Sustainable Procurement: Our Evolving Approach

About This Event

NHS Supply Chain is holding a free online webinar on 10 December 2026 at 2pm, led by Heidi Barnard, Head of Sustainability. The session is restricted to NHS customers only and requires advance registration through GoToWebinar. The webinar will provide an overview of NHS Supply Chain's sustainable procurement approach and current implementation work.

The programme covers two main areas: how NHS Supply Chain is implementing the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap 2027 milestones, and how the organisation is embedding social value through Procurement Policy Note 06/20 (PPN 06/20). The session is designed as a briefing on the organisation's evolving approach to sustainable procurement.

For UK SMEs supplying the NHS or considering doing so, this webinar offers insight into the sustainability and social value requirements that NHS Supply Chain is building into its procurement processes. Understanding these evolving standards can help suppliers align their own practices with NHS expectations and prepare for future tender requirements linked to net-zero targets and social value commitments.

Key Takeaways

• Implementation of NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap 2027 milestones by NHS Supply Chain
• How social value is being embedded through Procurement Policy Note 06/20
• NHS Supply Chain's current sustainable procurement approach and direction
• Requirements and expectations for suppliers working with the NHS

Who Should Attend

• Suppliers to the NHS who need to understand sustainability and social value requirements
• SMEs preparing to tender for NHS contracts or framework agreements
• Sustainability leads in healthcare supply companies tracking NHS procurement policy
• Businesses developing net-zero strategies for the healthcare sector