BIS Laboratory Recognition Scheme (LRS) & NABL ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

BIS Laboratory Recognition Scheme (LRS) & NABL ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

End-to-End Handholding for ISO 17025 Implementation, BIS OSL Recognition, Renewals & Scope Expansion – Praditha Engineers

Testing and calibration laboratories are critical to ensuring product quality, regulatory compliance, and consumer safety. However, laboratories increasingly face strong expectations from regulators, manufacturers, and customers for:

 • valid and reliable test results

 • traceability & calibration controls

 • technical competence of personnel

 • method validation / verification

 • impartiality and confidentiality

 • documented laboratory quality management system

To establish credibility and to access high-value business opportunities, laboratories typically require:

 • NABL Accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025:2017

 • BIS recognition under Laboratory Recognition Scheme (LRS) as Outsourced Laboratory (OSL)

Praditha Engineers provides complete handholding for NABL accreditation and BIS LRS recognition, including documentation, training, internal audits, gap analysis, assessment support, renewal, inclusion of scope, and post-recognition compliance.

What is Laboratory Quality Management System (LQMS)?

A Laboratory Quality Management System (LQMS) is a structured framework of processes, procedures, controls and records that ensures a laboratory consistently produces accurate, reliable, and valid results.

A compliant LQMS strengthens:

 • quality planning

 • operational control

 • monitoring and improvement

 • technical competence

 • customer satisfaction and confidence

LQMS implementation is essential for laboratories seeking recognition/accreditation under:

 • ISO/IEC 17025:2017

 • BIS LRS / OSL recognition

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 – NABL Accreditation Support

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is the internationally accepted standard specifying requirements for competence of testing and calibration laboratories. NABL accreditation confirms that the laboratory is technically competent to perform specific tests/calibrations under the approved scope.

Key ISO/IEC 17025 requirements include:

 • Control of documents and records

 • Personnel competence and training

 • Equipment calibration, maintenance, verification

 • Method validation / verification

 • Measurement uncertainty (MU)

 • Sampling (where applicable)

 • Quality control, PT/ILC participation

 • Risk-based thinking & continual improvement

 • Handling of non-conforming work

 • Customer complaints and feedback management

BIS Laboratory Recognition Scheme (LRS) – OSL Recognition

The BIS Laboratory Recognition Scheme (LRS) recognises laboratories that demonstrate infrastructure, technical capability, and qualified manpower to test products under BIS conformity assessment schemes.

Laboratories recognised by BIS under LRS are known as Outsourced Laboratories (OSL) and are authorised to test:

 • BIS applicant samples

 • BIS surveillance samples

 • Samples related to domestic manufacturers and foreign manufacturers (FMCS)

BIS Sample Testing

All samples sent by BIS to recognised laboratories, and samples submitted directly by applicants/prospective applicants/licensees (drawn by BIS or submitted under the Scheme of Inspection and Testing), are treated as BIS Samples.

Why BIS LRS / NABL Recognition is Important for Laboratories

Recognition and accreditation help laboratories to:

 • enhance credibility and customer confidence

 • qualify for tender requirements and vendor approvals

 • attract high-value manufacturers and compliance work

 • become eligible for BIS sample testing revenue (OSL)

 • reduce disputes through valid records and traceable results

 • improve internal discipline and operational consistency

Key Laboratory Processes that Must be Strengthened

ISO/IEC 17025 and BIS recognition require robust controls in:

 • sample receipt, storage and handling

 • test method implementation and control

 • equipment calibration and maintenance

 • environmental monitoring (where applicable)

 • quality assurance and internal QC checks

 • training and competency evaluation

 • document control and record retention

 • customer communication and complaint handling

Services Offered by Praditha Engineers

1) Complete Handholding for NABL ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accreditation

Praditha Engineers provides consultancy support for testing and calibration laboratories of all sizes, including MSMEs.

Our services include:

 • gap analysis and accreditation roadmap

 • complete ISO 17025 documentation (manual, SOPs, formats, registers)

 • training and staff competence documentation

 • method validation/verification support

 • MU calculation guidance

 • PT/ILC planning support

 • internal audits and management review

 • NABL application and coordination support

 • closure of NABL nonconformities and final approval support

2) BIS LRS / OSL Recognition Support

We assist laboratories in obtaining BIS recognition under LRS, including:

 • BIS LRS eligibility and readiness evaluation

 • documentation preparation and application support

 • assistance in infrastructure and competency compliance

 • training for BIS sample handling procedures

 • BIS assessment support and closure of observations

 • recognition grant support and post-recognition compliance guidance

3) Renewals & Scope Expansion (BIS / NABL)

Recognition/accreditation is not a one-time task. We provide continuous support for:

 • renewal filing and surveillance preparedness

 • inclusion of additional parameters/products

 • inclusion of additional locations (where applicable)

 • scope extension planning and reassessment coordination

4) Training Programmes for Laboratories

We offer structured training programmes aligned to ISO 17025 and BIS LRS requirements, including:

 • Laboratory Quality Management System Training (ISO/IEC 17025)

 • BIS LRS / OSL Recognition Requirements Training

 • Measurement Uncertainty (MU) Training

 • Proficiency Testing (PT) & Inter Laboratory Comparison (ILC) Training

 • ISO 17025 Internal Auditor Training

Why Choose Praditha Engineers?

Our Strengths

 • Led by Shri M.V.S.D. Prasada Rao, Former Deputy Director General, BIS headed Product Certification, Laboratory Activities that included supervision of LRS and Coordination with NABL for BIS labs accreditation with 38 years of experience in BIS.

 • Team of former senior BIS officers with hands-on laboratory expertise

 • Proven track record in handling complex testing of products

 • Transparent, time-bound, and cost-effective consultancy model

 • Accurate documentation and scope definition

 • Faster, smoother recognitions and accreditations with minimal delays

 • support beyond recognition: renewals, expansions and compliance maintenance

 • end-to-end accountability single point of contact

 • practical, audit-focused approach (not theory-based)

 • faster approvals with reduced non-conformities

 

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