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✓ PPN 006 · NHS Supply Chain · DEFRA 2025 · Scope 1, 2 & 3

Your Carbon Reduction Plan,
done in 20 minutes

Answer guided questions about your business. Upload your energy bills. We calculate all three scopes — using the same GHG Protocol methodology and DEFRA factors that consultants charge £3,000+ for — and generate a bid-ready PPN 006 CRP.

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Trusted by suppliers to NHS, MOD, and local authorities · No consultant needed
Compliant with◆ PPN 006 / 06/21◆ GHG Protocol◆ NHS Supply Chain◆ DEFRA 2025 factors◆ Crown Commercial Service
The product

Everything in one place — your dashboard, your CRP, your Carbon Passport

Here's what you'll see after your first bill upload.

carbonpass.co/dashboard● Starter Plan
Supply chain readiness
78/100
✓ PPN 006 Ready
Total footprint FY2025
47.3 tCO2e
▼ 8.2% vs last year
Industry benchmark
−23%
Below avg UK manufacturer
Reduction plan
−12%
2 of 5 actions complete
12-month carbon tracker
Updates as you upload bills · dashed = estimated
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Carbon Passport
carbonpass.co/company/acme-mfg
Public · shareable with buyers
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Bid-Ready CRP
FY2025 · PPN 006 ✓
Generated 12 Mar 2026
⬇ PDF⬇ DOCX
How it works

From first bill to bid-ready in four steps

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Tell us about your business
Answer guided questions about your operations — fleet, heating, commuting, waste. Then upload your energy bills. AI reads and extracts data instantly.
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All three scopes calculated
Scope 1 (gas, fleet), Scope 2 (electricity), and Scope 3 (commuting, travel, waste) — all calculated using DEFRA 2025 factors and benchmarked against your sector.
3
Follow your plan
AI reduction plan ranks actions by impact. CO2e savings and cost shown for each action.
4
Win the contract
Generate PPN 006 CRP in one click. Publish to Carbon Passport. Submit with your bid.
Product demo

See CarbonPass in action

From first bill to bid-ready CRP — watch the full flow in 60 seconds

The problem

“We need your Carbon Reduction Plan by Friday.”

This is what UK businesses hear right before they lose a government contract.

£300bn
UK public procurement spend per year
100%
NHS contracts now require a CRP
PPN 006 requirement

Every supplier bidding over £5M needs a published CRP

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Government contracts — PPN 06/21 mandatory
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NHS — all contracts, regardless of value
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G-Cloud 15, DOS7, Crown Commercial Service
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MOD and local authority frameworks
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No CRP = your bid is rejected before evaluation
The solution

Generate a PPN 006 CRP in 20 minutes

No consultant. No sustainability degree. Just your energy bills and a few questions.

📄
Upload bills
Electricity, gas, fuel — any format. AI reads them instantly.
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All 3 scopes
Scope 1, 2 and 3 calculated using DEFRA 2025 factors.
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Bid-ready CRP
PDF + DOCX. All 7 PPN 006 sections. One click.
Pricing

Same methodology. Fraction of the cost.

Traditional consultant
£3,000+
4–6 weeks delivery
CarbonPass
£149/yr
20 minutes. Free to try.
GHG ProtocolDEFRA 2025PPN 006Scope 1, 2 and 3

Stop losing contracts over a document.

Generate your PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan. Free to start. No consultant needed.

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Sample output

See what your CRP looks like

This is a real Carbon Reduction Plan generated by CarbonPass for a 32-employee construction company.

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PPN 06/21 ✓
Carbon Reduction Plan
Hartley Building Services Ltd · FY 2025-26
✓Organisation details
32 employees · 2 sites
✓Baseline emissions
88.2 tCO₂e total
✓Current year emissions
Scope 1, 2 & 3
✓Reduction targets
-25% by 2030
✓Reduction projects
6 concrete initiatives
✓Environmental management
Quarterly reviews
✓Director sign-off
Board approved
3 pages · PDF + DOCX · PPN 06/21 compliant
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PDF · 3 pages · Free download · No sign-up required

88.2 tCO₂e
Total emissions
2.76
tCO₂e per employee
7 sections
PPN 006 complete
20 min
Time to generate
Under the hood

Simple for you. Rigorous underneath.

