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ASSURANCE AT THE CORE

Instrumentation, control and OT engineering — designed, approved and appraised by the same hand.

Independent design, approval and appraisal for the instrumentation, control and operational technology systems that keep UK gas, water and electricity infrastructure running — standards-aligned, independent, lifecycle-capable.

Instrumentation Control Systems Hazardous Area Engineering Functional Safety Operational Technology
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FOUR PILLARS, ONE COMPANY

One accountable partner, built on four connected pillars.

Asset owners are usually told to assemble their own supply chain — a design house, a cyber consultancy, an integrator, an assurance provider — and hope they talk to each other. Core Assure holds all four under one roof, so nothing is lost in the handover between specialists.

01

Design

Ground-up instrumentation, control and telemetry design for the systems that keep critical infrastructure running.

02

Approval & Appraisal

Independent, standards-aligned review and sign-off of instrumentation, control and OT system designs.

03

Technology Solutions

Identifying and selecting the right technologies to mitigate risk and meet compliance — evidence-based, not sales-led.

04

Integration & Assurance

Build, commissioning and ongoing assurance so systems stay compliant and secure for the life of the asset.

Four pillars, one accountable partner —
not four different firms to coordinate.
THE LOOP

Design. Approve & Appraise. Integrate. Assure.

A closed loop that starts with core instrumentation and control engineering and carries security through every stage — not bolted on at the end.

01 Design 02 Approve & Appraise 03 Integrate 04 Assure CORE
01

Design

Control system and instrumentation design, with security embedded from the earliest stages.

  • I/O schedules, telemetry, data loggers, SCADA/RTU
  • Hazardous area engineering
  • OT network segmentation and DMZ design
IEC 61508/61511DSEARATEX/IECEx
02

Approve & Appraise

Independent review and sign-off of instrumentation, control and OT system designs against the standards that matter.

  • Design challenge and validation
  • Risk-based recommendations
  • Architecture robustness assessment
IEC 62443IEC 61511CAF
03

Integrate

Approved designs turned into operational systems, with evidence captured at every step.

  • Build, configuration and commissioning
  • Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
  • Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)
FATSATEvidence packs
04

Assure

Ongoing assurance so systems stay compliant, secure and aligned with evolving threats.

  • Periodic posture reviews
  • Architecture drift detection
  • Roadmap and lifecycle alignment
LifecycleContinuous
FULL SERVICE CATALOGUE

Seven chapters across four pillars.

Most firms deliver one pillar. A few deliver two. Core Assure delivers all four — instrumentation design through to ongoing assurance.

PILLAR 01

Design

01
Core discipline

Instrumentation & Controls Design

Ground-up design for the instrumentation, control and telemetry systems that keep gas, water and electricity flowing.

Design pack production

  • Data logger, RTU and telemetry replacement design
  • I/O schedules and control philosophy
  • Load statements and power budget calculations
  • Designer instrument risk registers
  • Compliant with utility Competent Design Authority schemes

Hazardous area engineering

  • DSEAR risk assessment
  • ATEX / IECEx equipment selection
  • Intrinsically safe (IS) circuit calculations
  • Compex-certified installation documentation

Functional safety

  • SIL determination and verification
  • Safety instrumented function design
  • Functional safety management planning
DSEARATEX/IECExCompexIEC 61508/61511
PILLAR 02

Approval & Appraisal

02

Independent Engineering Appraisal & Approval

Independent, standards-aligned review of instrumentation, control and operational technology systems.

Design appraisal & review

  • Review of ICSS / PLC / SCADA designs
  • Design pack appraisal for utility management of change and design authority processes
  • Independent design challenge and validation
  • Safety and security interaction analysis

OT / ICS risk assessment

  • OT-specific threat modelling
  • Asset criticality assessment
  • Security posture scoring and prioritisation

Compliance & assurance

  • CAF readiness assessments
  • Network and information systems (OT) compliance support
  • IEC 62443 maturity assessments
PILLAR 03

Technology Solutions

03

Secure-by-Design Engineering

Security embedded into the earliest stages of engineering design.

Secure architecture

  • OT network segmentation
  • DMZ and perimeter design
  • Secure remote access architecture

Security tooling design

  • OT IDS / IPS architecture
  • Asset discovery and inventory tooling
  • Log ingestion and telemetry strategy

Modernisation

  • Secure migration for legacy systems
  • Brownfield / greenfield integration
  • Lifecycle and obsolescence planning
04

Technology Identification & Selection

Independent identification and selection of the right technologies to mitigate risk and meet compliance for the estate at hand.

Evaluation

  • IDS / IPS platforms
  • Passive asset discovery tools
  • OT-aware firewalls

Technology comparison

  • Technical capability scoring
  • Integration feasibility
  • Cost / benefit analysis

Pilot support

  • Pilot design and test criteria
  • Evaluation reporting
  • Operational acceptance support
PILLAR 04

Integration & Assurance

05

System Integration & Build

Approved designs turned into operational systems, with evidence captured at every step.

Build

  • Hardware build and configuration
  • Network and security configuration
  • Integration with existing control systems

FAT

  • FAT procedure development
  • Test execution and evidence capture
  • Defect management and resolution

Commissioning & SAT

  • On-site installation and network integration
  • SAT planning and execution
  • Handover documentation
06

Operational Handover & Support

Ensuring systems are ready for long-term operation, with the evidence to prove it.

Documentation

  • As-built documentation
  • Configuration records
  • Risk and compliance evidence packs

Training

  • Operator training
  • Maintenance team training
  • Security operations training

Review

  • Performance evaluation
  • Lessons learned
  • Ongoing assurance planning
07

Ongoing Assurance & Lifecycle Management

Keeping systems compliant, secure and aligned with evolving threats.

Periodic reviews

  • Annual or bi-annual posture reviews
  • Architecture drift detection
  • Configuration compliance checks

Continuous improvement

  • Roadmap updates
  • Tooling optimisation
  • Patch and vulnerability strategy

Regulatory alignment

  • CAF updates
  • Network and information systems (OT) alignment
  • IEC 62443 lifecycle support
IEC 62443
IEC 61511
IEC 61508
DSEAR
ATEX / IECEx
Compex
CAF
NCSC OT
HSE OG86
ISO 27001
NIST SP 800-82
IEC 62443
IEC 61511
IEC 61508
DSEAR
ATEX / IECEx
Compex
CAF
NCSC OT
HSE OG86
ISO 27001
NIST SP 800-82
WHY US

Six reasons UK asset owners choose a single accountable partner.

01

Independent

No reseller margins, no integrator incentives — advice you can act on with confidence.

02

Technically credible

Engineers who have designed, built and commissioned real control systems. Security is embedded, not bolted on.

03

Lifecycle-capable

One accountable partner from first principles through FAT, SAT, handover and ongoing assurance.

04

Standards-aligned

IEC 62443, IEC 61511, IEC 61508, DSEAR, CAF — referenced, mapped and defensible under audit.

05

Evidence-led

The right technology for the estate, identified on evidence — always with the operator's interests first.

06

Engineering-first

Control systems are a discipline before they are a threat surface. Judgement first, tooling second.

CONTACT

Ready to close the loop?

Whether you're preparing for a CAF assessment, submitting a design pack for approval, or strengthening network and information systems compliance in OT — Core Assure will meet you at the stage you're in.

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