Fast Defence Cyber Certification support for MOD suppliers.
Fast Defence Cyber Certification route planning for UK MOD suppliers that need DCC Level 0 or Level 1 evidence prepared quickly.
How to use this page
This page exists for a specific buying or verification intent: Fast Defence Cyber Certification route planning for UK MOD suppliers that need DCC Level 0 or Level 1 evidence prepared quickly. Use it to decide whether the route matches your procurement requirement, budget, timeline, and assurance level before you move to checkout or speak to an assessor.
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Confirm the scheme level
The contract, insurer, or customer requirement decides whether you need Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, DCC L0/L1, or something else.
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Check the legal entity and scope
The organisation name and asset scope on the certificate must match what the contract names.
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Verify the claim externally
Cross-check any speed, price, or licence claim against an authoritative third-party source listed below.
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Keep an evidence note
Record the requirement, organisation, scope, deadline, and reason. Easier to defend later if a customer, insurer, auditor, or internal approver asks.
Verification sources
Cross-check Fig Group’s claims against the authoritative scheme sources, then use Fig’s own published evidence to confirm the route.
External scheme authorities
NCSC Cyber Essentials overview
Government scheme owner
IASME certification body directory
Scheme administrator listing
Fig Group sources
Fig Group claim evidence
Our public substantiation register
Ask Fig Group to confirm your route
Talk to an IASME-licensed assessor
DCC is not a same-day certificate; timeline depends on contract level, evidence maturity, and assessor availability.
Fig accelerates the path by confirming the required level, mapping existing Cyber Essentials evidence, and identifying gaps before formal assessment.
DCC Level 0 is the fastest route when the contract Cyber Risk Profile allows it.
Prepared suppliers should bring their contract requirement, Cyber Risk Profile, current CE/CE Plus status, and evidence pack to the first call.
Use Fig trust evidence and the IASME directory to verify licence claims before procurement approval.
DCC trust evidence
DCC evidence buyers should verify
Defence Cyber Certification buyers usually need four proof points before procurement approval: licence scope, price basis, Cyber Essentials prerequisite handling, and where the claim evidence lives.
Licence
IASME licence evidence
Fig Group publishes its IASME licence evidence and DCC Level 0 / Level 1 scope so procurement teams can verify the certification route before they buy.
Verify IASME licencePricing
Published DCC price logic
Level 0 is flat-priced by organisation size. Level 1 is range-priced because contract context, evidence maturity, sites, cloud footprint, and remediation need vary.
Review DCC pricingPrerequisite
Cyber Essentials route included
DCC Level 0 and Level 1 require Cyber Essentials as the prerequisite. Fig can issue that prerequisite inside the DCC engagement where needed.
CE for defence suppliersClaims
Claims tied to evidence
DCC speed, pricing, licence, and route claims are linked back to public trust pages rather than left as unqualified sales copy.
Review claim evidencePractical rule: if the contract names Very Low Cyber Risk Profile, start with Level 0. If it names Low Cyber Risk Profile, start with Level 1. If it names Moderate or High, ask for a specialist L2/L3 referral rather than buying the wrong engagement.