Carbon Reduction Plan & PPN 006 guides

A Carbon Reduction Plan template with the figures done for you

A PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan template with the figures done for you. Answer a guided questionnaire and get a procurement-ready plan, computed from UK Government conversion factors and compliance-checked before export.

PPN 006: current requirements and how to comply

Current PPN 006 requirements under the Procurement Act 2023: scope, £5 million threshold, condition-of-participation checks, official sources and the route to a compliant Carbon Reduction Plan.

A Carbon Reduction Plan ready for your next tender

Understand the pass/fail Carbon Reduction Plan gate, see a worked response based on a real Find a Tender notice, and preview a procurement-ready output on your own data.

A Carbon Reduction Plan example, and how to make your own

See what a compliant PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan looks like, section by section, then generate your own worked example on your real data instead of copying a generic sample.

WPPN 006: Carbon Reduction Plans for Welsh public-sector bids

WPPN 006 is the Welsh equivalent of PPN 006, requiring a published Carbon Reduction Plan for Welsh public-sector bids against the Net Zero by 2030 goal. What differs and how to produce a Wales-ready plan.

Free business carbon footprint calculator

Estimate your UK business carbon footprint in tonnes of CO2e across Scope 1, 2 and 3, using indicative UK Government conversion factors. A quick starting point before you build a compliant Carbon Reduction Plan.

Do I need a Carbon Reduction Plan?

Check whether PPN 006, WPPN 006, NHS policy or your tender wording is likely to require a Carbon Reduction Plan, then see the right next action.

A Carbon Reduction Plan route built for SMEs

A practical Carbon Reduction Plan route for UK SMEs facing a tender: what data you need, realistic internal effort, £299 scope, affordable actions and a sample output.

An online Carbon Reduction Plan generator that computes before it writes

Build a PPN 006 or WPPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan online with deterministic calculations, guided evidence, compliance checks, DOCX/PDF export and clear human review.

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How to write a Carbon Reduction Plan, step by step

A step-by-step guide to writing a PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan: choosing a baseline year, gathering activity data, calculating emissions across Scope 1, 2 and 3, setting targets and getting sign-off.

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Scope 3 emissions for small businesses

Scope 3 does not have to be overwhelming for an SME. The five Scope 3 categories a PPN 006 plan requires, a simple estimation workflow, good-enough data sources, and what to write when a category does not apply.

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UK Government conversion factors, explained

How the UK Government greenhouse gas conversion factors work, where they come from, what they cover, and how to apply them correctly when calculating emissions for a Carbon Reduction Plan.

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Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, explained for SMEs

A plain-English guide to Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions for UK small businesses: what belongs in each scope, examples by business type, a quick classification test, and the mistakes to avoid in a Carbon Reduction Plan.

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When does PPN 006 apply?

PPN 006 applies to relevant central-government contracts above 5 million pounds a year including VAT, as a pass-or-fail selection requirement. The three tests that decide when you need a Carbon Reduction Plan, and when buyers ask anyway.

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The mandatory sections of a PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan

Every section a PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan must contain, from the Net Zero 2050 commitment and baseline footprint to reduction targets and director sign-off, and what assessors look for in each.

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Net Zero vs carbon neutral

Net Zero and carbon neutral are not the same thing. What each term means, how they differ in practice, why offsets sit differently in each, and which one a PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan requires.

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Setting a carbon baseline year

How to choose a baseline year for a Carbon Reduction Plan: what a baseline is for, how to pick a recent, complete and representative year, keeping it consistent, and when you can recalculate it.