Purchasing Standards

Minimum Purchasing Standards Summary

This is not exhaustive but illustrates the overall approach to different product areas.

We are committed to source as much as possible from the UK Farmers and Producers. Products sourcing should take into account locality prioritising local sources, then regional (South of England), then National (UK). Care should be taken around the carbon footprint of products grown under glass in the UK vs. the sun in warmer climates.

Bars & Dining/Greenlands/Hospitality

Product AreaMinimum Standard (s) for External SourcingUoR Sourced?Notes/Next Steps
Fruit and VegetablesUK Seasonal, Leaf
Fairtrade for Exotic Fruit*		Some fruit & herbsLeaf being introduced in forthcoming tender, Fruit seasonal from Nat. Fruit Collection. Herbs from Campus.
ChillisAiming towards 50% UKN/aPrioritising UK produce
Beef UK RSCPA Approved 95%
Most Beef internally sourced, some cooked beef externally.
Pork (Excluding Bacon)UK OrganicN/A
BaconUK Free RangeN/A
DuckUK Free RangeN/A
ChickenUK Red TractorN/AMoving to Free range, in progress.
LambUK Red Tractor50%Moving to Free range. UoR Lamb sourced seasonally
EggsUK Free range
50%
UoR Eggs when available

Fish & SeafoodMSC/ASCN/ACategory 1, 2 and 3 only on Good Fish Guide
Cocoa, SugarFairtrade or UK ProducedN/A
Coffee & TeaOrganic & FairtradeN/aBars selling tea produced by social enterprises
CharcoalUK Only
N/AUK Sustainably sourced only

BeerLocally SourcedN/AMajority locally sourced using CAMRA definition
CiderRegionally SourcedN/AMajority of sourcing regional across South of England.
DairyUK produced or D.O.P.See noteLooking to increase amount of locally sourced Cheese
MilkOrganicSee noteAspiring to source milk from UoR farms
GrainsLocally and regionally sourcedN/a
Sourced from Doves, Wildfarmed & Shipton Mill
Pasta50% UK sourcedN/aSourced from The Yorkshire Pasta Company & Cornwall Pasta Co. Looking to increase organic certification.
WinesUnder ReviewN/ASourcing locally and working to implement standards across non-UK wines. Park House local only.
Palm Oil
Phasing Not purchased and currently reviewing/working with supply chain for hidden sources.
Soya – Animal Feeds*Phasing OutN/AWorking with supply chains to remove Soya feeds within supply chain

*applies to products from countries outside of UK, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.

Retail & Delivered Catering

Product AreaMinimum Standard (s) for External SourcingUoR Sourced?Notes/Next Steps
EggsUK Free range
50%
UoR Eggs

Cocoa, SugarFairtrade or UK Producedn/a
Coffee & TeaOrganic & FairtradeN/aLooking to source UK grown tea
Fruit & vegetablesUK Seasonal, Sustainably sourced bananasn/aChiquita bananas
BeefPhasing to UK sourced0%Working to remove finished meal items which currently aren’t UK sourced
Pork (Excluding Bacon)UK Red Tractorn/a
BaconUK RSPCA Assured
DuckUK sourcedn/a
ChickenPre-packed Sandwiches some UK sourcedn/aWorking with suppliers to increase the number of items including only UK sourced
Fish & seafoodCategory 1, 2 and 3 only on Good Fish Guiden/a
BeerLocally sourced options availablen/a
CiderRegionally sourcedn/a
DairyUK produced or D.O.P.See noteLooking to increase amount of locally sourced Cheese
MilkOrganicAspiring to source milk from UoR farms
Ice creamLocally sourcedB Corp, Carbon negative supplier
WinesUnder reviewn/aSourcing locally and working to implement standards across non-UK wines. Park House local only
Palm oilPhasing outn/aNot purchased and currently reviewing/working with supply chain for hidden sources
Soya – Animal Feeds*Phasing outn/aWorking with supply chains to remove Soya feeds within supply chain
Disposable packagingPre-packed sandwiches phasing out plastic, plastic free by the end of 2022n/a
Cleaning chemicalsEcologo and Ecolable accreditedn/aMost of the products are biotechnology based. For products that don’t use biotechnology, they only use green chemicals that have the lowest environmental and health impacts