Improve your NHS Evergreen score
Strengthen your NHS tender readiness.
Businesses bidding for NHS contracts are increasingly required to demonstrate their sustainability credentials through the NHS Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment. Achieving Evergreen Level 1 is now a minimum requirement for suppliers seeking opportunities in the NHS supply chain.
To ensure your business is equipped to meet the NHS supplier sustainability requirements, your business will need an understanding of its emissions, a plan to achieve net zero by 2050, and documentation to validate this.
Green Economy helps organisations understand the requirements, develop the necessary documentation and implement practical carbon reduction measures to meet NHS procurement standards. We have worked with multiple businesses, helping them to meet compliance requirements, while also identifying cost cutting, and efficiency improvements.
“Green Economy didn’t just help us tick a box - they helped us transform how we think about sustainability. Their support was practical, insightful, and directly contributed to our success in securing an important NHS contract. We now have the tools, knowledge, and confidence to keep improving.”
Nicole Alkemade, Public Health Lead, ABL Health Limited
Our teams can support your business with developing Carbon Reduction Plans, carbon footprinting and emissions reporting, managing the entire project, delivering one element or sense check existing reports to ensure they comply with NHS Evergreen Level 1. Support includes:
Rochdale-based developers of clean air technology solutions refined their sustainability strategy with improved carbon footprinting methodology to meet NHS reporting requirements, and unlocking energy bill savings.
Envair Technology
Yes - all businesses submitting tenders to the NHS since April 2026 must meet the Level 1 standard.
The NHS Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment is NHS England's central platform for assessing supplier sustainability performance. It replaces earlier tools like the Carbon, Waste and Water Reduction Assessment.
To achieve Evergreen Level 1 on the NHS Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment, organisations must complete the following actions:
Yes, businesses require a PPN 006 compliant carbon reduction plan.
This needs to include:
The report should be published on the company website.
At Level 1, businesses are not expected to submit a complete Scope 3 report, but they are expected to provide detail on five elements.
Find out more about Scope 3 and how measure and report these.
Our consultants are qualified experts, providing trusted, data-led, impartial advice, independent from technology and solution providers to ensure we recommend tailored solutions that align with your organisation’s vision.
Green Economy, powered by The Growth Company, is a social enterprise providing practical solutions as the UK transitions to net zero. Choosing Green Economy as your partner enables us to further corporate decarbonisation, whilst ensuring the green tech supply chain creates high quality jobs for the communities we serve.
Decades of experience delivering results in decarbonisation and sector growth, our team of experts are unique in supporting the entire supply chain for the good of the planet and the UK economy.
We take a holistic approach providing end-to-end support that delivers net zero for organisations creating prosperity for the wider community.
We’re on a mission to be net zero carbon by 2035. We hold the internationally recognised standard for environmental management systems, have pledged commitment to the United Nations Race to Zero and are accredited as a Carbon Literate 'Bronze' Organisation.
