Case Study: From compliance to competitive edge, how Clinical Partners turned a carbon reduction plan into a strategy for growth.

Clinical Partners is one of the UK’s leading independent providers of mental health, autism, and ADHD services. With over 300 staff across 22 clinics, they work both privately and in partnership with the NHS, delivering care that meets NICE standards and makes a tangible difference to people’s lives.

Like many SMEs supplying the NHS, they faced a new challenge: creating a compliant Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) under PPN 06/21 (now PPN06). It’s a requirement for winning and keeping NHS contracts, but it’s rarely straightforward.

Measuring emissions (especially Scope 3), setting credible reduction targets, securing board buy-in, meeting publication rules, and keeping everything updated year-on-year takes time, resources, and expertise.
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For Clinical Partners, the stakes were clear. Without a strong CRP, they risked losing ground in a competitive NHS procurement environment. With one, they could strengthen their bid position, protect valuable contracts, and demonstrate their commitment to sustainability, just as they do to the care they provide.

Read here to understand how we took Clinical Partners on the journey at their pace and delivered results. We filled the expertise gap and created real momentum.