NHS Shared Business Services

NHS SBS Carbon Mapping Specialist Service

We review financial supply chain-data providing a clear scope 3 emissions figure and report with data insights and recommendations. We have knowledge of the NHS landscape across procurement, finance and sustainability. Our customers can map carbon savings against cost savings making progress on their journey to Net Zero.

Features

• Delivers a reportable figure for supply chain scope 3 emissions.
• Provides a robust output report giving understandable insights.
• Key information provided together with recommendations for improvement.
• Adherence to NHS data management policies.
• Available to individual and collaborative organisations e.g. ICSs
• Available to NHS and non-NHS customers
• Reportable figure for supply chain Scope3 emissions track year-on-year improvements
• Output report giving insight on hot spots to drive progress
• Data insights, spend and supplier detail, recommendations for data improvement
• Alignment with NHS data management policies

Benefits

• Opportunity to begin reducing supply chain scope 3 emissions.
• Allows Trusts/ICSs to see baseline and make conscious decisions
• Carbon-data review allowing focus on other value-add priorities
• Supports progress to Net Zero
• Consistent reportable output- organisations can compare and see macro trends
• Cost-efficient service providing digital solutions both cost and carbon savings
• Delivered by a team of specialists in carbon mapping.
• Service is delivered at pace by carbon specialists
• Methodology is verified by Carbon Footprint UK
• Available to ICSs, enabling collaborative working and supporting collectively lowering-emissions

£450 an instance

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at sbs-b.bidmanagement@nhs.net. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

650028728210911

Contact

Louise Hillcoat
07720899258
sbs-b.bidmanagement@nhs.net

Planning

• Planning service: No

Training

• Training service provided: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: No

Security testing

• Security services: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: No

Service scope

• Service constraints: The NHS SBS team has minimum requirements on the data to be provided in order to apply the methodology. ; Any data not provided by NHS SBS will need to be delivered in a templated format, which includes data cleansing, before sending to NHS SBS, as this supports the accuracy of the data and the final output. ; Where exclusions are listed, customers will need to confirm they are comfortable with the final selection of exclusions.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: No
• Phone support: No
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: Support levels are bespoke to an organisation's requirements - we will work with the customer to define service levels in conjunction with these requirements and adhere to these during the project.; ; Each customer will have access to regular service reviews and a dedicated service manager.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• Government security clearance: Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: DNV
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 24 February 2016
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: N/A
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  We are dedicated to delivering social value and fighting climate change as part of everything we do and for the NHS SBS Carbon Mapping Specialist Service implementing a more efficient, digital-first solution is core to supporting the NHS achieve Net Zero. ; Our NHS SBS goal is to reach Net-Zero by 2040, 10 years earlier than the government target, and we are proud to have achieved a 33% reduction against our 2019 baseline. Our Net-Zero agenda guides our work on reducing our impact on the environment, and we have the flexibility to deliver specific actions for our individual contracts. ; NHS SBS brings extensive experience of fighting climate change as showcased through our CDP A-List position and our new Level 4 Evergreen assessment maturity rating. We will work with our customers to understand their specific social value needs and implement programmes that are proportionate, but always in addition, to the contract. ; For customers using NHS SBS Carbon Mapping Specialist Service, we can baseline and deliver contract specific emissions reporting. Alongside this, we work from energy efficient buildings and offer working from home and flexible arrangements for all staff to reduce travel emissions. Moreover, we have a digital, cloud-first policy for all our services, aimed at minimising paper usage with an average target of 50% reduction over the life of the contract. ; Our dedicated Sustainability and Social Value team can share knowledge, and best practise with our customers through training to support emissions reduction. Finally, in addition to the core service, we can offer all employees working on this service 3 volunteering days which can be allocated to supporting environmental initiatives in the local area with partners such as Sow the City and the White Rose Forest.

