2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the councils' procurement policy require tenders to take action to reduce waste, carbon emissions or other environmental actions?

Question code
4.6b
Section
Governance & Finance
Topic
Procurement
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Medium

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if the council has a mandatory requirement for tenders to do any of the following:
- Demonstrate how they will meet energy efficiency requirements or minimise energy consumption.
- Demonstrate how they will minimise waste in their products and services. This could be through recycled, natural, biodegradable or renewable materials being used, through not using single use plastic or other non-recyclable materials or through ensuring products and services last for as long as possible.

Second tier criteria met if the council's procurement policy includes any of the following:
- The council aims to source low or zero carbon energy wherever possible.
- The council aims to phase out the use of fossil fuels from their council fleet.
- The council references the waste hierarchy in its policy, for example by stating that it encourages the councils to consider if repeat procurement requests are always needed.

Clarifications

nan

Question performance

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11 county councils

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6 county councils

2 points

4 county councils

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Derbyshire County Council
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2/2
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Evidence

2/2
East Sussex County Council
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2/2
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Evidence

2/2
Norfolk County Council
Score 2025
2/2
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Evidence

2/2
Surrey County Council
Score 2025
2/2
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Evidence

2/2
Cambridgeshire County Council
Score 2025
1/2
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Evidence

1/2
Devon County Council
Score 2025
1/2
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Evidence

1/2
Essex County Council
Score 2025
1/2
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Evidence

1/2
Nottinghamshire County Council
Score 2025
1/2
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Evidence

1/2
Oxfordshire County Council
Score 2025
1/2
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Evidence

1/2
Suffolk County Council
Score 2025
1/2
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Evidence

1/2
Gloucestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hampshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hertfordshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2No evidence found
Kent County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2No evidence found
Lancashire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Leicestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lincolnshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Staffordshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2No evidence found
Warwickshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Sussex County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2No evidence found
Worcestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
0/2Evidence doesn't meet criteria