Scope and Applicability

Environmental Management Assurance

This Part of the Standard sets out requirements for environmental management and associated assurance, and provides overarching objectives and principles that shall be complied with in meeting these requirements. Part 2 of this Standard provides guidance on establishing a means of compliance with the requirements for the management of environmental aspects that will drive reductions in negative environmental impacts and the optimisation of positive environmental impacts.

This Standard is tailorable in accordance with guidance in Part 2. It is the responsibility of the Authority to identify which Clauses shall apply to the scope of the contract. Where the Contractor is unable to fulfil a Clause, it is to engage with the Authority to agree or identify an alternative approach in meeting the requirement or for the Authority to adopt a proportional approach.

This Standard is to be applied to all PSS procured to meet diverse capabilities across all Defence domains and will therefore need to be tailored to reflect the needs of the PSS and contractual terms and conditions. The Authority will tailor the application of clauses and sub-clauses of this Standard or, in consultation with the Contractor, agree tailoring to reflect the following:

a) The scope of supply: the deliverable PSS and information.

b) The scope of analysis: all the environmental management activities to be undertaken, which apply to more than or less than, the scope of supply.

Tailoring shall be applied to capture the environmental management requirements for a specific PSS.

The scope of contract encompasses the scope of supply and scope of analysis. It is negotiated during the early phases of a project where the scope of supply and the scope of analysis are determined. For the PSS identified in the scope of supply, the scope of analysis may be applied through-life. The scope of analysis may be greater than that applied to the scope of supply, e.g. where interfacing and integration with other PSS is required. In some cases, the scope of analysis may be less than the scope of supply, e.g. where equipment that has an Environmental Case is to be reused in a different operating environment.

This Standard provides the framework for the Contractor’s organisation to direct and control its environmental management activities, including the organisational structure, processes, procedures, techniques, methodologies, ethical behaviours, and ethos in order to deliver sound environmental management for the PSS contract.

Notes:

1. The guidance in Part 2 helps to analyse the different circumstances which can arise and to provide rationale for compliance with this Standard, as well as proportionality guidance.

2. If the Contract does not include provision of services or products through-life by the Contractor, then the clauses contained in “Clause 8 – Environmental Management Responsibilities - In-Service” will not be applicable.

3. The clauses can be tailored at a more detailed level, depending on the scope of contract, standards or the approach to legislation or policy in a particular sector. Tailoring will be initially conducted by the Authority. Tailoring can be proposed by Contractor, but the Authority must approve all proposals; Tailoring must also reflect the relevant specific domain regulatory requirements and regulatory arrangements.

4. This Standard is not intended to be applied to consultancy contracts for independent environmental audit services or manpower substitution services.

5. The introduction of scope of supply is intended to identify what is delivered and not delivered (including a service) to the Authority.

6. This Standard intends to cover a broad range of contractual scenarios, including contracts providing support to operations; for example, a PSS delivered and maintained by Contractors in an operational environment. For all PSS to which this Standard applies, the Authority then Duty Holder (post equipment handover) will retain responsibility for operational risk management and would be accountable for environmental protection requirements.

7. All PSS encompassed in the scope of analysis and/or scope of supply are expected to be legally compliant and evidenced as such.