Sustainable Procurement Policy
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Procurement decisions have a major socio-economic and environmental implication, both locally and globally, now and for future generations.
The Council will therefore strive to:
People, Education and Awareness
- Educate, train and encourage internal procurers and commissioners to review their consumption of goods/services, reduce usage and adopt more environmentally friendly alternative products
- Communicate the sustainable procurement policy to all staff, suppliers, members and other stakeholders
Policy, Strategy & Communications
- Consider the costs and benefits of environmentally preferable goods/services as alternatives
- Investigate the impact of the Council’s expenditure on goods and services, via purchase spend analysis, to identify potential environmental impacts
- Investigate opportunities for the recycling and re-use of materials where appropriate
- Assess the environmental and corporate risks to the organisation with a commitment to continually improving sustainable performance related to the supply chain
- Work in partnership with other organisations, such as buying consortia to improve
sustainable procurement
Procurement Process
- Promote best practice for sustainable procurement
- Ensure that where appropriate, suppliers’ environmental credentials are, as far as legally practicable, considered in the supplier evaluation process and that environmental criteria are used in the award of contracts
- Ensure that consideration is given to inclusion, within all specifications, of a facility for suppliers to submit offers for environmentally friendly alternatives
- Specify, wherever possible and practicable, the use of environmentally friendly goods
Engaging Suppliers
- Ensure that low value and OJEU contract opportunities are made available via the regional procurement portal
- Address barriers to entry in order that Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), local suppliers and the voluntary sector are encouraged to bid for the Council’s business.
