Case Study: Balfour Beatty strengthens procurement strategy with Action Sustainability

Balfour Beatty Strengthens Future Procurement Strategies through ITT Question Review

Balfour Beatty, a major construction company, sought to refine its procurement strategies by ensuring its Invitation to Tender (ITT) questions were effectively shaped by the RAG ratings from its sustainability heatmap. They engaged Action Sustainability to review and develop these questions to create more nuanced supplier evaluations for tenders of varying values across different project categories.

Action Sustainability addressed this by reviewing existing questions, developing a new suite with detailed model answers, and refining them through a stakeholder workshop. The final question sets, integrated into Balfour Beatty's e-procurement system, allowed for qualitative supplier responses aligned to key sustainability areas. This provided the procurement team with a clear guide to evaluate supply chain commitments, thereby strengthening the company's future procurement strategies.

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