The checker is free, needs no sign-up, and is based on NHS England's own guidance, checked on the date above.

1. How do you sell to the NHS?
2. What is your largest NHS contract worth each year?

Including VAT. If you're bidding, use the value in the tender.

3. What have you published on your website?
4. Does your carbon footprint cover all your Scope 3 emissions and any operations outside the UK?
5. Do you supply physical products to the NHS?

Answer all five questions to see your result. We don't ask for your name or email.

The NHS supplier timeline

WhenWhat the NHS asks
April 2022NHS tenders give at least 10% of the score to net zero and social value.
April 2023Contracts above £5 million a year need a Carbon Reduction Plan for UK Scope 1, 2 and five Scope 3 categories.
April 2024Every new procurement asks for something: a Carbon Reduction Plan at £5 million a year or more, a Net Zero Commitment below.
6 April 2026NHS Supply Chain tenders need Evergreen Level 1, including a PPN 006 Carbon Reduction Plan, at tender close.
1 April 2027Contracts of £5 million a year or more and all new frameworks need a global plan covering all relevant Scope 3.
April 2028Carbon footprints for individual products supplied to the NHS.
2030Suppliers only qualify for NHS contracts if they can show their progress through published progress reports and continued emissions reporting.

For the full picture, with what each document must contain and how to get ready for 2027, read our guide to NHS supplier net zero requirements.