Sustainable Procurement Tools

Scottish Government - June 2024 (includes video)

Heat in Buildings Scotland National Scheme.

Robust technical specification. Future proof to support innovation. Early adopter of Single Procurement Document question 4C.7, requiring climate change plans from bidders.

Climate Change - energy efficiency 

Community Benefits – vocational training and jobs, including in supply chain

Supply chain development

Fair Work Practices

Scottish Enterprise - October 2022

Reducing Carbon Footprint in Hybrid Cloud Hosting Services for IT Shared Services.

Use of sustainable procurement tools.

Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud framework call-off. Reporting of CO₂ savings.

Climate Change – reducing carbon emissions, energy, renewable energy

Community Benefits – jobs and training (particularly for priority groups) – Fair work – UK data centres

Scottish Government - November 2021

Hard and Soft Facilities Management.

Use of sustainable procurement tools. Expert advice from policy colleagues, externally and from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

Fair Work Practices

Equality

Community Benefits – jobs and training

SMEs – Subcontracting opportunities

Climate Change - carbon reduction, energy, transport

Circular economy - waste, materials