Ordering stationery for office use

You should only use stationery when absolutely necessary.

By using digital or electronic options where possible, rather than relying on paper documents, it reduces costs and helps our aim to achieve net zero.

Before ordering and using stationery, you should try to use a digital option, such as:

• Microsoft 365 tools, such as OneNote for notes and Planner for actions  
• whiteboard, Teams, live document sharing and polls for collaboration  
• electronic versions of case files and information 
• data forge for sending letters

Paper is provided for office printers.

If you still need to use stationery

If you cannot work in this way, you can buy equipment from Banner, our mandated supplier. This should be a last resort and will need the permission of the service budget holder. You can find the Banner punch-out in the Procurement area on My Oracle.

Frequent small cost stationary orders can significantly increase CO2 emissions. A minimum order of £50 should be used as a guide. However, do not to order more than necessary, which is wasteful and increases costs.