Sustainable Procurement

Organisations are increasingly realising that they can influence their environmental footprint by better managing their procurement activities. With the introduction of the Flexible Framework, the public sector is putting more demands on its own buyers and its supply chain to demonstrate best practice. Our team includes specialists who have developed and managed the Mayor Of London’s Green Procurement Code (a unique service which pioneered sustainable procurement in many London organisations), and are playing a key role in the development of the new British Standard for Sustainable Procurement. Our Associates include two of the UK’s leading experts in the field.

LRS Consultancy has a broad range of skills and experiences and below are details of some of our specialisms:

Research

Procurement audits
Sustainable supplier research and product and service procurement research
Market research for new product development
Product and service provider analysis
Best practice case study production
Policy and procedure reviews

Strategy

Business case/plan development
Cost/return analysis
Supplier/contractor identification
Action plan development
Training plan development
Strategic engagement (Securing management support)

Project planning

Accessing and sourcing new suppliers
Contract specification development
Collaborative procurement
Environmental policies and quality standards
Developing best practice
Tender evaluation
Objective and target setting (Sustainable procurement action planning)
Training and engagement

Project delivery

Supply chain management programmes
Using sustainable procurement to broaden your customer base
Contract specification development
Contractor management
Collaborative procurement
Monitoring and evaluation
Training and engagement

Monitoring

Procurement audits
Baseline data collection and analysis
Report production and presentation

Communication & engagement

Meet the supplier events and facilitated networking
Conference/workshop/seminar/award ceremony management
Sustainable procurement training
Environmental award and quality standard (eg BS8901) applications
Supply chain engagement
Raising awareness of sustainable procurement or sustainable products or services

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