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Opportunity overview
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 stakeholders to prioritise actions to tackle supply chain emissions, as well as identifying opportunities for UK innovation and growth, improving health products value and supply resilience.
Classification
CPV79411000 — General management consultancy services
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
C468534
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
Interested suppliers must submit a completed Bid Response Document via the Atamis e-Tendering Portal: https://health-family.force.com/login
Please note:
• Expressions of interest and bid submissions will not be accepted by any other means.
• All documentation and supporting information are available via the e-tendering portal.
• Bidders must respond to all questions in the bid documentation.
Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8UG · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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098882-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
NHS England is seeking third-party technical support to select, tailor and test Product Carbon Footprinting (PCF) requirements for its 2028 Supplier Roadmap milestone, focused on pharmaceuticals, medical technologies and digital. Work is intended to complete by the end of Q4 2026/27.
Who this may suit
Strong fit for organisations with evidenced health-sector PCF expertise and experience evaluating carbon-footprinting methods, testing approaches with suppliers using real data, and producing practical recommendations.
Key points identified
Product Carbon Footprinting expertiseExpertise and experience in Product Carbon Footprinting in the health sector.Evidence: “commission a third party with expertise and experience in Product Carbon Footprinting (PCF) in the health sector”
Methods and standards assessmentIdentify existing footprinting methods and standards and assess alignment with NHS policy intentions.Evidence: “identify existing methods and standards, assessing their alignment against the NHS policy intentions”
Practical recommendationsRecommend options and how they could be practically applied in the identified areas.Evidence: “recommending options and how they could be practically applied in the identified areas”
95% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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NHS England is seeking third-party technical support to select, tailor and test Product Carbon Footprinting (PCF) requirements for its 2028 Supplier Roadmap milestone, focused on pharmaceuticals, medical technologies and digital. Work is intended to complete by the end of Q4 2026/27.
Who this may suit
Strong fit for organisations with evidenced health-sector PCF expertise and experience evaluating carbon-footprinting methods, testing approaches with suppliers using real data, and producing practical recommendations.
Key deliverables
Identify existing PCF methods and standards with a technical reference group.
Assess alignment with NHS policy intentions.
Recommend practical PCF options for identified high-emission areas.
Test approaches with suppliers using real data.
Report learning from the testing process.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Product Carbon Footprinting expertise
99% confidence
Expertise and experience in Product Carbon Footprinting in the health sector.
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“commission a third party with expertise and experience in Product Carbon Footprinting (PCF) in the health sector”
Methods and standards assessment
98% confidence
Identify existing footprinting methods and standards and assess alignment with NHS policy intentions.
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“identify existing methods and standards, assessing their alignment against the NHS policy intentions”
Practical recommendations
98% confidence
Recommend options and how they could be practically applied in the identified areas.
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“recommending options and how they could be practically applied in the identified areas”
Supplier testing and reporting
99% confidence
Test proposed approaches with suppliers using real data and report learnings.
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“testing them with suppliers, using real data, and reporting learnings from the process”
Supplier eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility, organisation-size, insurance or exclusion requirements are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum contract value
99% confidence
£96,000 GBP.
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Process value_max: 96000 GBP; Lot 1 value_amount: 96000 GBP.
Lot structure
97% confidence
One active lot, valued at £96,000 GBP.
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Lot 1 is active with value_amount 96000 GBP; no lot title or description supplied.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing model, payment terms or contract terms are supplied.
Delivery
Target completion
94% confidence
By the end of Q4 2026/27.
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“support, by the end of Q4 26/27, the selection, tailoring and testing”
Delivery geography
98% confidence
Unknown; the supplied London address is identified as the buyer location only.
procurement_method_details: “Below threshold - open competition”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
9 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline: 2026-11-09T12:00:00Z.
Publication date
99% confidence
20 October 2026.
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published_at: 2026-10-20T11:15:56+01:00.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Scope and lot-detail limitation
99% confidence
The single supplied lot has no title or description, so lot-specific scope cannot be distinguished beyond the overall notice description.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
Unspecified tender conditions
98% confidence
Evaluation criteria, eligibility criteria, insurance requirements, contract terms, pricing mechanism and delivery location are not supplied.
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These details do not appear in the supplied process, lot, classification, location or document metadata.
Methodology uncertainty
99% confidence
The buyer states that there is not currently a single methodology for measuring product-level emissions; the technical approach is to be selected, tailored and tested through this procurement.
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“There isn’t currently a single methodology to measure product level emissions, and further work is required to define the technical approach”
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