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<p>This year, the Government has put in place a new procurement policy which underlines
the UK’s global leadership in tackling climate change.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Prospective
suppliers bidding for contracts above £5million a year must now have committed to
the government’s target of net zero by 2050 and have published a carbon reduction
plan. Firms which fail to do so may be deselected from the procurement.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>This policy supports the Government’s plan to build back greener,
by ensuring that potential government suppliers publish plans to reduce carbon emissions
across their operations in order to bid for major government contracts.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>In addition, ‘Fighting Climate Change’ is one of the priority themes
of the government’s Social Value Model, launched earlier this year. This enables departments
to take environmental considerations, such as a reduction in carbon emissions, into
account in the award of government contracts, where relevant.</p><p> </p>
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