PPN 006: current requirements and how to comply
The current Procurement Act 2023 version of the Carbon Reduction Plan policy, with official sources, applicability rules and a practical route from tender condition to published plan.
What you get
A checked plan, not a blank template
The public guides explain the rules. Carbon Sorted turns those rules into a finished document: computed footprint, compliant sections, evidence trail and export-ready files.
Figures computed first
Scope 1, 2 and 3 totals are calculated from your inputs and current UK Government factors before the plan is drafted.
Six sections assembled
The output follows the required Carbon Reduction Plan structure, including baseline, current reporting, targets and sign-off.
Compliance evidence included
Each paid plan includes a PPN 006 / WPPN 006 check summary, AI-use statement and provenance log.
Ready to submit
Export a procurement-ready DOCX and PDF once the full plan is generated and unlocked.
Carbon Reduction Plan
Your Company Ltd · FY2025
| Emissions source | tCO₂e |
|---|---|
| Scope 1, direct | 42.6 |
| Scope 2, electricity | 28.1 |
| Scope 3, value chain | 193.4 |
| Total footprint | 264.1 |
Computed against current UK Government factors - figures locked - provenance logged.
What the current PPN 006 is
The Cabinet Office PPN 006 notice tells in-scope central-government organisations how to use a supplier’s Carbon Reduction Plan when procuring major public contracts. The current note applies to relevant procurements advertised on or after 24 February 2025. Procurements started before that date remain under the earlier PPN 06/21.
PPN 006 did not create a second carbon-plan regime. It updated the 2021 policy to the language and procedures introduced by the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024. In particular, the former selection-stage wording is now expressed as a condition of participation used to assess technical ability.
When it applies
It covers public contracts for goods, services or works, other than special-regime contracts, procured by central-government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies. The estimated value must be above £5 million per year including VAT, averaged over the advertised life of the contract. The buyer must also judge the condition relevant and proportionate to the particular procurement. Frameworks and dynamic markets have additional call-off rules, so always read the tender documents rather than relying on the headline threshold.
Use our detailed PPN 006 applicability guide to work through the buyer, value, date and exceptions. Welsh public-sector procurement uses WPPN 006, while other buyers may request a plan contractually even when the central-government policy is not mandatory.
What the buyer checks
The official conditions-of-participation guidance sets out the pass/fail assessment. A supplier must provide a plan for the bidding entity, make the required Net Zero commitment, report the required emissions or give an acceptable explanation, describe relevant environmental management measures, and complete the declaration. The plan must follow the technical standard and normally be published on the supplier’s UK website.
The emissions totals are recorded for information and are not themselves scored. An increase in emissions does not automatically fail the condition. The compliance question is whether the required plan, reporting basis, measures and declaration are present and acceptable.
What the official template requires
The Cabinet Office Carbon Reduction Plan template contains the required order: supplier and publication details, Net Zero commitment, baseline emissions, current emissions, reduction targets, completed and planned projects, and board-level declaration and sign-off. Scope 1 and Scope 2 are reported with the defined subset of Scope 3, using an appropriate organisational boundary and recognised calculation standards.
The government’s PPN 006 frequently asked questions covers practical cases such as parents, consortium members, subcontractors, new entrants and the relationship with social value. Your tender documents remain controlling if they set out a more specific evidence request.
Move from requirement to a submission-ready plan
If the condition appears in your bid, read our tender workflow, start from the annotated template page, and check the exact price and scope. Carbon Sorted guides the data collection, computes the footprint using UK Government factors, assembles the required sections and checks the result before DOCX and PDF export. You still review the facts, obtain director approval, publish the final plan and follow the tender instructions.
Official sources used on this page
Common questions
When does the current PPN 006 apply?
For relevant procurements advertised on or after 24 February 2025, it applies to in-scope central-government organisations buying goods, services or works through public contracts above £5 million per year including VAT, averaged over the contract term, unless the requirement would not be relevant and proportionate. Special-regime contracts are outside its scope. Always check the tender documents.
What changed from PPN 06/21?
The February 2025 PPN 006 update reflects terminology and processes introduced by the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024. The supplier Carbon Reduction Plan is applied as a condition of participation. Procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 use PPN 06/21.
Is PPN 006 scored, or pass/fail?
The required self-declaration questions are assessed pass/fail as conditions of participation. The supplier emissions figures are for information and are not themselves used as the basis of assessment. Contract-specific social-value award criteria are a separate stage.