Raad voor Accreditatie

What Raad voor Accreditatie does

Raad voor Accreditatie (RvA), legally Stichting Raad voor Accreditatie, is the Dutch national accreditation body, operating as a self-governing government agency (zelfstandig bestuursorgaan) under European Regulation 765/2008. Headquartered at Daalseplein 101, Utrecht, the organization accredits conformity assessment bodies — laboratories, inspection bodies, certification bodies, verification bodies, proficiency testing organizers, reference material producers, and biobanks — that test, inspect, certify, calibrate, or verify products and services across sectors including construction, healthcare, food, industry, and ICT. As of the latest data, RvA holds 807 accredited organizations, of which 773 are based in the Netherlands and 34 are international across 18 countries spanning Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The organization is subject to mandatory four-year international peer review under ISO/IEC 17011 and participates in EA, ILAC, and IAF multilateral recognition arrangements, which provide international acceptance of accredited certificates and reports.

The RvA's operational core is its Accreditation Specifications (ASR) framework, which codifies the technical and procedural requirements for each accreditation discipline, supported by three digital products: the PRISMA Rapportagetool for accredited bodies to submit scope changes and manage accreditation digitally, the Quickscan Accreditatieaanvraag as a pre-application eligibility self-assessment, and a network of 32 freelance assessor assignments plus an in-house assessor pool. RvA charges recurring fees for accreditation services, published annually through Tarievenbesluit (fee decisions) documents, with additional fees for new applications, scope expansions, and development trajectories for new accreditation activities. Customer engagement is sales-led and direct, supported by a website (rva.nl), LinkedIn presence, monthly newsletter, and participation in international accreditation conferences. The organization holds compliance certifications including GDPR (AVG) alignment and ISO/IEC 27001-based Baseline Informatiebeveiliging Overheid (BIO) for information security.

Name

Raad voor Accreditatie

Legal name

Stichting Raad voor Accreditatie

Website

https://rva.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Raad voor Accreditatie (RvA) is the Dutch national accreditation body, operating as a self-governing government agency under European Regulation 765/2008 to accredit conformity assessment bodies across 11 disciplines including testing, calibration, medical, inspection, and certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accreditation Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Accreditation Coordination, Recognition & Meta-Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Standards, Metrology & Accreditation Bodies (BPAIAOAC), Accreditation Standards, Benchmarking & Framework Organizations (EDADACAJ)

Keywords

• Accreditation services
• Conformity assessment
• Laboratory accreditation
• Certification body accreditation
• Inspection body accreditation

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Accreditation Fees: The RvA charges fees for accreditation services, including new accreditation applications, maintenance, and scope expansions. Fee schedules are published in annual Tarievenbesluit (fee decisions) documents.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Raad voor Accreditatie (RvA) is the Dutch national accreditation body that assesses and accredits conformity assessment bodies across 11 disciplines — testing laboratories, medical laboratories, calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, certification bodies, and related organizations — against international ISO/IEC standards. Accreditation services include new accreditation, scope expansion, ongoing surveillance, and re-assessment, delivered through RvA assessment teams and a network of freelance assessors. Supporting offerings include the PRISMA Rapportagetool for digital accreditation management, the Quickscan pre-application eligibility tool, and published Accreditation Specifications (ASRs).

Product overview

Raad voor Accreditatie (RvA) is the Dutch national accreditation body that provides accreditation services rather than a traditional software product company. The organization offers accreditation across 11 disciplines (testing, calibration, medical laboratories, inspection, certification, verification) supported by its core tools: the PRISMA Rapportagetool for digital accreditation management, Quickscan for pre-application eligibility assessment, and ASR (Accreditatie Specificaties RvA) documents that define specific accreditation requirements. RvA operates as a government agency under the European regulation 765/2008 and international frameworks (EA, ILAC, IAF).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accreditation Services across 11 Disciplines
• Ontwikkeltrajecten (Development Trajectories)
• Training (Wegwijs)

Named customers6 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• European Accreditation (EA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEA is the coordinating European accreditation body in which national accreditation bodies are represented. RvA participates in EA activities and is subject to EA peer reviews, maintaining European mutual recognition of accreditations.
• International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerILAC is the world association for the accreditation of laboratories and inspection bodies. RvA maintains membership ensuring international recognition of accredited laboratory and inspection body test and calibration reports through ILAC mutual recognition arrangements.
• International Accreditation Forum (IAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAF is the world association of conformity assessment accreditation bodies. RvA participates in IAF activities ensuring international recognition of management system certification, product certification, and other conformity assessment results.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Comité Français d'Accréditation (COFRAC): France's national accreditation body, the largest in Europe by volume. Mirrors RvA's mandate across all 11 accreditation disciplines with the same regulatory and international recognition framework.
• American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA): US-focused accreditation body for testing/calibration laboratories and inspection bodies. Comparable in service offering (ISO/IEC 17025, 17020) and customer base, though operating outside the EU regulatory framework.
• Entidad Nacional de Acreditación (ENAC): Spain's national accreditation body with parallel mandate under EU Regulation 765/2008. Direct peer across all 11 accreditation disciplines, with similar fee-based revenue model and EA/ILAC/IAF membership.
• United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS): UK's national accreditation body, operating under the same EU/CEN accreditation framework as RvA. Directly comparable in mandate, scope (test/calibration/medical labs, inspection, certification), and EA/ILAC/IAF membership.
• Standards Council of Canada (SCC): Canada's national accreditation body, parallel in mandate across testing, calibration, inspection, and certification disciplines with ILAC/IAF membership. Comparable as a national accreditation peer.
• Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS): Germany's national accreditation body, similarly designated under EU Regulation 765/2008. Direct peer with comparable scope, regulatory mandate, and international recognition arrangements.
• National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA): Australia's national accreditation body, comparable in scope (testing, calibration, inspection, medical labs) and ILAC/IAF/APAC membership. Direct peer outside the EU regulatory framework.
• ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB): US-based accreditation body (formerly ACLASS and ASAC) with comparable scope across test/calibration labs, inspection bodies, and certification bodies. Operates a similar peer-review mutual recognition framework through ILAC/IAF.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) provider that is itself accredited by accreditation bodies like RvA. Adjacent — operates in the same ecosystem as RvA's accredited bodies but as a TIC operator rather than an accreditation body.

Others

• International Accreditation Forum (IAF): Global meta-organization that coordinates accreditation bodies worldwide; RvA is a member. Not a peer in the operational sense but the governing body that maintains RvA's mutual recognition standing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raad-voor-accreditatie

Compliance2 records

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