Here's what happens when you generate your CRP

Your CRP includes all 7 mandatory PPN 006 sections
✓Organisation details & commitment to Net Zero 2050
✓Baseline emissions (Scope 1, 2 & 3)
✓Current reporting year emissions
✓Carbon reduction targets with timeline
✓Carbon reduction projects & initiatives
✓Environmental management measures
✓Board-level declaration & sign-off — ready for director approval
What the AI calculates for each scope
Scope 1 · Direct
●Natural gas consumption
●Company vehicles & fleet fuel
●On-site fuel (diesel, LPG)
●Refrigerant losses
Source: DEFRA 2025 · Gas: 0.18296 kgCO₂e/kWh
Scope 2 · Energy
●Purchased electricity
●Location-based method
●Market-based (if renewable tariff)
●UK grid factor applied
Source: DEFRA 2025 · Electricity: 0.177 kgCO₂e/kWh
Scope 3 · Indirect
●Employee commuting
●Business travel (air, rail, car)
●Waste generated
●Purchased goods (spend-based)
Source: DEFRA 2025 + GHG Protocol spend method
Same methodology. Fraction of the cost.
CarbonPass uses the same frameworks and data sources as £3,000+ consultancy engagements
DEFRA 2025
UK Government's official emission conversion factors — updated annually
GHG Protocol
Corporate Accounting Standard — the global framework for carbon reporting
PPN 06/21
All 7 mandatory CRP sections structured exactly as procurement teams expect
Scope 1, 2 & 3
All three scopes calculated — including commuting, travel, waste, and supply chain
Traditional consultant
£3,000+
4-6 weeks delivery
vs
CarbonPass
£149/yr
20 minutes
Read our full methodology →
20min
Average CRP generation time
93%
Procurement audit pass rate
£149
Starting price per year
5 min
To upload your first bill
Who it's for

Built for every UK business that needs to prove its carbon credentials

You've been asked for a CRP with 48 hours notice.

Government and NHS buyers are asking every supplier for a published Carbon Reduction Plan. Most SMB owners find out when it's already too late for the tender. CarbonPass.co generates a fully compliant PPN 006 CRP in 20 minutes — no consultant needed.

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What SMB owners get
✓PPN 006 compliant CRP — PDF + DOCX
✓Public Carbon Passport page for your website
✓AI reduction plan with ranked actions & savings
✓Supply chain readiness score for every bid
✓Annual renewal reminder — never miss a deadline
The bigger picture

Global brands are making carbon compliance mandatory for their UK suppliers

It's not just government contracts. 64% of large companies now include sustainability in supplier scorecards.

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Unilever
Requiring 300+ suppliers to share carbon footprint data and set science-based targets. Being embedded into supplier contracts globally.
⚠ Active now — UK packaging & logistics suppliers affected
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Nestle
Tier-1 food and beverage suppliers must now disclose full Scope 1 & 2 emissions. Carbon performance embedded in supplier scorecards.
⚠ Tier-1 suppliers already in scope
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Walmart / P&G / Coca-Cola
Product-level carbon footprint requirements being rolled out. UK suppliers expected to provide verified emissions data.
⚠ Requirements cascading through 2025-26
The supply chain pressure timeline
Now
Government contracts over £5M and all NHS contracts require a published CRP. G-Cloud, DOS7 require CRP upfront.
2025-26
Tier-1 suppliers to global brands must disclose Scope 1 & 2. Carbon performance in buyer scorecards.
2026-28
UK SRS mandatory for listed companies — Scope 3 cascades to entire supply chain.
2028-30
Tier-2 and Tier-3 supplier requirements. Businesses without verified data face exclusion.
Get ahead now — before it's mandatory
Buyers already favour suppliers with published CRPs. Being early is a genuine competitive advantage right now.
Customer reviews

Trusted by UK SMBs and public sector suppliers

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SMB Owner

Asked for a CRP 48 hours before a council tender. CarbonPass.co generated a fully compliant one in 20 minutes. We got the contract.

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James H.
Director · Hartley Facilities Ltd
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Fleet Manager

Our 12-vehicle fleet was our biggest problem. CarbonPass.co showed HVO would cut Scope 1 by 82% and wrote it into our CRP. Passed NHS tender first time.

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Dave T.
Fleet Manager · TransDirect Logistics
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NHS Supplier

NHS requires a CRP for every contract now. CarbonPass.co made it a 10-minute job instead of a two-week consulting engagement.

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Sarah R.
Operations Director · MedSupply UK
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SMB Owner

Our Unilever account manager asked for our carbon data. We had it ready in 24 hours thanks to CarbonPass.co. They were impressed — we kept the contract.

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MD · Westbridge Packaging Ltd
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Sustainability Consultant

DEFRA-aligned calculations and auto-generated PPN 006 means I deliver a compliant CRP in a fraction of the time. Central to my practice now.

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Anna L.
Sustainability Consultant · EcoAdvise
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Partner — 12 clients

One view across all 12 clients. Bulk CRP generation saves me hours every renewal cycle. White-label reports look great for clients.

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Priya K.
Director · GreenBooks Accountancy
Pricing

Simple pricing — try free, pay when you're ready

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✓ 20 AI messages/month
✓ 1 emission session
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✗ PDF report download
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✓ Everything in Starter
✓ Multi-site reporting
✓ Team access — up to 10 members
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✓ Priority support
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Stay ahead

Latest carbon regulations affecting UK suppliers — updated regularly

NEW · Feb 2025

PPN 06/21 renamed PPN 006 under Procurement Act 2023

February 2025 · Cabinet Office

Requirements unchanged — all suppliers bidding for contracts over £5M must submit a compliant CRP. All previous versions must now be on your website.

