Skip to main content

Help us improve the Digital Marketplace - send your feedback

tScheme Limited

tScheme Service Approval

tScheme approval is a sign that your trust scheme meets exacting standards, and can be relied upon by users and operators.

tScheme assesses Trust Service Providers against strict criteria. The assessment is carried out by UKAS-recognised assessors – only TSPs that meet the requirements can carry the tScheme trust mark.

Features

  • Allows the service to carry the tScheme Trust mark
  • Service listed in the tScheme directory of approved services
  • Audits are carried out by approved assessors recognised by UKAS
  • Approval profiles designed for IdP and PKI Services

Benefits

  • Mitigates risk
  • Provides independent evidence of services being run as intended
  • Demonstrates trust to scheme users
  • Independent assurance provide comparison between participants
  • Complementary to key standards ISO27001, ISO27018 and ISO9000
  • tScheme Approval is open to any organisation / service

Pricing

£4,400 to £20,500 a unit a year

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at phil.flaxton@tscheme.org. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

5 3 5 8 5 9 5 8 9 2 0 9 7 8 2

Contact

tScheme Limited Phil Flaxton
Telephone: 08702417497
Email: phil.flaxton@tscheme.org

Planning

Planning service
No

Training

Training service provided
No

Setup and migration

Setup or migration service available
No

Quality assurance and performance testing

Quality assurance and performance testing service
Yes
How the quality assurance and performance testing works
TScheme assesses Trust Service Providers (TSPs) against strict criteria. The assessment is carried out independently by UKAS-recognised assessors – only TSPs that meet the requirements can carry the tScheme trust mark. The tScheme trust mark indicates that:

The service has been thoroughly and independently evaluated against rigorous criteria.

The service provider has agreed to keep to these criteria.

The service provider subscribes to the tScheme Code of Conduct.

The service provider will act promptly and fairly to remedy any faults.

The service provider accepts annual renewal and audit obligations.

Security testing

Security services
No

Ongoing support

Ongoing support service
No

Service scope

Service constraints
No

User support

Email or online ticketing support
No
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support
No
Support levels
Any enquiry relating to tScheme approval of a service will be responded to within one working day.

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
No
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
No
Cyber essentials plus
No
Other security certifications
No

Social Value

Social Value

Social Value

Fighting climate change

Fighting climate change

tScheme supports organisations providing trusted digital services to their customers and provide an independent means of establishing and testing the trust of services to recognised standards. We therefore provide users of these services with confidence that their personal information is appropriately protected, encouraging their uptake and reducing the need for face-to-face transactions and eliminating unnecessary travel.

Pricing

Price
£4,400 to £20,500 a unit a year
Discount for educational organisations
No

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at phil.flaxton@tscheme.org. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.