Sustainability and Procurement

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, 9th of October 2025
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location: Webinar

Sustainability is now a prominent part of tendering for public sector contracts.

Scoring for questions on environmental impacts and ethical trading can be as high as 10% of total marks, and buyers are looking for evidence, not just an Environmental Policy.

If your organisation is looking to improve its tendering win rate, join us for this brand-new webinar for practical advice on the elements you need to consider for these important sustainability questions. The advice will also help if you are applying for a Safety Schemes in Procurement accreditation (Constructionline, CHAS etc) or are looking to join the supply chain of a Tier 1 contractor.

Topics covered will include:

• Why sustaiability is good for business
• Practical sustainability measures for SMEs and Third Sector organisations
• Understanding the policy drivers for sustainability in public contracts
• Examples of typical questions and how to respond
• Signposting to sources of help for measuring carbon emissions and impact
• The Buyer’s perspective

The webinar will be presented by Mandy Millar of procurement expert consultancy Intend Business Development Ltd alongside Amanda Lamb, Business Sustainability Adviser for Invest in West Lothian.

For more details and to book a space, fill in the form below!