NHS · Apr 2024

NHS extends CRP requirement to ALL contracts regardless of value

April 2024 · NHS England

Every NHS supplier must now submit a CRP. Tens of thousands of UK SMBs are newly in scope.

UPCOMING · 2026

UK Sustainability Reporting Standards — mandatory for listed companies

FCA Consultation · March 2026

UK SRS requires Scope 3 reporting — large companies will cascade this to their supply chains.

FAQ

Questions SMBs ask before signing up

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HEAR WHAT BUSINESSES ARE SAYING ABOUT THEIR CHALLENGES

“We found out about the carbon plan requirement 3 days before our tender submission. I genuinely panicked.”

Construction MD

“I read the government guidance three times. I still don’t know what my Scope 3 emissions are or whether I need to include them.”

Haulage director

“The NHS just asked us for a Carbon Reduction Plan and I’d never even heard of it. Our bid is in 10 days.”

Facilities management

“We won the contract. The carbon reduction plan was the one thing that could have killed the bid.”

Engineering SME

“Consultant quoted me £3,800 plus VAT. I nearly fell off my chair. The contract I’m bidding for is worth £60k.”

Manufacturing owner

“Got told by the procurement team that without a carbon reduction plan our application would be automatically rejected.”

NHS supplier

“I’ve been bidding on public sector contracts for 8 years. I only found out about this requirement last month.”

Haulage owner

“What on earth is a tCO₂e? I’m a plasterer. I drive a van. I use electricity. Just tell me what to measure.”

Sole trader contractor

“Once you’ve done it the first time, updating it annually is straightforward. The hard part was just starting.”

Construction SME

“I thought it would take months. We had our CRP published on our website within a week.”

Distribution company

“We found out about the carbon plan requirement 3 days before our tender submission. I genuinely panicked.”

Construction MD

“I read the government guidance three times. I still don’t know what my Scope 3 emissions are or whether I need to include them.”

Haulage director

“The NHS just asked us for a Carbon Reduction Plan and I’d never even heard of it. Our bid is in 10 days.”

Facilities management

“We won the contract. The carbon reduction plan was the one thing that could have killed the bid.”

Engineering SME

“Consultant quoted me £3,800 plus VAT. I nearly fell off my chair. The contract I’m bidding for is worth £60k.”

Manufacturing owner

“Got told by the procurement team that without a carbon reduction plan our application would be automatically rejected.”

NHS supplier

“I’ve been bidding on public sector contracts for 8 years. I only found out about this requirement last month.”

Haulage owner

“What on earth is a tCO₂e? I’m a plasterer. I drive a van. I use electricity. Just tell me what to measure.”

Sole trader contractor

“Once you’ve done it the first time, updating it annually is straightforward. The hard part was just starting.”

Construction SME

“I thought it would take months. We had our CRP published on our website within a week.”

Distribution company

“I put our CarbonPass link in my email signature. Three people asked about it in the first month.”

Professional services director

“We supply 3 NHS trusts and no one has ever mentioned this to us. Is this new?”

Medical equipment supplier

“My biggest client wants to include my emissions in their supply chain report. I didn’t even know that was a thing.”

Packaging supplier

“It sat on my to-do list for 6 months. Then we lost a contract because we didn’t have one. Did it in a weekend.”

Logistics SME

“Got three quotes. Lowest was £1,800. Highest was £6,500. I run a small haulage firm, not a FTSE 500.”

Logistics owner

“We published our Carbon Reduction Plan before any competitors. Within a week, two clients mentioned it unprompted.”

IT services company

“Our main contractor just told us we’ll need a CRP to stay on their preferred supplier list from next year.”

Construction subcontractor

“Terms like Scope 3 and Net Zero feel intimidating when you’re busy trying to run a business.”

SME survey respondent

“I want my business to be known as one that did this early, not one that was dragged into it late.”

Engineering director

“I tried using the government template. It’s a .odt file. I couldn’t even open it.”

Trade business owner

“I put our CarbonPass link in my email signature. Three people asked about it in the first month.”

Professional services director

“We supply 3 NHS trusts and no one has ever mentioned this to us. Is this new?”

Medical equipment supplier

“My biggest client wants to include my emissions in their supply chain report. I didn’t even know that was a thing.”

Packaging supplier

“It sat on my to-do list for 6 months. Then we lost a contract because we didn’t have one. Did it in a weekend.”

Logistics SME

“Got three quotes. Lowest was £1,800. Highest was £6,500. I run a small haulage firm, not a FTSE 500.”

Logistics owner

“We published our Carbon Reduction Plan before any competitors. Within a week, two clients mentioned it unprompted.”

IT services company

“Our main contractor just told us we’ll need a CRP to stay on their preferred supplier list from next year.”

Construction subcontractor

“Terms like Scope 3 and Net Zero feel intimidating when you’re busy trying to run a business.”

SME survey respondent

“I want my business to be known as one that did this early, not one that was dragged into it late.”

Engineering director

“I tried using the government template. It’s a .odt file. I couldn’t even open it.”

Trade business owner
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