Compliant, TPT-aligned Carbon Reduction Plans (PPN 006) delivered at speed. Do not let compliance block your bid for contracts worth £5 million and above.
Since September 2021, Procurement Policy Note 06/21 has required all suppliers bidding for UK central government contracts worth £5 million or more to publish a Carbon Reduction Plan on their website. This is not optional. If you do not have a compliant plan in place, your bid is rejected outright, regardless of how competitive your price or how strong your technical submission might be. Procurement teams are increasingly strict about what constitutes a compliant plan, and a generic environmental policy or a vague commitment to net zero will not pass scrutiny.
The requirements are specific. Your Carbon Reduction Plan must include a verified organisational carbon footprint covering Scope 1, 2, and a defined subset of Scope 3 emissions. It must contain a clear commitment to achieving net zero by 2050. It must set out interim reduction targets and describe the specific measures you will implement to achieve those targets. The plan must be published on your website in the prescribed format. Many organisations have found their existing documentation falls short of these requirements, and they discover the gap only when a tender deadline is looming. This is where we come in.
Key fact: PPN 006 now applies to all central government contracts over £5 million, and many NHS Trusts, local authorities, and Tier 1 contractors are adopting similar requirements in their supply chains. Getting compliant now opens doors across the entire public sector.
We create robust, compliant Carbon Reduction Plans aligned with the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) framework, ensuring your documentation meets the highest standards of scrutiny.
We handle every aspect of the process: calculating your organisational carbon footprint (Scope 1, 2, and required Scope 3 categories), establishing your baseline year, setting credible interim and long-term targets, and authoring the complete plan document. You do not need to be a sustainability expert. We work with your finance, operations, and facilities teams to gather the data, and we handle the technical analysis and writing from start to finish.
Different contracting authorities have different expectations. Central government procurement follows the Cabinet Office template closely, while NHS Trusts often apply additional criteria around social value and environmental management systems. We have deep experience with both contexts and tailor every plan to match the specific requirements of the contract you are pursuing. We also ensure alignment with the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) framework, which is increasingly referenced in best-practice guidance.
PPN 006 requires your Carbon Reduction Plan to be published on your corporate website in a format that is accessible and easy to find. We deliver the final plan in both PDF and web-ready formats, complete with all required sections, charts, and declarations. We also provide guidance on where and how to publish the plan to satisfy procurement evaluation criteria. Many clients ask us to provide an annual update service so their plan stays current as their footprint evolves.
Our streamlined process is designed to deliver a publication-ready Carbon Reduction Plan within two weeks of receiving your data.
We calculate your organisational carbon footprint using GHG Protocol methodology, covering Scope 1, 2, and the Scope 3 categories required by PPN 006. If you already have a footprint, we review and validate it for compliance.
We establish credible interim reduction targets aligned with science-based trajectories and a net zero commitment for 2050. We ensure your targets are ambitious enough to satisfy evaluators but realistic enough to be achievable.
Using the TPT framework and Cabinet Office template, we author the complete Carbon Reduction Plan. This includes the emissions baseline, reduction targets, specific measures and initiatives, a timeline for implementation, and the required environmental management declarations.
We deliver the final plan in publication-ready format and guide you through the website publication process. We also provide ongoing support for annual updates, ensuring your plan remains current and compliant as regulations evolve.
Every Carbon Reduction Plan we produce is fully compliant with PPN 006 requirements. We monitor regulatory changes and update our templates accordingly, so you can be confident your plan will pass procurement scrutiny. We have a 100% acceptance rate across all plans submitted to date, covering central government, NHS, and local authority contracts.
A well-crafted Carbon Reduction Plan does more than tick a compliance box. It positions your organisation as a credible, forward-thinking partner. Procurement evaluators increasingly score sustainability as a quality criterion, meaning a strong plan can actively differentiate your bid from competitors who have done the bare minimum.
Tender deadlines wait for no one. Our streamlined process delivers a complete, publication-ready Carbon Reduction Plan in as little as two weeks. We have supported clients with urgent turnarounds in days when the situation demands it. We work to your timeline, not ours.
We can deliver a compliant Carbon Reduction Plan in as little as two weeks. Get in touch today and we will confirm your timeline.
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