Scope
Reference
C430067
Description
Original UK4 Tender Notice: UK-2584
The Social Impact Framework provides a route to market for public sector organisations to commission services that improve social outcomes and address health inequalities.
It supports the commissioning of services that influence the wider determinants of health - the social and environmental factors that affect people’s wellbeing, such as housing, employment, education, community support and access to services.
The framework enables NHS organisations, Integrated Care Boards, local authorities and other public sector partners to identify organisations delivering these services and procure them in a fair and transparent way.
Rather than running a full procurement process each time a service is required, public bodies can use the framework to access organisations that have already been assessed and approved.
The framework is now approaching its first reopening, which will provide an opportunity for additional organisations to apply to join the framework.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £15,000,000 excluding VAT
- £18,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 8 December 2026 to 7 December 2027
- Possible extension to 7 December 2033
- 7 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services
- 85322000 - Community action programme
- 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
- 55521200 - Meal delivery service
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals
- 75231240 - Probation services
- 79611000 - Job search services
- 80340000 - Special education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80540000 - Environmental training services
- 85144000 - Residential health facilities services
- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85311100 - Welfare services for the elderly
- 85311200 - Welfare services for disabled people
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- 85312120 - Daycare services for disabled children and young people
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
- 85320000 - Social services
- 92534000 - Wildlife preservation services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 98133000 - Services furnished by social membership organisations
- 98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services
- 98330000 - Physical well-being services
- 98513310 - Home-help services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Engagement
Engagement deadline
22 April 2026
Engagement process description
The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EoECPH) has established the Social Impact Framework, which provides a clear and compliant route to market for public sector organisations, including NHS organisations, Integrated Care Boards, local authorities and other public bodies, to commission services that address health inequalities and the wider determinants of health.
The framework is now approaching its first reopening, which will provide an opportunity for additional organisations to apply to join the framework.
This pre-market engagement period is intended to help organisations understand the framework and prepare for the upcoming reopening. As the framework has already been established, this engagement is not intended to change the scope or structure of the procurement.
Instead, this engagement will help us to:
• Provide early information about the framework reopening and application process
• Support organisations that may wish to apply to the framework
• Offer an opportunity for suppliers to raise clarification questions ahead of the tender
• Ensure suppliers have access to consistent information before the reopening
This engagement is open to organisations of all sizes that deliver services aligned with the framework lots, including VCSE organisations, SMEs and larger providers.
This is not a formal tender or contract opportunity. Participation in this engagement is voluntary and will not provide any organisation with a competitive advantage in the procurement process.
Preliminary Market Engagement Process
Suppliers can submit clarification questions and engage with the pre-market engagement through the Atamis supplier portal:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
To access the engagement materials:
• Suppliers should register on the portal if they are not already registered.
• Search for the opportunity reference C430067 – Pre-Market Engagement – Social Impact Framework Reopening 1.
• Register interest in the opportunity to access the engagement materials.
Suppliers may submit clarification questions during this period. A consolidated set of responses will be published ahead of the framework reopening to ensure all suppliers have access to the same information.
Suppliers can contact the Atamis helpdesk at support-health@atamis.co.uk
or by calling 02922 809277 for technical assistance when accessing the portal.
This pre-market engagement will remain open until 17:00 on 22 April 2026.
Supplier Information Sessions
We will be hosting two virtual supplier information sessions to provide an overview of the Social Impact Framework and explain the upcoming reopening process. Each session will cover the same agenda, including:
• An introduction to the purpose of the framework
• An overview of the framework structure and service lots
• An explanation of how the tender process will work
• Guidance on preparing an application
Session 1:
11 March 2026 – 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/38825993990150?p=K5Xkgr9vKJHg2B9K1N
Session 2:
16 April 2026 – 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/31017212658011?p=kCcwsCXlc5BsbjurPm
To ensure transparency and equal access to information, recordings of the sessions will be published on the Hub’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@EOECPH-NHS
Organisations are welcome to attend either session. Both sessions will cover the same content.
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
11 May 2026
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXMB-9766-NLTH
Victoria House, Camlife, Cambridge Road
Fulbourn
CB21 5XA
United Kingdom
Contact name: Mandy Emery
Telephone: +44 1223 616361
Email: ssv_@eoecph.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.eoecph.nhs.uk
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Organisation type: Public authority - central government