PPN 006 and NHS 2024 CRP format
Your Carbon Reduction Plan, done in 15 minutes.
Answer simple questions about your energy, travel and waste. We calculate your footprint with the UK Government conversion factors for your reporting year and produce a complete plan in the official format, ready to sign and publish.
Your organisation
Must be 2050 or earlier.
We have UK Government conversion factors for 2025 and 2026. A financial year runs April to March and uses the factors for the year it starts in. PPN 006 fails a plan whose reporting period falls more than 18 months before the tender notice is published, unless you explain why, so use your most recent full year.
How it compares
| Option | Price | Calculations done for you | Official format |
|---|---|---|---|
| CarbonPrice.co.uk builder | £99, no VAT | Yes, official UK factors | Yes |
| Free government template | £0 | No, you do the maths | Yes |
| Online generators | Usually more, plus VAT | Yes | Yes |
| Consultancy | Usually more, plus VAT | Yes | Yes |
What the rules require
- A commitment to net zero by 2050 at the latest
- Baseline and current emissions in tonnes of CO2e
- All Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, plus Scope 3 categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9
- UK Government conversion factors for every calculation
- Reduction targets and the environmental measures you have in place
- A declaration signed by a director or equivalent, with the date
- The date your board (or equivalent management body) approved it
- Publication on your UK website, linked prominently from your homepage
- An update at least once a year
Coming April 2027
NHS contracts below £5m will need a full plan
NHS England’s 2027 requirements replace the short Net Zero Commitment for contracts below £5 million a year (above the procurement thresholds) with a Carbon Reduction Plan covering Scope 1, Scope 2 and five Scope 3 categories, approved by your board (or a director if you have no board) and published on your website. They apply to procurements starting on or after 1 April 2027.
Build yours now ›Questions
Who needs a Carbon Reduction Plan?
Suppliers bidding for central government contracts worth more than £5 million a year (including VAT) must submit one under Procurement Policy Note 006, which applies to procurements advertised on or after 24 February 2025 (earlier procurements follow PPN 06/21). NHS suppliers need one too: NHS contracts above £5 million a year already require one, and from 1 April 2027 contracts below £5 million a year (above the procurement thresholds) require a Carbon Reduction Plan in the same format, replacing the shorter Net Zero Commitment. From April 2027, NHS contracts of £5 million a year or more need the fuller 2027 NHS plan, which covers global emissions and all relevant Scope 3 categories.
What must a Carbon Reduction Plan include?
A commitment to net zero by 2050 or earlier, baseline and current emissions for all of Scope 1 and Scope 2 (including any heat or steam you buy and refrigerant gas lost from air conditioning) and five Scope 3 categories (upstream transport, waste, business travel, employee commuting and downstream transport), reduction targets, the environmental management measures you have in place (plus any planned ones), and a declaration signed by a director, with the sign-off date and the date your board approved it. It must be published on your UK website.
Does my Carbon Reduction Plan need to be audited?
No. The GOV.UK technical standard says there is no requirement to have your carbon footprint audited. Emissions must be calculated with the UK Government conversion factors, and this builder uses the set for your reporting year.
How often do I need to update it?
The guidance says the plan should be updated regularly, at least annually, and reviewed within six months of your financial year end. Your purchase includes free edits for 12 months.
What if we have never measured our emissions?
That is fine. The official guidance says to state that you have not previously reported emissions and use your first reporting period as your baseline. The builder does this for you.
How much does it cost?
This builder is £99 one-off with no VAT added. Online generators and consultancies usually charge more and add VAT.
Sources: GOV.UK: PPN 006 technical standard for completion of Carbon Reduction Plans; GOV.UK: PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan template; GOV.UK: PPN 006 guidance on conditions of participation; NHS England: 2027 NHS Carbon Reduction Plan requirements; GOV.UK: Greenhouse gas reporting conversion factors 2025; GOV.UK: Greenhouse gas reporting conversion factors 2026. Template wording and conversion factors are Crown copyright, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This builder is not affiliated with the government or the NHS.