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MCS Standards and Scheme documents have been designed with input from product and installer representatives, consumer groups, trade associations and technical experts from across industry. Our Standards and Tools library is categorised by technology type.

Installer Standards

MCS Reference Description Version Number Issue Date
MGD 001

Complying with MCS 001 – Guidance on the MCS Contractor Standard

2.1 20.10.2020
MGD 001

Guidance Document for MCS 001

1.3 28.07.2019

MCS Domestic RHI Metering Guidance is under review. The information within the document is for guidance only; certain sections or requirements may have been superseded by other standards or legislative requirements. Users of this document shall ensure that they meet any updated obligations that do not appear within this document.

For further reference, please see: Ofgem Domestic RHI Metering Guidance

MCS Reference Description Version Number Issue Date
MIS 3005-D

The Heat Pump Standard (Design)

1.0 01.12.2021
MIS 3005-I

The Heat Pump Standard (Installation)

1.0 01.12.2021
MGD 007

Heat Pump Reference Information and Tools (contains: Domestic Hot Water Cylinder Selection Guide; GSHP Hydraulics Design Guide; Heat Emitter Guide and Ground Loop Sizing Tables)

1.0 14.07.2021

Domestic Heat Pumps – A Best Practice Guide

14.07.2020

MCS Domestic RHI Guidance (due to be withdrawn on 1st April 2022) For reference, please see: Ofgem Domestic RHI Metering Guidance

Heat Pump Installation – Installer Handover Checklist

MCS 031

Heat Pump System Performance Estimate Template

3.0 16.02.2022

MCS Heat Pump Calculator

Use of this tool is optional, as others are available, and MCS cannot guarantee that it is error-free. Users of the tool do so at their own risk.

1.10 07.04.2021

Heat Pump Calculator User Guide

1.2 12.07.2019
CC 002

Heat Pump Compliance Certificate Template

3.2 25.07.2019

The MCS Specification for Ground Source Closed-loop Drilling

1.0 25.02.2022
MCS Reference Description Version Number Date Issued
MIS 3002

The Solar PV Standard (Installation)

5.0 10.05.2023
MIS 3002

The Solar PV Standard (Installation) – valid until November 2023

4.0 16.09.2020
MGD 005

Solar PV Shade Evaluation Procedure

1.0 16.09.2020
MGD 003

A method to determine the Electrical Self-Consumption of Domestic Solar PV Installations with and without Battery Storage

2.0 27.04.2022

MGD 003 Look-up Tables

Irradiance Datasets

(approved for use alongside MIS 3002)

2.0 24.07.2013

Solar PV Installation – Installer Handover Checklist

RC62

Recommendations for fire safety with PV panel installations

2.0 23.02.2023

Product Standards

MCS Reference Description Version Number Issue Date

Replacement Product Declaration Form

V1.0 24.08.2021
MCS Reference Description Version Number Issue Date
MCS 017

Product Certification Scheme Requirements: Bespoke Building Integrated Photovoltaic Products

1.3 01.12.2019
MCS Reference Description Version Number Issue Date
MCS 008

Product Certification Scheme Requirements: Biomass

3.1 01.12.2019
MGD 006

Percussive Events Guidance

1.0 20.04.2020
MCS Reference Description Version Number Issue Date
MCS 007

Product Certification Scheme Requirements:  Heat Pumps

6.1 01.12.2019
MCS 026

SCOP and SSHEE Calculator

1.0 01.05.2015
MCS 027

SPER and SSHEE Calculator

2.1 22.07.2019
MCS 028

DHW Calculator

1.1 29.07.2019
MCS Reference Description Version Number Issue Date
MCS 005

Product Certification Scheme Requirements: Solar Photovoltaic Modules

3.1 01.12.2019
MCS Reference Description Version Number Issue Date
MCS 004

Product Certification Scheme Requirements: Solar Collectors

3.4 01.12.2019
MCS Reference Description Version Number Issue Date
MCS 012

Product Certification Scheme Requirements: Solar Mounting Kits

3.0 16.05.2023

QMS Templates

To support Installers in putting together a QMS, MCS have made templates available that can be used in conjunction with the relevant Standard.

These templates are for guidance; and don’t strictly need to be used.

Guidance Document MGD 001 provides guidance on how to interpret MCS 001 and, if used alongside the templates, this should help put the necessary documents in place prior to an assessment by your chosen Certification Body for satisfying this Standard.

Installers already using another QMS may be best advised to retain and maintain those systems. Using these templates is not a guarantee of certification, as the assessment will focus on whether the system is complete, effective and properly maintained.