Choosing the right framework is about more than products and services. It is about understanding the value, outcomes and wider benefits that a procurement solution can deliver to your organisation.
To make this easier, the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub has developed a set of framework theme icons. These icons highlight key areas of impact and help customers quickly identify frameworks that align with their priorities.
You will see these icons used across our framework portfolio, supporting a more consistent and transparent approach to communicating framework benefits.
Why we created the framework theme icons
Procurement frameworks often deliver benefits that extend beyond compliance and cost reduction. They can support workforce development, improve patient outcomes, strengthen sustainability, enable innovation and contribute to wider system priorities.
Our framework theme icons help demonstrate these broader outcomes. They provide a simple visual guide to the areas where a framework can add value, helping customers assess opportunities and make informed decisions.
The framework themes
Resilience and sustainability
Relates to frameworks that improve system resilience, continuity of supply, and environmental sustainability. It encompasses social value, carbon reduction, ethical sourcing, and strategies that safeguard long-term operational stability.
This icon highlights frameworks that help organisations build resilience while supporting sustainable procurement practices.
Value and savings
Focuses on delivering measurable financial benefit through competitive pricing, aggregated demand, and value-added commercial models. Frameworks under this theme demonstrate quantifiable cost savings and improved return on investment for member organisations.
This icon highlights frameworks that support financial value and measurable savings.
Compliance and assurance
Centred on providing confidence that procurement activity meets legal, regulatory, and policy requirements. Frameworks in this category ensure full compliance with the governing rules, governance standards, and audit expectations, reducing organisational risk.
This icon highlights frameworks that support safe, compliant and well-governed procurement activity.
Workforce and training
Applies where frameworks deliver workforce development, support capacity building, or offer access to skilled professionals and training. This theme focuses on frameworks that strengthen capability, retention, and professional growth across the system.
This icon highlights frameworks that help organisations develop and support their workforce.
Efficiency and productivity
Aims to streamline processes, reduce administrative burden, and enable faster, more effective procurement outcomes. Frameworks under this theme support resource optimisation, time savings, and process automation to enhance overall productivity.
This icon identifies frameworks that help organisations work more efficiently and make better use of resources.
Patient impact
Used for frameworks that have a direct or indirect influence on patient experience, safety, or care outcomes. It highlights procurement activity that enhances service quality, supports clinical effectiveness, or contributes to improved patient pathways.
This icon identifies frameworks that help support better outcomes for patients and service users.
System and strategic impact
Highlights how the framework supports regional or system-level objectives, collaboration, and integration. This theme applies where the framework contributes to Integrated Care System priorities, cross-organisational initiatives, or wider strategic outcomes beyond individual savings.
This icon identifies frameworks that deliver value beyond individual organisations and contribute to broader system goals.
Innovation and digital enablement
Showcases frameworks that introduce new technologies, modern delivery models, or innovative supplier approaches. These frameworks drive transformation through digital solutions, data insights, or pioneering service models that improve performance and outcomes.
This icon identifies frameworks that support innovation, transformation and digital advancement.
Supporting informed procurement decisions
The framework theme icons form part of our commitment to making procurement simpler, clearer and more outcome focused.
By highlighting the benefits and strategic value associated with each framework, the icons help customers quickly identify solutions that support their organisational objectives and deliver meaningful impact.
Find the right framework for your organisation
Explore our framework portfolio to discover solutions that support your priorities, whether you are seeking efficiencies, sustainability benefits, workforce support, innovation or improved outcomes.
If you would like guidance on selecting the most appropriate framework for your requirements, our team is here to help.