| National Audit Office |
NAO Report on Sustainable Procurement in Central Government |
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This review of sustainable procurement in central government in the UK highlights some of the problems areas encountered in the process of introducing sustainable procurement across central government. The 2004 Sustainable Development in Government (SDiG) report is reviewed and the possibly misleading impressions given by this report are examined. |
| website |
www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/05-06/sustainable_procurement.pdf |
| National Health Service |
NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency Sustainable Development Policy |
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In this policy document the Agency commits itself to the principles of sustainable development and sets out how it will try to pursue this cause. |
| website |
www.pasa.nhs.uk/sustainabledevelopment/environment/docs/sd_policy_march2003.doc |
| MoD (Food Procuremement) |
This document sets out the Sustainable Procurement Policy of the Minitry of Defence. |
| The MoD uses "3663" as its central food supplier. |
MoD has joined in the Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative which requires sustainability to be considered in procurement. |
| website |
www.mod.uk/linked_files/dlo/catering/mod_fpps.pdf |
| St Andrews University |
University Sustainable Procurement Policy |
| Sustainability issues are raised in purchasing decisions, evaluating suppliers and contractors and raising awareness amongst staff. |
The University recognises it's responsibility to procure goods and services in a sustainable manner and strives to incorporate whole life costs and impacts of products in purchasing decisions. |
| website |
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/resbus/proc_ProcGuide.shtml |
| Yorkshire & Humber Assembly |
Towards Sustainable procurement |
| "..the adoption of sustainable procurement policies will educate and encourage others.." |
The guide seeks to encourage and explain in straight forward non-specialist terms, how the public sector can introduce sustainable procurement. |
| website |
www.yhassembly.gov.uk/p_contentDocs/657_1.pdf |
| Northumberland National Park Authority |
A Sustainable, Fair Trade and e-Procurement policy. |
| Policy document looks at e-procurement , ethical issues as well as sustainability, interlinking them all. |
Best value for money means choosing the optimum combination of whole life costs and benefits to meet the customers requirements. |
| website |
www.northumberland-national-park.org.uk/AboutUs/Policies/Policies/ProcurementPolicy.htm |
| Crown Prosecution Service |
Selling to the CPS - A Guide to Suppliers. |
| "Where appropriate, goods and services specifications will include environmental criteria..." |
The CPS provides information on it's website about the requirements they place on suppliers who want to sell to them. Details of the structure of the CPS Departmental Procurement Unit are given and an outline of their sustainable procurement policy is given. |
| website |
www.cps.gov.uk/publications/finance/sellcps.html |
| University of Oxford |
University guidelines to members of staff regarding the main aims of environmental purchasing policy. |
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This document attempts to ensure that all members of staff involved in the procurement of goods and services across the University use environmental responsibility as a factor in their purchasing decisions. |
| website |
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/purchasing/env.shtml |
| University of Hertfordshire |
The University is a fair trade organisation and tries to promote sustainable procurement practices. |
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The university of Hertfordshire spends over £30 million per year on goods and services. The Purchasing department tries to buy locally and use whole life costing in it's purchasing decisions as well as a number of other sustainable procurement practices. |
| website |
www.herts.ac.uk/envstrat/purchasing |