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Open tender · Notice 098882-2026

Tech support for the dev. of the PCF requirements of the NHS Supplier Roadmap

NHS England

Value
£96k
Closes
9 Nov 2026 (1 days)
Where
UK-wide
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
16 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027

In plain English

NHS England wants an outside expert in product carbon footprinting in the health sector to help choose, tailor and test the technical carbon-footprint requirements for products supplied to the NHS under its 2028 supplier milestone. The work runs from 16 November 2026 to 31 March 2027 with an estimated value of £96,000, and bids close on 9 November 2026 at 12:00.

Good fit for: Sustainability or carbon consultancies with product carbon footprinting experience in health, pharmaceuticals, medical technology or digital.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Needs product carbon footprinting expertise in health commission a third party with expertise and experience in Product Carbon Footprinting (PCF) in the health sector
  • Must work with an expert reference group and test with suppliers working with a technical reference group (TRG) with experts in Footprinting
  • Short delivery window, finishing by end of Q4 26/27 by the end of Q4 26/27

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

In 2021, the NHS Public Board approved a roadmap to drive supplier decarbonisation and support the achievement of the NHS Net Zero target. The 2028 milestone of this roadmap outlines new requirements to be introduced overseeing the provision of carbon footprints for individual products supplied to the NHS. The 2025 Five years of a greener NHS progress report refined the scope of this milestone to high-emission areas, particularly pharmaceuticals, medical technologies, and digital where more granular carbon insights can deliver value on the NHS’s journey to net zero. There isn’t currently a single methodology to measure product level emissions, and further work is required to define the technical approach that will deliver the expected benefits of this policy. This procurement exercise outlines the need to commission a third party with expertise and experience in Product Carbon Footprinting (PCF) in the health sector to support, by the end of Q4 26/27, the selection, tailoring and testing of the technical PCF requirement of the 2028 milestone. This includes working with a technical reference group (TRG) with experts in Footprinting to identify existing methods and standards, assessing their alignment against the NHS policy intentions, recommending options and how they could be practically applied in the identified areas, and testing them with suppliers, using real data, and reporting learnings from the process. Enabling the collection of granular data for high-emission areas is key to assisting NHS England (NHSE) to demonstrate regard to the need to contribute towards compliance with its statutory climate change duties (Climate Change Act 2008 and Environment Act 2021). This project will support understanding of key products’ emissions, allowing the NHSE team and local s…

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Getting the documents

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Procedure: Below threshold - open competition (Open: anyone can bid (a lower-value contract with lighter rules)). Published 20 Oct 2026.

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