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Responsible Procurement Code

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº follows The Responsible Procurement Code; an external self-assessment verification scheme to demonstrate we manage the environmental, social & economic impacts of our procurement and supply-chain.

What is responsible procurement?


We define responsible procurement as: " the process whereby environmental, social and financial impacts of all of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's procurement processes are taken into account, making sure to reduce negative impacts and enhance positive impacts."

Responsible Procurement Code at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº


Responsible procurement at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº is a collaboration between the Sustainability and .

The RPC scheme provides ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº with recommendations for improvement. With regular audits, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº follows a cycle of continuous improvement - audit, certification, improvement and re-auditing.

    The RPC Audit


    The RPC audit tool is aligned with best practice for responsible procurement, most notably the UK government’s  and the British Standard guidance .

    The RPC takes organisations up to level 3 on the flexible framework.Ìý

    The code reviews our progress in 5 key areas:

    1. Policy, Strategy and Communication;
    2. People;
    3. Procurement Process;
    4. Supply Chain;
    5. Measurement.

    ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's RPC audit is delivered by the consultancy firm Anthesis. They conducted a 1-day audit, where external experts viewed evidence and analysed a sample of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's contracts and contract management documents. These elements are scored against bronze to platinum criteria.  

    Procurement Responsible Cycle Flexible Framework

      Audit results 


      The RPC scheme provides ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº with recommendations for improvement. With regular audits, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº follows a cycle of continuous improvement - audit, certification, improvement and re-auditing.

      Responsible Procurement Cycle

      &²µ³Ù;Ìý¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Achieves Gold on Responsible Procurement Code.Ìý

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