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The case studies below set out some examples of best practice in sustainable procurement.

Central Government and Agencies

• NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA)
• UK Government Timber Procurement Policy
• Ethnic Meals for the NHS (Food for Thought?)
• Capability Assessment Toolkit (CAT) Development
• New generation printers

Local and Regional Government

• NHS Food for Cornwall Project
• Camden Council Agency Staff
• Croydon Council, Establishment of a Procurement Governance Structure
• Northumberland County Council
• Capacity Building the Market Place - at Source
• North West Regional Development Agency; 'Northwest NHS Suppliers Bureau'
• Innovative approach to youth services, Lincolnshire

Joint Initiatives

• Value Wales (Procurement)
• North Bristol Health Trust and ProActive Logistics
• London Borough of Ealing - Waste management and minimisation

Social Enterprise

• One Planet Products
• Social Enterprise loses contract to conventional service supplier

Private Sector

• Allied Domecq - Ethical Trading Policy

Commissioned Research

• National Assembly for Wales
• Post Occupancy Evaluation of a University Sports Centre
• Setting Environmental Standards For Developments – A Land Owner’s Perspective

More case studies to appear shortly

See also:

• Sustainable Procurement National Action Plan - Procuring the Future
• Sustainable Procurement Task Force