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BIVDA’s 2nd Sustainability Seminar

Lisa Dittmar and Julia Farrington from NHS England and Improvement led a session discussing the requirements of the Supply Chain within the Evergreen Framework and looked at some of the potential ways that IVD could contribute to the Greener NHS and Net Zero agenda. Whilst there was a reminder of the Evergreen framework, this session was much more about the…
Natalie Creaney
June 10, 2022
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Join us at BIVDA’s Procurement and Sustainability In Person Events 9 June – Royal College of Anaesthetists

We are holding 2 separate events on Thursday 9 June – the Procurement working party and our 2nd Sustainability Seminar. In the morning, the Procurement working party will have representatives from NHS Supply Chain to give us an update on the category tower work and their workplan for frameworks coming up. This is particularly relevant as NHS England and Improvement…
Natalie Creaney
May 27, 2022
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The Better Business Act – for a cleaner, greener, fairer future for all

Britain’s business leaders are being urged to ask the government to amend Section 172 of the Companies Act to ensure businesses, whatever their size, takes ownership of its social and environmental impact and are legally responsible for benefiting workers, customers, communities and the environment while delivering profit. The objective is to amended Section 172 of the Companies Act to reflect…
Ben Kemp
April 14, 2022
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National Social Value Conference 2022 and Social Value Awards – 27th and 28th April 2022

  National Social Value Conference 2022 and Social Value Awards – 27th and 28th April 2022 The Social Value Portal are hosting their National Conference next week. There is a varied and interesting agenda over the two days. Day one: Networking Day at the Church House Westminster venue in London, live streamed sessions online for those that can’t be there in-person.…
Ben Kemp
April 14, 2022
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NHS England updated the Trade Association forum with regards to their Evergreen programme

From April 2022, the first Sustainability Supplier Roadmap Milestone was reached with the adoption of PPN 06/20, which is taking Account of Social Value in the Award of Central government Contracts. As a reminder, PPN 06/20 will be included in all tenders from 1st April 2022, with all contracts requiring a climate change question within the 10% minimum weighting criteria.…
Ben Kemp
April 8, 2022
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Environmental and Social Sustainability Programme Lead appointed at BIVDA!

BIVDA is delighted to announce that we have contracted Sarah Joy Newton from Amethyst Connect to join our team who will be dedicated to supporting members in Sustainability and Social Value. During 2022, we expect to see the launch of NHS England and Improvement’s Evergreen Supplier Framework, and the adoption of PPN 06/20 where all NHS tenders need to include…
Ben Kemp
February 18, 2022
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