Carbon reduction plan in UK public tenders

Carbon reduction plan (PPN 06/21) is a policy or commitment that UK public buyers ask suppliers for. In the UK public notices we have read, 34 name Carbon reduction plan in their published text — 20 of them in words that make it a requirement.

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759,877 notices classified · 10 Oct 2026

Policies & commitments

Carbon reduction plan (PPN 06/21)

Who sells against it: Carbon & net-zero consultants
Named in notices: 34
As a requirement: 20
Open for bids now: 2

34UK notices that name it

20Name it as a requirement

2Open for bids now

01/ How often

How often UK buyers name Carbon reduction plan

Notices naming it each full year. The count is small because a notice is a summary: requirements usually sit in the tender documents, which the notice never quotes.

Every count here is a floor. We match the text of the notice, and a notice description is a summary — most tender packs demand things it never mentions. From 2025 the Procurement Act changed notice conventions, so the series is not continuous across that line.

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Rate per 10,000 notices: 2019 0.2 · 2021 0.2 · 2023 0.2 · 2024 0.5 · 2025 0.7

UK notices naming Carbon reduction plan, by year
Period	Notices naming Carbon reduction plan	Total
2019	1	1
2021	1	1
2023	2	2
2024	5	5
2025	6	6

02/ Alongside it

What buyers ask for with Carbon reduction plan

Of the 34 notices that name Carbon reduction plan, how many also name each of these.

Notices naming it that also carry a classified requirement for each item.

Modern slavery statement23of 34
UKAS accreditation20of 34
ISO 9001 (quality management)20of 34
ISO 13485 (medical devices)18of 34
MDSAP (medical device single audit)16of 34
Net zero commitment9of 34

03/ Against the others

Carbon reduction plan against its class

The most-named policies & commitments in UK notices, all years, and how often each is made a requirement.

Every count here is a floor. We match the text of the notice, and a notice description is a summary — most tender packs demand things it never mentions.

Apprenticeships4,795notices183 required
Safeguarding policy2,951notices235 required
Net zero commitment2,653notices65 required
Social value2,292notices270 required
Biodiversity / environmental net gain1,259notices35 required
Named PPN compliance995notices6 required
Modern slavery statement257notices43 required

04/ The evidence

The sentence that asks for it

Every count on this page traces to a sentence in a real notice. These are the most recent, requirements first.

Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP): Tenders must have a valid CRP link on their website that meets the requirements of PPN 006 as outlined in the PPN, OR Where Supplier has no website, the CRP is provided in PDF format that meets the requirements of PPN 006 as outlined in the PPN, OR Excused in exceptional circumstancesRequiredSupply Chain Coordination LimitedNeuromodulation Devices and Associated Products
New Public Procurement Act rules state all public realm suppliers must have a Carbon Reduction Plan.RequiredDenbighshire County CouncilPurchase of Materials for the St Peter's Square Redevelopment Project, Ruthin
Costed carbon reduction planMentionedCity College PlymouthEstates Strategy
Businesses and community groups should be supported to develop a Carbon Reduction Plan.MentionedNorth Northamptonshire CouncilNORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DECARBONISATION BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMME 2025/26
Production of WRAP Carbon Reduction Plan 2024MentionedWaste & Resources Action ProgrammeProduction of WRAP Carbon Reduction Plan 2024
(PPN 06/21) requiring all suppliers with new contracts for goods, services and/or works irrespective of value to publish a carbon reduction plan for their direct emissions.MentionedNHS Supply ChainCurtains, Blinds and Associated Services 2025

05/ Method

How this page is made

By Dan Keegan, RFP QuestReviewed 10 Oct 2026

Live figures

Notice counts come from RFP Quest's requirements Observatory: every UK notice on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder is read, and a notice counts as naming Carbon reduction plan only when a sentence in its published text names it. That sentence is stored with the count, which is how the evidence section can quote it.

“Required” means the sentence itself uses obligation wording — must, shall, mandatory, is required and similar — and a negated one (“is not required”) does not count. Rates are per 10,000 notices published that year, so years with more notices in the record compare fairly with years with fewer.

“Alongside it” counts, among the notices that name it, how many also carry each other classified requirement. The JOSCAR tag is left out: its matcher also catches “Achilles Building Confidence”, a different scheme.

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