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Sustainable Procurement

We support NHS organisations to embed sustainable procurement, social value and responsible sourcing throughout the procurement lifecycle.

Our sustainable procurement support includes guidance, training and practical expertise to help organisations address social value, carbon reduction, modern slavery and wider sustainability requirements through procurement.

Sustainability is embedded throughout our framework agreements and procurement activity, helping NHS and public sector organisations achieve positive environmental, social and economic outcomes.

Framework Assurance

Environmental Sustainability • Annual Carbon Reduction Plans required from relevant suppliers, in line with PPN 006.
• Annual completion Evergreen Supplier Assessment encouraged.
Modern Slavery • Risk assessments completed for all new frameworks.
• Annual MSAT completion for medium- and high-risk frameworks.
Social Value Minimum 10% social value weighting on all tenders.
Social value guidance for call-offs contained within the fileshare.
KPIs All frameworks include at least one SSV KPI against which suppliers are continually monitored.

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Additional Support Offer

Social Value and Sustainable Procurement Training:

Team upskilling around embedding social value and sustainability into your procurement practices

Further competition and call-off support:

Developing social value tender questions and contractual obligations in line with framework commitments

SSV procurement consultation strategy development:

Consultation on the development of a SSV procurement strategy
Collaborating with organisations across an ICS
Local needs analysis

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Resources

We regularly host events and webinars focused on education and training in sustainable procurement. To explore upcoming sessions, visit our Events and Training page.

PPN 002: Taking account of social value in the award of contracts – GOV.UK

PPN 006: Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts …

PPN 009: Guidance on tackling modern slavery in government supply chains (HTML) – GOV.UK

Social value model guidance:

2025-02-08 PPN 002 Guide to using the social value model.docx

NHS England Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

This statement outlines NHS England’s commitment to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking across its operations, supply chains and workforce. It highlights the steps taken to identify and manage risks, strengthen ethical procurement and recruitment practices, and embed modern slavery within safeguarding responsibilities. It also sets out the NHS’s system-wide approach to supporting vulnerable individuals and working collaboratively to eliminate exploitation. View NHS England modern slavery and human trafficking statement for 2025/26.