AQW 30408/22-27

Mr John Blair
Alliance Party
South Antrim

Tabled Date: 05/09/2025
Answered On Date: 17/09/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail what steps are being taken to ensure public procurement supports environmentally sustainable outcomes.

Answer:

ANSWER

A number of actions and policies ensure public procurement supports environmentally sustainable outcomes.

See links below:

Public Procurement Policy Statement,

Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 01/21 - Social Value in Procurement

Social Value Strategy

Construction Procurement Toolkit

In addition, the Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), Construction Division has been advising clients to consider requiring buildings to achieve certification / standards such as:

Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) (New Buildings: BREEAM Excellent rating, but with an Outstanding rating on energy conservation credits)

Passivhaus certification

Net Zero Carbon Building Standards

My department will continue to support sustainable strategies and targets as they develop and include these in procurement strategies.