ISO 42001 AI management system implementation consultants
Specialist ISO/IEC 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) implementation consultancy for organisations developing, providing or using AI. Based in County Durham, Thinking Freely supports North East and UK businesses with practical AI governance and independent certification preparation.
Free, no-nonsense consultation ↗By Microsoft Teams or phoneISO/IEC 42001:2023 guide
Starting points to identify gaps, not complete implementation manuals. Resource terms.
Need help closing the gaps?
Support at your premises or online. Thinking Freely Ltd can assess your current arrangements, identify the gaps and help you put the requirements into practice.
What does ISO/IEC 42001 do?
ISO/IEC 42001 is an international standard for artificial intelligence management. It helps organisations govern the development, provision or use of AI through defined responsibilities, risk management and oversight. It is relevant to businesses using AI as well as those developing it; it is not a certificate that an individual AI tool is risk-free.
You already manage these issues in some form. Our job is to compare your current arrangements with the requirements and help close the gaps, not make you adopt an entirely new system.
How we help you implement ISO/IEC 42001
We review where AI is used, who is accountable and the policies and controls already in place. We help address gaps in AI risk and impact assessment, oversight, supplier arrangements, monitoring and evidence, within an agreed management system scope.
- Understand the requirement. We confirm the standard, the activities to be covered and any customer or tender deadline.
- Review what you already have. We look at how the business works, not just whether documents exist.
- Close the gaps. We explain the necessary changes in plain English and help your team put them into practice. No replacement system or nice-to-haves.
- Check readiness. We support internal audit, management review and action follow-up before independent assessment.
- Support you through assessment. We help you prepare and respond to findings. The certification body decides whether to certify; ongoing internal audit support is available afterwards.
Meet customer requirements. Strengthen your tenders.
Customers may seek assurance about how suppliers use or provide AI. ISO/IEC 42001 can help address a stated AI governance requirement and support relevant due diligence. We check the buyer’s certification and accreditation expectations rather than assuming every scheme or certificate will be accepted.
Where a buyer awards marks for relevant certification or management system evidence, this can help you score higher. Where certification is a pass/fail requirement, it may help you qualify rather than earn extra marks. We start with the actual customer requirement so you invest in the right scope and evidence.
Certification can remove a barrier to becoming an approved supplier to customers who require it before using your services. Approval and contract awards still depend on the buyer’s full criteria; some procurements also permit equivalent evidence.
Discuss your customer or tender requirement ↗ISO/IEC 42001 without the confusion.
We start with your current management system and the way you already work. We keep what meets the requirements and help close the gaps needed for certification. We do not build a replacement system or add nice-to-haves.
What we work on together
Your project can cover AI policies, responsibilities, impact assessments, risk treatment and oversight. We agree the scope and assess the arrangements and evidence you already have before recommending changes.
We support implementation in day-to-day work, rather than treating a set of documents as a finished management system.
From first review to ongoing support.
ISO gap analysis
Know where you stand before you spend.
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Your existing system. The gaps closed.
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Update your system without starting again.
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Stay ready between certification visits.
Explore service ↗Bring your team with you.
Help managers and staff understand the purpose of the standard, their responsibilities and the evidence needed in practice.
Explore ISO/IEC 42001 awareness training ↗Your questions, answered.
Will ISO/IEC 42001 help us score higher in tenders?
It can where the buyer awards marks for relevant certification or evidence. Where certification is a pass/fail requirement, it helps address eligibility rather than automatically increasing the score. The tender criteria, scope and acceptable evidence must be checked.
Will you replace our existing management system?
No. We review your current management system, retain what meets the requirements and help close the gaps needed for certification. We focus on what is necessary, without consultancy jargon or nice-to-haves.
Do you provide ISO/IEC 42001 certification?
No. We help you implement and maintain the management system and prepare for independent assessment. The certification body makes the certification decision.
Can you help if we already hold certification?
Yes. We can review your current system, provide internal audits, support maintenance and help plan updates to applicable revised requirements.
How much does support cost?
Scope, complexity, locations and existing arrangements affect the work involved. Start with a free consultation so we can agree a proportionate scope and provide a tailored quotation.
Put accountable AI governance into practice
We help establish the AI management system scope, roles and policy, identify AI risks and impacts, assess relevant stakeholders and lifecycle activities, define proportionate controls and retain evidence for internal audit and management review. Implementation is tailored to the organisation and its AI uses; independent bodies make certification decisions.
Clients may retain us for outsourced internal auditing and management system maintenance after implementation. We can also integrate additional ISO standards as the business develops.
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Just the help you need.
Tell us how you work now. We’ll discuss what you already have, where the gaps may be and the next step towards certification.
Microsoft Teams or a phone call. Your choice.