statement recorded about working with others.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016GOV.UK / EMC test laboratory
No published statement recorded about working with others.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Engineering Biology Regulators' Network
As published: Pathway depends on whether outcome is food, medicine, agriculture, chemicals, environmental release or another category.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Food / novel food regulation
As published: Food-system companies may need FSA novel-food/food-safety pathways; technical capability does not equal approval.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - LucideonStoke-on-Trent
No published statement recorded about working with others.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - MHRA
As published: Identify whether the user is developing a medicine, ATMP, diagnostic or device before surfacing pathway.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - National Nuclear LaboratoryUK sites
As published: Industry/government project engagement.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - National vision long-term investmentUK Government
As published: Programme-specific routes
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - NIHR UCLH Clinical Research FacilityLondon
As published: COMMERCIAL STUDIES CONFIRMED
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Office for Nuclear Regulation
As published: Nuclear safety/security regulation is highly specialised; do not infer deployability from R&D success.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Product / environmental compliance
As published: RoHS/REACH/product standards depend on final product and market; fab capability alone is not conformity.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Quantum Metrology InstituteNational Physical Laboratory · Teddington
As published: YES — industry services / programmes
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Quantum standards / NPL
As published: Use NPL test/evaluation and emerging standards; an informal benchmark is not certification.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Quell TherapeuticsLondon
No published statement recorded about working with others.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Radio Equipment Regulations 2017GOV.UK / test laboratory
No published statement recorded about working with others.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Sector-specific certification
As published: Route-to-market depends on application; surface accredited test/certification partners by use case.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - UK AI regulatory framework / sector regulatorsGOV.UK / relevant sector regulator
No published statement recorded about working with others.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - UK medical-device regulation / MHRAMHRA
No published statement recorded about working with others.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - UK REACH / chemicals regulation
As published: Composition, substances and intended use determine obligations; do not generalise from material class.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - UKCA / applicable product regulationOffice for Product Safety and Standards / GOV.UK
No published statement recorded about working with others.
Source, checked 2026-08-25 - Vehicle Certification AgencyUK
As published: Regulatory application / guidance.
Source, checked 2026-08-25
How to use it
Start with the official guidance
Find the rules that apply to your product and market from the authoritative bodies first. Everything else on this page is about finding organisations that can help you meet them.
Accreditation is a claim with an owner
Accreditation status is held and published by the accreditation body, not by UKIZ. Check the current schedule for the specific test, scope and standard you need, because scopes are narrower than they look.
Facilities as well as organisations
Testing capability often sits inside a facility rather than a company. Laboratories, testbeds and proving grounds are recorded on the capability pages with their published access wording.
Describe the pathway you need
A Need can describe the testing or certification support you are looking for, with the standard, the market and the timing, without publishing anything commercially sensitive.
Common questions
Will UKIZ tell me which rules apply to my product?
No. UKIZ points at the regulators, standards bodies and official guidance. Deciding what applies is your responsibility, usually with qualified advice.
Is an organisation listed here accredited?
Only where an authoritative source says so and is linked. Always check the current scope with the accreditation body.
Does UKIZ certify products?
No. UKIZ is a discovery service and takes no part in testing, certification or approval.