ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management Systems
TQS conducts certification audits to evaluate whether your Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) meets international requirements for withstanding, responding to, and recovering from disruptions.
What is ISO 22301?
ISO 22301 is the international standard for Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS). It sets out the requirements for a structured framework that enables organisations to identify threats, assess their potential impact, and maintain the plans and capabilities needed to keep critical operations running when disruptions strike.
The standard applies to every organisation regardless of size or sector. Whether the threat is a natural disaster, supply-chain failure, cyber incident, or pandemic, ISO 22301 provides the methodology for preparation, response, and recovery.
TQS conducts audits against ISO 22301 to evaluate whether your BCMS meets these requirements in practice. Our auditors assess your business impact analysis, recovery strategies, and exercise programmes. Working with ASCB, EIAC and IAF, with certificates issued by QRS, TQS brings 25+ years of audit experience to organisations seeking verified resilience.
Key Facts
Why Pursue ISO 22301 Certification?
Passing an independent audit and earning an ISO 22301 certificate proves to clients, regulators, and partners that your organisation is prepared for the unexpected and committed to uninterrupted service delivery.
Our auditors evaluate whether your BCMS effectively protects critical assets, revenue streams, and reputation when disruptive incidents occur
Certification confirms that your pre-planned response and recovery strategies have been tested and can minimise operational downtime before a crisis hits
Builds stakeholder and client confidence through independent audit verification of your organisational resilience by qualified TQS auditors
The audit process assesses whether your organisation proactively identifies vulnerabilities and single points of failure before they escalate into full-scale disruptions
A TQS-audited ISO 22301 certificate gives you a decisive competitive edge -- organisations with verified recovery capabilities retain customers and market share
An independent audit verifies that your BCMS is aligned with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations across jurisdictions
Who Should Consider an ISO 22301 Audit?
TQS conducts audits for any organisation where unplanned downtime threatens safety, finances, or public trust and where a certified BCMS is needed.
Financial Services
Banks, insurers, and investment firms whose continuity arrangements our auditors evaluate against regulatory and standard requirements
Technology & Data Centres
Cloud providers, managed-service companies, and data centres -- audited by TQS to verify recovery capabilities where minutes of downtime carry significant cost
Critical Infrastructure
Utilities, hospitals, government agencies, and any provider of essential public services -- audited against ISO 22301 requirements for continuity
The TQS Audit Process
TQS conducts audits through a clear, three-stage process from initial application to certified resilience.
Apply
Submit your application. Our audit team reviews your BCMS documentation, business impact analysis, and recovery strategies to plan the audit.
Audit
TQS auditors conduct Stage 1 (documentation review) and Stage 2 (on-site evaluation of recovery capabilities and test exercises) to evaluate whether your BCMS conforms to ISO 22301 requirements.
Certify
Following a successful audit, your ISO 22301 certificate is issued by QRS. TQS conducts annual surveillance audits to keep your certification current.
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