  Tackling economic inequality

  We are dedicated to delivering social value and fighting climate change as part of everything we do and for the NHS SBS Carbon Mapping Specialist Service implementing a more efficient, digital-first solution is core to supporting the NHS achieve Net Zero. ; Our NHS SBS goal is to reach Net-Zero by 2040, 10 years earlier than the government target, and we are proud to have achieved a 33% reduction against our 2019 baseline. Our Net-Zero agenda guides our work on reducing our impact on the environment, and we have the flexibility to deliver specific actions for our individual contracts. ; ; NHS SBS brings extensive experience of fighting climate change as showcased through our CDP A-List position and our new Level 4 Evergreen assessment maturity rating. We will work with our customers to understand their specific social value needs and implement programmes that are proportionate, but always in addition, to the contract. ; For customers NHS SBS Carbon Mapping Specialist Service, we can baseline and deliver contract specific emissions reporting. Alongside this, we work from energy efficient buildings and offer working from home and flexible arrangements for all staff to reduce travel emissions. Moreover, we have a digital, cloud-first policy for all our services, aimed at minimising paper usage with an average target of 50% reduction over the life of the contract. ; Our dedicated Sustainability and Social Value team can share knowledge, and best practise with our customers through training to support emissions reduction. Finally, in addition to the core service, we can offer all employees working on this service 3 volunteering days which can be allocated to supporting environmental initiatives in the local area with partners such as Sow the City and the White Rose Forest.

  Equal opportunity

  At NHS SBS, we recognise that a diverse workforce is key to the success of our business, encouraging different approaches and greater creativity. It is integral to our values that we are an actively inclusive employer. ; For any contracts delivered under the G-Cloud framework, we will work with customers to understand how we can create projects to support equal opportunity in alignment with the service being provided. Our dedicated Sustainability and Social Value team will support customers to understand their Social Value focus areas and drive and deliver bespoke activity in these areas.; In relation to equal opportunity, for customers that utilise NHS SBS Carbon Mapping Specialist Service, where appropriate, we will undertake a bespoke materiality assessment to determine the diversity of the workforce. This can look at data points including but not limited to, gender, religion, ethnicity, and disability. For this service, where improvements are identified, we can work alongside partners, customers, and our teams to implement programmes to address areas for improvement. ; For example, we recognise there is a UK-Wide disability employment gap, a key priority for the NHS. For this service, we would work with our partner DFN Project search to support young people with disabilities into internships in our organisation looking to target at least 4 young people per year. ; We have 7 strong inclusivity and diversity networks, and one area of focus is supporting women to reduce the gender gap, therefore, at NHS SBS, we have a mentoring programme for our female colleagues to utilise to support confidence and development in our organisation. However, to build on this further, for new contracts, we will ensure that any applicant from NHS SBS Carbon Specialist Mapping Service, is given a place on the mentorship programme to improve the skills development of females.

  Wellbeing

  NHS SBS is dedicated to delivering social value and supporting staff wellbeing. We provide a working environment that contributes to positive health and wellbeing and are committed to supporting the overall wellbeing of the communities we are a part of. ; For employees who work on this service, we will empower managers and employees to work together in a trusting and open-minded way to achieve a healthy work/life balance for all.; Our employee centred initiatives can be implemented alongside NHS SBS Carbon Mapping Specialist Service, both in our organisation and by sharing best practise with customers. These initiatives include: ; - Accessible recruitment practices; - Flexible working options for all employees; - An employee assistance programme that supports employees with anything from mental and physical health issues to financial and legal concern; - Healthcare benefits; - An Employee Trust (providing financial support in times of hardship); - Mental Health First Aiders who act as a first point of contact for employees; ; Recent new measures designed to prevent and manage risks to employee wellbeing, together with appropriate training and individual support include:; - running regular initiatives to raise awareness of mental health issues at work. ; - encouraging all managers to have ongoing conversations about wellbeing and mental health with all their reports. ; In addition to supporting our colleagues who work on this service, we can also support the wellbeing of our wider community through our volunteering programme, which can deliver three days per employee and can focus on wellbeing projects such as those that support mental health, including social prescribing activity. ; ; Our dedicated Sustainability and Social Value team can support customers to understand their Social Value focus areas and drive and deliver bespoke activity in these specific areas.

Pricing

• Price: £450 an instance
• Discount for educational organisations: No

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at sbs-b.bidmanagement@nhs.net. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.