Public sector

Social housing

We work with over 30 major social housing providers to manage their utilities.

Energy prices have risen substantially over the past few years, meaning shorter-term contracts have been subject to significant price hikes. Working in partnership with Procurement for Housing (PfH), we have a tailored buying strategy for housing associations and can advise on Section 20 dispensation to give you more flexibility.

Inspired can also support your net zero journey and find ways to reduce your energy costs and consumption.

Learn more about our work in the social housing sector

Blue light services

Blue light services support those who need help the most – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Meanwhile, this sector must still navigate budget demands, compliance requirements and the government’s decarbonisation targets.

Inspired can offer blue light service providers comprehensive support with cutting down their energy costs and carbon footprint, reducing their consumption and remaining compliant in the surrounding regulatory landscape.

Education

Education providers such as schools, colleges and universities make their energy and sustainability decisions against funding constraints, diverse building portfolios, government targets and continuously evolving reporting requirements, such as Climate Action Plans.

Inspired supports over 260 educational establishments in navigating this landscape and making their energy and sustainability ambitions a reality – including effective energy procurement, efficiency solutions and cost control.

View our range of Public Sector Compliant framework guides.

Health and the NHS

To support mandatory Green Plans, as well as reduce spend, NHS England require each Trust to find ways to reduce their carbon footprint. With the introduction of much stricter rules and accountability for lack of progress, Trusts need a credible partner at their side to ensure their energy management and sustainability efforts comply with NHS net-zero targets and the NHS Standard Contract.

We advise almost 30% of all NHS Trusts, giving us the insight and experience to help them develop sustainability plans, meet carbon reduction targets and identify saving opportunities across their Trust. We have also produced more NHS Green Plans than any other provider, securing an 11% market share. Download NHS Sustainability Reporting Guide.

Central and local government

From key policy decisions to setting legal and local targets to delivering services daily lives rely on, central and local government are some of the cornerstones of societal decarbonisation.

However, realising short- and long-term energy and sustainability ambitions alike across large, diverse estates, against budgetary considerations and amidst a continuously evolving regulatory landscape is a major undertaking.

Inspired offers comprehensive support to government agencies for all their energy and sustainability requirements, including strategic energy procurement, cost control, carbon reduction and energy efficiency solutions.

Voluntary and Community Services

Voluntary & Community Services create vital support and awareness amidst budgetary limitations and growing competition for funding opportunities.

Inspired can offer comprehensive support to Voluntary & Community Services with reducing their energy consumption, cutting down their costs and carbon footprint and remaining compliant in the surrounding regulatory landscape.

This way these organisations can focus instead on their first priority – supporting their communities.

Learn more about Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP)