Climate Contract Playbook Edition 3
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A public body is a body, organisation or agency that is financed by a form of government, acts independently of it and has the responsibility to report key data, evidence, facts, statistics, to the government and is accountable for their role, responsibility and objectives. Conditions relating to the performance of a contract must be linked to the subject- matter of the contract. Most public authorities in the UK have declared a climate change emergency 9 and are working towards a net zero position. Therefore, whilst not certain we would envisage that the required link could be made. However, if this point was challenged by a bidder it may be deemed to place a blanket requirement upon a contractor to offer volunteer placements because the clause is very broad brush and open ended. In practice bidders may not object to this obligation and may simply take a view of it as part of the overall package to be delivered if they wish to secure the contract. However, if they do query the basis for imposing this requirement, the authority would be required to justify it.
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Invitation to Tender Letter Contractor’s Obligations 1.1
The Contractor undertakes to implement a scheme under which it shall ensure that the following volunteers a) retirees b) job hunters c) students d) stay-at-home parents e) former prisoners, are involved in environmental work directly linked to the subject matter of the contract [for two months per year] (period will be determined by length of contract). The Contractor shall utilise a number of volunteers equivalent to at least [10]% of the number of its employees which are assigned to this contract (minimum one volunteer). The Contractor shall cover the expenses incurred by the volunteers to undertake the work. The Contractor shall be responsible for advertising these volunteering opportunities.
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Additional Definitions “ Environmental work ” means work that will improve the local or national environment or ecology including but not limited to, tree planting projects, clearing and rewilding derelict land, habitat creation, or projects to install energy efficiency measures.
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