--- title: "Tech support for the dev. of the PCF requirements of the NHS Supplier Roadmap" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b9b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078b9b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078b9b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078b9b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS England" published: "2026-10-20" --- # Tech support for the dev. of the PCF requirements of the NHS Supplier Roadmap Buyer: NHS England Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b9b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078b9b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078b9b.json) ## Summary NHS England is commissioning specialist consultancy to develop technical requirements for product carbon footprints (PCFs) in the NHS. The work supports the NHS Supplier Roadmap, which aims to reduce supply-chain emissions and help meet the NHS net-zero target. The consultant will work with a technical reference group to identify existing methods and standards, assess them against NHS policy aims, recommend practical options for pharmaceuticals, medical technologies and digital products, and test the approaches with suppliers using real data. The work will report lessons from testing and help NHS England and local stakeholders understand emissions from key products, prioritise reduction action, and identify opportunities for UK innovation, growth and supply resilience. This is a health-sector decarbonisation and technical advisory service, classified as general management consultancy. The buying organisation is NHS England; the described work concerns products supplied to the NHS. NHS England invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. The enquiry deadline set by the buyer was 2 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC; bids were due by 9 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The contract period runs from 16 November 2026 to 31 March 2027. The estimated value is £96,000 excluding VAT (£115,200 including VAT). There is one lot. Evaluation is weighted 70% for the technical questionnaire, 20% for the commercial questionnaire and 10% for social value. Bids are to be submitted as a completed Bid Response Document through the Atamis e-tendering portal, with responses to all questions in the bid documentation. The project is intended to complete the selection, tailoring and testing of PCF requirements for the NHS Supplier Roadmap’s 2028 milestone by the end of the 2026/27 fourth quarter. This opportunity is suited to consultancies and specialist teams with demonstrable product carbon-footprinting expertise and experience in the health sector. Strong candidates will be able to assess and compare emissions methods and standards, judge their fit with public-sector policy objectives, and translate technical options into workable requirements for pharmaceuticals, medical technologies and digital products. The work also calls for the ability to engage effectively with technical experts and product suppliers, test approaches against real supplier data, and analyse and report the findings. Suppliers need to handle a focused project across several high-emission product areas and provide credible advice that can inform NHS policy and supply-chain decisions. The lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so organisations of those kinds may also find the requirement relevant if they have the necessary technical capability. ## Notice In 2021, the NHS Public Board approved a roadmap to drive supplier decarbonisation and support the achievement of the NHS Net Zero target. The 2028 milestone of this roadmap outlines new requirements to be introduced overseeing the provision of carbon footprints for individual products supplied to the NHS. The 2025 Five years of a greener NHS progress report refined the scope of this milestone to high-emission areas, particularly pharmaceuticals, medical technologies, and digital where more granular carbon insights can deliver value on the NHS's journey to net zero. There isn't currently a single methodology to measure product level emissions, and further work is required to define the technical approach that will deliver the expected benefits of this policy. This procurement exercise outlines the need to commission a third party with expertise and experience in Product Carbon Footprinting (PCF) in the health sector to support, by the end of Q4 26/27, the selection, tailoring and testing of the technical PCF requirement of the 2028 milestone. This includes working with a technical reference group (TRG) with experts in Footprinting to identify existing methods and standards, assessing their alignment against the NHS policy intentions, recommending options and how they could be practically applied in the identified areas, and testing them with suppliers, using real data, and reporting learnings from the process. Enabling the collection of granular data for high-emission areas is key to assisting NHS England (NHSE) to demonstrate regard to the need to contribute towards compliance with its statutory climate change duties (Climate Change Act 2008 and Environment Act 2021). This project will support understanding of key products' emissions, allowing the NHSE team and local stakeholders to prioritise actions to tackle supply chain emissions, as well as identifying opportunities for UK innovation and growth, improving health products value and supply resilience. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098882-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 9 Nov 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £96,000 | | Lots value | £96,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS England | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 8UG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth | | Local authority | Lambeth | | Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank | | Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79411000 - General management consultancy services ## Release History - 20 Oct 2026 at 11:15 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098882-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098882-2026 20th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/login - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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