NHS Net Zero and Sustainable Procurement Team webinar programme

What is the Business Support?

Are you a supplier bidding for, or planning to bid for NHS contracts?

From April 2023, for all new contracts above £5 million per annum, the NHS requires suppliers to publish a Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) for their UK scope 1 and 2 emissions and a subset of scope 3 emissions as a minimum (aligning with PPN 06/21).

From April 2024, the NHS has proportionately extended the CRP requirements to cover all new procurements.

• To ensure the CRP requirements are extended in a proportionate and relevant manner to all new procurements from 1 April 2024, the policy is applied in a two-tiered approach.
• a full CRP is required for procurements of high value (£5m per annum exc. VAT and above) and new frameworks operated by in-scope organisations, irrespective of the value of the contract, where relevant and proportionate to the framework.
• a Net Zero Commitment (NZC) is required for procurements of lower value (below £5m per annum exc. VAT and above £10k exc. VAT).
• The NZC requirements include selected key requirements of a full CRP.
• A supplier who has already published a compliant CRP for April 2023 is ready for their next in-scope procurement provided they keep their CRP up to date.

Full NHS Guidance on the application of CRPs and NZCs is available on the NHS England website.

The NHS are delivering a programme of webinars to support suppliers with this change. Details of these can be found here:

The webinars will cover what CRPs and NZCs are, how your CRP/NZC will be requested within the procurement process and what support is available to help you create your CRP/NZC.

For a calendar of NHS Net Zero and Sustainability webinars please visit https://www.events.england.nhs.uk/net-zero-and-sustainable-procurement-team-webinar-programme 

How to find out more?

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