Are you ready for the NHS England April 2024 Supplier Milestone?

NHS England has released updated the guidance for the 1^st April 2024 milestone.

From April 2024, a two-tiered approach will be introduced as follows:

1. A full Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) will be required for procurements of high value (£5m per annum exc. VAT and above) and new frameworks operated by in-scope organisations, irrespective of the value of the contract, where relevant and proportionate to the framework.
2. A Net Zero Commitment (NZC) will be required for procurements of lower value (below £5m per annum exc. VAT and above the relevant PCR threshold). From 1 April 2026, it will be required for contracts below the relevant PCR threshold and above £10k exc. VAT.

You can find out more information on the BIVDA Sustainability Hub:

• The NHS Supplier Roadmap
• What is required for compliance
• Solutions for creating a CRP
• Webinars

You can also contact your Sustainability Programme Lead; Sarah Joy Newton, for advice and support: sarah@bivda.org.uk.