Sustainable Procurement Appendix - Climate Hub

We have written a new Sustainability Procurement Appendix as an addition to the Procurement and commercial strategy 2021-2025

Sustainable Procurement is about a process of purchasing goods and services that takes into consideration the social, economic and environmental impact on people and communities.

In terms of goods, it is the consideration of what products are made of, where they have come from, who has made them, how they are transported and how they are eventually disposed of.

In terms of service providers, it is the consideration of what companies are doing to minimise and limit their impact on the environment through their operations in the Borough. Successful Sustainable procurement should minimise any social or environmental impact on the community, our natural environment and employees. Sustainable procurement should consider ‘whole-of-life’ costs and disposal costs (there will be a requirement for suppliers to provide this information at tender stage). Sustainable procurement involves the buying of resource efficient products.

This part of the Commercial and Procurement Strategy acknowledges that ‘best value’ and ‘value for money’ involves much more than ‘lowest upfront cost’. It involves considering ‘whole-life’ financial costs (e.g. with respect to energy savings, durability, reduced maintenance, and waste reduction) and reducing environmental (and other) risks. The concept that sustainable benefits are worth paying for, provided the financial cost is not excessive, is also implicit. By committing to this, the Council endorses the conservation of natural resources, energy efficiency, the circular economy and the reduction of pollution and emissions.

It supports our climate change agenda and will help us to achieve our targets of being net zero as an organisation by 2030 and as a borough by 2050.

https://www.welhat.gov.uk/downloads/file/1283/procurement-and-commercial-improvement-strategy