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Fix your insurer's requirements.
Cyber Essentials and CE+ for Yorkshire SMBs, included in the Wolds Certify and Wolds Assure compliance subscriptions. Published banded prices, continuous monitoring across the year, no "call for a quote". Book a free 15-minute call today.
Three reasons Yorkshire businesses are getting certified now
Win government contracts
Cyber Essentials is mandatory for public sector contracts involving sensitive personal data. Without the certificate, you cannot bid. Local authority and NHS supply chain requirements are tightening, certification is the entry ticket.
Satisfy your insurer
Cyber insurers increasingly require CE as a condition of cover, or offer reduced premiums for certified businesses. If your policy renewal is coming up, getting certified before the date can offset the cost of the engagement.
Meet client due diligence requirements
Solicitors, accountants, dental practices, and motor trade businesses are regularly asked to demonstrate CE certification by larger clients and commissioners. It is increasingly a standard part of onboarding due diligence.
Exactly what you get, and what it costs
A certificate proves the day you were assessed. Danzell v3.3 (mandatory for applications registered after 26 April 2026) auto-fails on missing MFA on a cloud service, and on falling more than 14 days behind on a critical patch. So Cyber Essentials is included in a rolling compliance subscription that keeps watch on the controls all year, and we do not sell bare certification. All prices ex-VAT.
Wolds Certify
Continuous vulnerability monitoring, patch management, awareness training and £25k cyber insurance, with Cyber Essentials preparation and submission support included. The default route to certification. One-off year 1 setup fee of £395, or £795 if full CE readiness work is needed.
Wolds Assure
Everything in Certify plus Cyber Essentials Plus preparation and submission support, and the GDPR privacy toolbox. CE+ delivered remotely as standard; on-site verification adds £395. One-off year 1 setup fee of £695, or £1,295 if full CE and CE+ readiness work is needed.
Watch, Certify and Assure across the band table
Wolds Watch is the monitoring-only tier for organisations that want the controls under active watch without pursuing a certificate. Wolds Certify includes CE. Wolds Assure includes CE and CE+.
All prices ex-VAT. VAT added at 20%. One-off year 1 setup fees: Watch none, Certify £395 (or £795 with full CE readiness), Assure £695 (or £1,295 with full CE and CE+ readiness). Full band table for larger organisations: Wolds Compliance page →
Not sure which product you need?
A free 15-minute call is all it takes. We confirm your org size, the right price band, and what's involved, before any work starts.
Everything in the price, no extras
Every CE and CE+ engagement includes the following. There is no separate readiness charge, no "add-on" fees, no surprises.
- Gap assessment, methodology-driven review against all five control areas. You see exactly what passes and what needs fixing before anything is submitted.
- Remediation guidance, plain-English steps for every gap found. Your team or IT provider works through the list; we answer questions throughout.
- Policy templates, documented policies for each control area, tailored to your organisation size.
- Evidence preparation, we build the submission pack, mapping your controls to the questionnaire requirements.
- Submission handling, we handle submission to our IASME-accredited certification body on your behalf.
- One resubmission included, if a control fails and requires resubmission, that is covered in the fixed price.
- Named lead engineer throughout, one person from first call to certificate. No handoff to a junior analyst.
- 30-day post-cert retest window, retesting of borderline controls for 30 days after the certificate is issued, at no extra charge.
From first call to certificate in hand
Five steps. Timescale depends on how many gaps need remediation, most Yorkshire businesses complete the process within two to six weeks.
Free 15-minute call
15 minutes. We confirm org size, the right tier, and your price. No commitment.
Gap assessment
We assess all five controls. Plain-English gap list, nothing submitted yet.
Remediation
Your team works through the list. We provide templates and answer questions.
Submission
We prepare the evidence pack and submit to our certification body.
Certificate issued
Valid for 12 months. 30-day retest window opens. Renewal reminder sent.
Common questions before booking
What exactly is included in the fixed price?
Gap assessment against all five Cyber Essentials control areas, plain-English remediation guidance, policy templates, evidence preparation, submission handling to our IASME-accredited certification body, one resubmission if needed, a named lead engineer throughout, and a 30-day post-cert retest window. No separate readiness charge, no hidden extras. The price you see is the price you pay.
How long does it take?
From the initial call to certificate typically takes two to six weeks, depending on how many gaps need remediation and how quickly your team can work through them. Some organisations with strong existing controls have completed the process faster. The initial call will give you a realistic estimate based on your current posture. Once the evidence pack is submitted, basic CE is typically certified within a few working days.
What is the difference between Wolds Watch, Wolds Certify and Wolds Assure?
Wolds Watch (from £400 per year) is a monitoring-only subscription: continuous vulnerability scanning and policy management, but no certification. Wolds Certify (from £1,280 per year) includes Cyber Essentials preparation and submission support alongside the monitoring, patch management, awareness training and £25k cyber insurance. Wolds Assure (from £3,200 per year) adds Cyber Essentials Plus and the GDPR privacy toolbox on top. Prices are banded by user count; one-off year 1 setup fees apply.
Do I qualify for Cyber Essentials?
Cyber Essentials is available to any UK organisation regardless of size or sector. The scheme is designed for businesses with basic IT infrastructure, it does not require a complex or enterprise-grade setup. The initial call will confirm which certification tier is appropriate for your organisation's user count and infrastructure.
We already have an IT provider. Why use Wolds Cyber?
You get a fixed published price, a named security specialist for the whole engagement, and a certificate you own outright, issued through an IASME-accredited certification body and suitable for sharing with your insurer, a regulator, or a client doing due diligence. You can keep your existing IT provider for day-to-day support. Where we go further than a one-off certificate is proof: if you move to managed security with us, you see your posture and get a plain-English report every month, so the controls are provably working, not just promised.
What is the current Cyber Essentials scheme version?
The current scheme is Danzell, Requirements for IT Infrastructure v3.3, mandatory for applications registered after 26 April 2026. The key change from the previous version is that MFA is now required for all cloud services, not just remote access. This is a new auto-fail. All Wolds Cyber engagements are assessed against the current Danzell requirements.
What happens on the free call?
It is 15 minutes. We establish your organisation size (number of users, devices, and cloud services in scope), your current posture, and the right certification tier. You leave the call with a confirmed fixed price and a clear picture of what the process involves. There is no commitment, if you decide not to proceed, that is fine. There is no charge for the call.
New to Cyber Essentials? Read our plain-English Cyber Essentials guide, or find your area: Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire.
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