Description and Scope
This guidance is concerned with buying goods, services or works where health and safety requirements are considered to be relevant and proportionate.
It is part of a series of guides which support the sustainable procurement duty tools to help public sector organisations embed sustainability into their procurement processes.
In relevant contracts, health and safety requirements should be reflected throughout the procurement process, including:
- in the contract notice;
- in technical specifications, (that can include the method of production or provision of the requested goods, works or services);
- as part of supplier selection;
- in award criteria that can include social and environmental characteristics; and
- in the contract award notice
Description of risk or opportunity
- is health and safety a potential issue when providing a related service or using supplied products, and/or is there an opportunity to improve health and safety?
- for example, according to the type of products procured or within service delivery (for example, ICT equipment, construction services)