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Cyber Essentials compliance tool

NCSC Cyber Essentials Scheme · United Kingdom · Voluntary standard

Cyber Essentials is NCSC Cyber Essentials Scheme, a voluntary standard in the United Kingdom. UK government-backed baseline cybersecurity certification. Required for many public contracts.

The free assessment screens for Cyber Essentials when a business bids for or holds public sector contracts.

This is a voluntary standard rather than binding law. Businesses adopt it because customers, insurers or public buyers ask for it.

Screen your business against all 87 instruments, free →

The system is a set of structured files. You upload them to your own Claude account, type START, and it interviews you about your organisation, one question at a time. It is built to take a person who has never read the standard to a completed, cited compliance report: the training module teaches the standard first, the working files collect the evidence it asks for and record what is in place and what is missing, and your documentation is produced with clause citations.

No consultant, no sales call, no per-seat pricing, no platform you are locked into. A one-time purchase you keep, completed without hiring anyone.

Does Cyber Essentials apply to my business?

The free assessment screens for Cyber Essentials when a business bids for or holds public sector contracts. This is a voluntary standard rather than binding law. Businesses adopt it because customers, insurers or public buyers ask for it. The free assessment at compliancesme.com screens your business against all 87 instruments in the register at once, and takes about ten minutes.

What is Cyber Essentials?

Cyber Essentials is NCSC Cyber Essentials Scheme, a voluntary standard in the United Kingdom. UK government-backed baseline cybersecurity certification. Required for many public contracts.

How much does the Cyber Essentials compliance system cost?

The Cyber Essentials compliance system costs £495 as a one-time purchase, downloaded immediately after checkout. An optional membership at £500 per month keeps every system you own current when the law changes.

Do I need a consultant to comply with Cyber Essentials?

No. The system runs in your own Claude account, interviews you in plain language one question at a time, collects the evidence the instrument asks for, and produces your compliance documentation with article citations. It is a documentation tool, not legal advice.

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