IT and software companies face a genuinely varied compliance landscape depending on who they sell to: ISO 27001 for information security (the most broadly recognised standard internationally), ISO 20000-1 for structured IT service management, SOC 2 for US enterprise SaaS sales, VAPT for technical security evidence, and GDPR/Europrivacy for EU data protection. London Cert Ltd is a UK-registered certification body — for ISO standards, we conduct your audit directly and issue your certificate directly, globally recognised.
Why "What Certification Do We Need" Depends on Your Customer
Unlike manufacturing, where certification needs map fairly predictably to what you produce, IT and software companies' certification needs map to who buys from them. A B2B SaaS company selling into US enterprise accounts faces different expectations than an IT managed services provider bidding for Indian government contracts, or a GCC serving its own global parent company. London Cert starts every engagement by understanding your actual buyer landscape before recommending anything.
ISO 27001 and ISO 20000-1 share the same Harmonized Structure, making combined certification genuinely efficient for IT service providers who need both information security and service management credentials — a single coordinated audit, not two separate processes.
India's GCC Boom and What It Means for Certification
India's Global Capability Centre sector has grown to over 2,100 GCCs as of mid-2026, employing more than 2.3 million professionals and generating over $70 billion in revenue. A key shift: GCCs are increasingly moving from pure execution hubs to strategic, service-owning centres for their global parent organisations — which means they need formal governance credentials (ISO 27001, ISO 20000-1) to support SLA commitments and risk management responsibilities that used to sit entirely with the parent company.
The SOC 2 Distinction — Genuinely Different From Our ISO Model
For companies selling into the US, SOC 2 frequently comes up alongside or instead of ISO 27001. It's important to understand this works differently from our ISO certifications: SOC 2 reports must be issued exclusively by a licensed, independent CPA firm under AICPA attestation standards — a specific professional licensing requirement, not something any general certification body (including us) can issue directly. We support your readiness work and facilitate the examination through an appropriately licensed CPA firm partner, while being upfront that the final report itself comes from that CPA firm, not from us.
Where London Cert Fits
- ISO 27001, ISO 20000-1, ISO 9001: we conduct your full audit directly and issue your certificate directly ourselves — globally recognised
- VAPT: we conduct genuine, methodology-led technical testing directly (OWASP, NIST SP 800-115, PTES)
- SOC 2: we build your readiness directly, and facilitate examination through a licensed CPA firm partner, since only a CPA firm can issue the report
- GDPR/Europrivacy: we conduct your readiness assessment directly and facilitate certification through an appropriately accredited body for the scheme
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Real value for IT & software businesses
Based on outcomes reported by tech companies we've certified.
Opens Enterprise Procurement
ISO 27001 is the baseline enterprise buyers expect internationally — often a hard gate in vendor security questionnaires.
Procurement GateEssential for US SaaS Sales
SOC 2 is frequently a hard requirement for selling into US enterprise and mid-market customers.
US Market AccessStructures Service Delivery
ISO 20000-1 gives IT service providers a formal framework for SLA commitments, incident management, and change control.
Service GovernanceSupports GCC Governance Maturity
As GCCs take on more strategic, service-owning responsibility, formal certifications back up the governance their parent companies expect.
GCC-ReadyCombine for Efficiency
ISO 27001 and ISO 20000-1 share structure, allowing combined audits that reduce total certification cost and time.
Combined SavingsGenuinely Issued, Not Outsourced
Our ISO certificates are issued directly by us — a UK-registered certification body, globally recognised.
Direct IssuanceWhat IT & software companies say about London Cert
Verified reviews from tech businesses we've certified.
As our GCC took on more strategic ownership from our global parent, we needed ISO 27001 and ISO 20000-1 together to back up our new SLA commitments. London Cert combined the audit efficiently.
London Cert was clear upfront that our SOC 2 report would come from their CPA firm partner, not them directly — refreshingly honest compared to vendors who blurred that line.
Our enterprise clients specifically checked our ISO 27001 certificate online before signing. Having it verifiable and genuinely issued mattered more than we expected.
Is London Cert's certificate genuine & accepted?
Here's exactly why our certificates are real and accepted by enterprise buyers.
- UK-Registered — We Conduct Your Audit DirectlyLondon Cert Ltd is registered in the United Kingdom. Our own team conducts your full Stage 1 and Stage 2 audit — we don't just sell a certificate.
- Certificate Issued Directly by UsOnce you pass your audit, we issue your certificate ourselves — globally recognised, with no third-party accreditation body in the process.
- Tech-Sector Audit ExpertiseOur auditors understand cloud infrastructure, SaaS delivery models, and IT service management, not just generic office-based process controls.