Sustainable procurement
A practical framework for better facilities decisions
Tide FM assesses products and suppliers across their full life, then connects that assessment to templates, policies, assessed products and on-site delivery.
What we assess
Eighteen decision factors
- Need and demand reduction
- Repair, reuse, refurbishment, sharing and hire
- Commercial performance
- Health and safety
- Materials and restricted substances
- Packaging
- Recycled and renewable content
- Durability and repairability
- Replacement parts
- Warranty
- Energy and water use
- End-of-life pathway
- Whole-of-life cost
- Supplier conduct
- Modern-slavery considerations
- Logistics efficiency
- Environmental claims
- Third-party evidence
Evidence we look for
Not a claim that every product holds these
- GECA
- Global GreenTag
- FSC / PEFC
- Energy Rating
- WELS
- Environmental Product Declarations
- Verified recycled content
- Product-level test data
These are examples of third-party data we accept when a supplier provides them. Individual product pages only list certificates actually attached to that listing. We do not treat “natural” as automatically harmless, non-toxic or sustainable.
How clients use this
Download the framework
Free public framework, sent to your email.
Buy editable templates
Policies, questionnaires and tender language packs.
Build a policy with us
A guided questionnaire. Tide FM issues the document.
Ask us to implement it
Tide FM runs procurement within your authority limits.
Request assessed products
Selected products with SDS and clear limitations.
Request an assessment
Have Tide FM assess a supplier or product for you.