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<p>Within the Environment Agency’s Collaborative Delivery Framework, the following
is specified:</p><p> </p><ul><li>All suppliers must have Environmental Management
Systems and hold ISO 14001.</li><li>Steel piles will be specified and sourced in line
with Minimum Technical Requirements.</li><li>Steel used shall have a high recycled
content. As a minimum this should be 70%, but higher recycled content rates are expected.</li><li>Contractors
must demonstrate that life cycle sustainability impacts have been considered and minimised
in the purchase of steel. Credible evidence must be obtained which demonstrates sustainability
and traceability through the supply chain.</li></ul><p>All Government departments
and arms-length bodies are required to consider socio-economic and environmental factors
when procuring steel, not just cost alone.</p><p> </p><p>Our new Social Value Model
(published in September last year) requires central government departments to expressly
evaluate environmental, social and economic benefits as part of the procurement process
(for qualifying procurements).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is currently
consulting on an ambitious package of major procurement reform. The Government’s aim
is to create a simpler and more flexible regime that works much better for British
businesses, including steel business, while still complying with our international
obligations. The proposals made will help ensure that public procurement at all levels
actively helps achieve national strategic priorities, generating economic growth,
helping our communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and tackling climate change.
The consultation closes on 10 March.</p>
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