Sustainability Impact Sheet for Procurement

Natalie EvansGloucestershire County Council

Why design a Sustainability Impact Sheet?

Objectives:• To encourage devolved procurement staff to

consider sustainability from the outset• To give a clearer idea of potential impacts to

people and the environment associated with the procurement of various goods/ services

• To provide a tool to help select appropriate pre-qualification (PQQ) and tender questions

ConsiderationsThe Sustainability Impact Sheet needs to be:• User friendly– Clear layout– Hyperlinks– Assessment criteria included in PQQ/ tender sheet

• Relevant – with examples provided• A help rather than a hindrance!– Used as a tool– No disincentive to filling it in appropriately

• Mandatory

What now?

• Timing: Introduced in March, mandatory from 1st April 2011

• Senior buy-in: Approved by Strategic Purchasers

• Comms: Intranet and online newsletter • Monitoring compliance: Through the gateway

sign-off process and Pro-Contract ( our E-tendering system)