Media Centre Jobs Library FAQs Pay my account One Planet Prosperity Regulations Flooding Sectors Environment About us Contact Quick Links You are here: Home > About us > Working with you Working with you Our role is to work with others to protect and improve Scotland’s environment and our aim is to be an excellent regulator and an influential and respected authority on the environment. To help achieve this, we have set out how we will work with you and what you can expect from us. Our service charter Violence and aggression zero tolerance statement Procurement Making a complaint Our Service Charter We will be: Courteous – dealing with you with courtesy and integrity at all times Accessible – we will make it easy for you to access our services and information Understanding – we will try to understand your business needs so as to appreciate issues from your perspective Good partners – we will work with you to help you protect and improve the environment Constantly improving – we will regularly review our performance, listening to and learning from you Accurate – we will strive to get it right first time and will act promptly Good communicators – we will express ourselves simply, clearly and within agreed timescales Fair – we will apply the law fairly and consistently and provide a proportionate enforcement response Competent – our staff will be well-trained and equipped with the right knowledge and skills Secure – we will protect the privileged information we hold Expert – we will be an influential and respected source of environmental data and information We rely on the people of Scotland to engage with us – as customers and partners of SEPA, you too can play your part and help us achieve our aims. Please contact us if we have provided a good service; if we have fallen short of your expectations; or to suggest improvements we should make. Violence and aggression zero tolerance statement We are committed to providing a high-quality of service to our customers and stakeholders at all times, and the level of service you can expect from us is stated in our Service Charter. We understand that in some circumstances our service may not meet with your expectations. However, we take any and all instances of our staff being treated in an abusive or violent way very seriously. We have a zero tolerance approach towards such behaviour whether out in the field, in an office environment or over the phone. Our statement is as follows: SEPA has a zero tolerance of any and all acts of violence and aggression towards our staff The safety and well-being of our people is our number one concern. They have the right to do their jobs without being physically or verbally abused. If you are aggressive, abusive, or behave violently towards a member of our staff we will take action. This may include reporting to the Police. Treat our staff courteously; they will do their best to help you. Thank you. What we expect from you when having contact with us When having direct contact with a member of our staff, don’t threaten or use physical violence, verbal abuse or harassment towards them. Where staff feel threatened, we will report these incidents to the police. When speaking to members of staff over the telephone, you should be courteous. If the call handler considers the caller to be aggressive, abusive or offensive, they have the right to end the call if the behaviour persists. We expect that any written correspondence, either via email, letter or social media to be courteous and sticks to the matter at hand. We will take action where we receive correspondence that contains abusive, threatening or offensive statements or bad language. Procurement Information for SEPA’s suppliers on our response to Coronavirus can be found on our website. SEPA seeks to deliver best practice procurement and contract management which drives maximum value for money. Improvements we are making to SEPAs procurement can be found in our Procurement operating plan 2019-2021 which serves as our Procurement Strategy for the purpose of the Procurement Reform Scotland Act 2014. For the majority of contracts under £15,000 including VAT SEPA contract on a set of Standard Terms and Conditions. Complex and high value contracts often require bespoke terms and conditions. We advertise all our requirements exceeding the EC Public Procurement Directive thresholds in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)via the Public Contracts Scotland portal. In addition, adverts for forthcoming contracts which fall below the EU threshold can be viewed on the Public Contracts Scotland portal. Information from our Contract Register, detailing current contracts and those awarded in the current financial year, can be found here. We continue work to recover information following the cyber attack on our organisation, consequently this contracts register could be subject to change. You can also read the Procurement Annual Report 2019-2020 for more information on our revenue and capital expenditure for the financial year. SEPA is a member of the Supplier Development Programme in Scotland. The Supplier Development Programme offers free expert training, support and information to help you win work and grow your business. Registration is quick and easy. Please contact us if you have any enquiries or wish to give feedback. Making a complaint If you wish to make a complaint about the service you have received, please contact us. 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