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Carbon consultancy for UK Healthcare Suppliers
The NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap is the most aggressive procurement decarbonisation programme in Europe. By April 2027 every NHS contract — at any value — requires a published carbon footprint. We help suppliers get ahead of the schedule.
Why healthcare suppliers can no longer ignore carbon measurement
These are the regulatory and commercial pressures already landing on businesses in your sector. Carbon measurement is no longer a marketing project — it is a procurement and compliance requirement.
NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap is live
Since April 2024, all NHS contracts above £5 million require a published Carbon Reduction Plan. From April 2027, this extends to all NHS contracts at any value. From 2030, suppliers must demonstrate progress against published targets to remain on framework.
NHS England – SuppliersEvergreen sustainable supplier assessment
Evergreen is the NHS's standardised supplier sustainability assessment, used across NHS Supply Chain, NHS Shared Business Services and Crown Commercial Service health frameworks. Failing to complete it removes you from consideration on most healthcare bids.
NHS EvergreenPPN 006 still applies on £5m+ contracts
On top of the NHS-specific roadmap, PPN 006 continues to apply to any healthcare contract above £5 million awarded by central government bodies — meaning many suppliers face both a CRP requirement and an Evergreen assessment for the same bid.
GOV.UK – PPN 006Typical emissions hotspots in healthcare suppliers
For healthcare suppliers — medical devices, consumables, pharma, capital equipment — Scope 3 typically dominates: raw materials, packaging, sterile shipping and the use phase of the product itself. The NHS expects you to measure all of it.
Scope 1 — direct
Manufacturing process gas, on-site sterilisation fuel, fleet diesel for delivery vehicles, refrigerants in temperature-controlled storage.
Scope 2 — purchased energy
Grid electricity for cleanrooms, manufacturing, cold storage and offices.
Scope 3 — value chain
Raw materials and APIs (Cat 1); cold-chain freight and air freight (Cat 4); packaging (Cat 1); use-phase energy of devices (Cat 11); end-of-life disposal of single-use products (Cat 12).
Read our full guide to Scope 3 emissions for UK businesses.
How we help healthcare suppliers companies
Carbon Footprint Assessment
Full Scope 1, 2 and 3 footprint to GHG Protocol — the data you need for both Evergreen and any direct NHS Trust request.
Carbon Footprint AssessmentNHS-aligned Carbon Reduction Plan
We build CRPs to the official PPN 006 Annex A template that NHS evaluation panels and Crown Commercial Service health buyers actually accept.
Carbon Reduction PlanEvergreen support
We help you populate the Evergreen assessment with the right level of evidence — including ISO 14001, science-based targets and modern slavery alignment.
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Supplier Engagement Portal
Healthcare supply chains are complex (APIs, packaging, sterile freight). The portal gives you the primary supplier data Evergreen and the NHS roadmap increasingly demand.
Explore the Supplier Engagement PortalOr explore our full toolkit for SMEs working towards net zero.
Healthcare Suppliers clients we've worked with
Real healthcare suppliers achieving measurable carbon reductions and net zero compliance with our expert carbon consultancy.
Medicom Healthcare
Eitan Medical
Healthcare Suppliers carbon FAQs
A consultant-led approach for healthcare suppliers
We work with UK SMEs across healthcare suppliers on consultant-led Carbon Footprint Assessments, PPN 006-aligned Carbon Reduction Plans and ISO 14068 carbon neutral certification — every output reviewed by our team, not auto-generated.
Ready to Start Your Carbon Journey?
Contact our team today and join hundreds of organisations already reducing their carbon footprint and achieving net zero compliance with expert guidance.
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