Minimum Purchasing Standards Summary

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

We are committed to prioritising sourcing from UK farmers and producers, emphasising heritage, seasonal, and locally sourced ingredients, as well as those with third-party welfare, quality, and sustainability certifications. Our focus is on working with producers who employ sustainable agricultural and manufacturing practices to build a healthy, resilient food system, aligned with the Menus of Change Principles.

Our supply chain strategy prioritises local ingredients and producers, followed by regional (South of England) and national (UK) suppliers, ensuring an optimal balance between locality and sustainability. Special consideration is given to the carbon footprint, particularly when comparing products grown in UK greenhouses to those cultivated under natural sunlight in warmer climates, while adhering to sustainable agricultural and manufacturing standards.

Bars & Dining/Greenlands/Hospitality

Product Area	Minimum Standard (s) for External Sourcing	UoR Sourced?	Notes/Next Steps
Fruit and Vegetables	UK Seasonal, Leaf Fairtrade for Exotic Fruit*	Some fruit & herbs	Leaf being introduced in forthcoming tender, Fruit seasonal from Nat. Fruit Collection. Herbs from Campus.
Chillis	Aiming towards 50% UK	N/a	Prioritising UK produce
Beef	UK RSCPA Approved	95%	Most Beef internally sourced, some cooked beef externally.
Pork (Excluding Bacon)	UK Organic	N/A
Bacon	UK Free Range	N/A
Duck	UK Free Range	N/A
Chicken	UK Red Tractor	N/A	Moving to Free range, in progress.
Lamb	UK Red Tractor	50%	Moving to Free range. UoR Lamb sourced seasonally
Eggs	UK Free range	50%	UoR Eggs when available
Fish & Seafood	MSC/ASC	N/A	Category 1, 2 and 3 only on Good Fish Guide
Cocoa, Sugar	Fairtrade or UK Produced	N/A
Coffee & Tea	Organic & Fairtrade	N/a	Bars selling tea produced by social enterprises
Charcoal	UK Only	N/A	UK Sustainably sourced only
Beer	Locally Sourced	N/A	Majority locally sourced using CAMRA definition
Cider	Regionally Sourced	N/A	Majority of sourcing regional across South of England.
Dairy	UK produced or D.O.P.	See note	Looking to increase amount of locally sourced Cheese
Milk	Organic	See note	Aspiring to source milk from UoR farms
Grains	Locally and regionally sourced	N/a	Sourced from Doves, Wildfarmed & Shipton Mill
Pasta	50% UK sourced	N/a	Sourced from The Yorkshire Pasta Company & Cornwall Pasta Co. Looking to increase organic certification.
Wines	Under Review	N/A	Sourcing 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 Out	N/A	Working 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 Area	Minimum Standard (s) for External Sourcing	UoR Sourced?	Notes/Next Steps
Eggs	UK Free range	50%	UoR Eggs
Cocoa, Sugar	Fairtrade or UK Produced	n/a
Coffee & Tea	Organic & Fairtrade	N/a	Looking to source UK grown tea
Fruit & vegetables	UK Seasonal, Sustainably sourced bananas	n/a	Chiquita bananas
Beef	Phasing to UK sourced	0%	Working to remove finished meal items which currently aren’t UK sourced
Pork (Excluding Bacon)	UK Red Tractor	n/a
Bacon	UK RSPCA Assured
Duck	UK sourced	n/a
Chicken	Pre-packed Sandwiches some UK sourced	n/a	Working with suppliers to increase the number of items including only UK sourced
Fish & seafood	Category 1, 2 and 3 only on Good Fish Guide	n/a
Beer	Locally sourced options available	n/a
Cider	Regionally sourced	n/a
Dairy	UK produced or D.O.P.	See note	Looking to increase amount of locally sourced Cheese
Milk	Organic		Aspiring to source milk from UoR farms
Ice cream	Locally sourced		B Corp, Carbon negative supplier
Wines	Under review	n/a	Sourcing locally and working to implement standards across non-UK wines. Park House local only
Palm oil	Phasing out	n/a	Not purchased and currently reviewing/working with supply chain for hidden sources
Soya – Animal Feeds*	Phasing out	n/a	Working with supply chains to remove Soya feeds within supply chain
Disposable packaging	Pre-packed sandwiches phasing out plastic, plastic free by the end of 2022	n/a
Cleaning chemicals	Ecologo and Ecolable accredited	n/a	Most 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