News - Sustainability Matters
Earth Day 2024: Driving positive change with CPC Drive
This year’s Earth Day 2024 theme aims to start a conversation around pressing issues like climate change, reducing carbon footprint, and sustainable development. CPC Drive is excited to be part of the conversation, offering more vehicle choices ...
Funding schemes available to support your decarbonisation efforts
As part of our #EstatesMatter theme, we are highlighting the many funding routes available to you to support your estates decarbonisation efforts. There are two main funding schemes available to colleagues looking to decarbonise their estates, both ...
Sustainability In Practice: An interview with Diane Woodham
In this interview, we delve into the world of sustainability within healthcare procurement through the eyes of Diane Woodham, Sustainability and Social Value Manager at NHS Supply Chain: Facilities and Office Solutions. With over three decades of exp ...
Our End User Devices Special Offers can generate efficiencies for your organisation
During January, NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) is focussing on efficiency and looking at the many ways we can help you make the procurement process run more smoothly. Here, we take a look at our End User Devices ...
An introduction to Sustainability and Social Value in the NHS: A guide for suppliers
An introduction to Sustainability and Social Value in the NHS: A guide for suppliers We have created a guide on Sustainability and Social Value in the NHS as part of our continued commitment to supporting awarded suppliers on our frameworks. The gui ...
Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment is now live
Suppliers can engage with the NHS on their sustainability journey with an online tool which will assist them in understanding how to align with the NHS net zero ambition. The Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment will serve as a pathway ...
Blog: Collaborating with our suppliers to achieve a sustainable future
Our focus for June is #SocialValueMatters. In this blog, Alastair Clay, our Sustainability and Social Value Manager, addresses the steps that we and the NHS are taking towards our SSV goals. Evermore increasingly, sustainability is becoming a w ...
Support for your Carbon Reduction Plan
Following on from our communication “NHS England publishes carbon reduction plan (CRP) guidance” in February, NOE CPC would like to ensure suppliers and NHS organisations are aware of the guidance, support and training that’s a ...
One year on since the introduction of 10% weighting for SSV in procurement
In April 2022 NHS England introduced a 10% minimum social value into all procurement, which was outlined in the Procurement Policy Note 06/20 (PPN). The PPN explains that when evaluating tender responses, government departments will use the ...
Meet our new Supplier Relationship Managers
The relationship between the NHS and suppliers in the market is more important than ever before. Supplier relationship management is a strategic objective for NOE CPC; and forms part of our overall vision to strive toward delivering unrivalled value ...