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Social Impact (Ref: 2025/S 000-076240)

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Start date: 08/12/2025End date: 11/12/2033

All of our frameworks have been designed to deliver real impact to the communities we serve.

Highlights

  • Co-designed with commissioners, local authorities, health inequalities leaders, potential suppliers and representatives from the voluntary sector, ensuring the framework reflects real challenges and the practical reality of delivering the support needed.
  • Aligned with Core20PLUS5, the 10 Year Health Plan, the National Procurement Policy Statement, the Plan for Change missions and statutory procurement requirements.
  • Supports system-wide priorities such as mental health, children and young people, carers and reducing health inequality, converting high-level ambitions into practical actions.
  • Over 200 VCSEs, SMEs and suppliers awarded across England, bringing an understanding of local nuances, established relationships and the ability to quickly adapt services as community needs evolve.
  • Strengthens local ecosystems by supporting smaller organisations, keeping investment within communities and building a more interconnected, resilient support system.
  • Designed around outcomes rather than rigid service models, enabling innovation, flexibility and person-centred delivery.

There is a clear shift underway in how healthcare will be delivered in the future: away from treating illness and toward preventing it, and from hospital-based care to support rooted in neighbourhoods and communities. The Social Impact Framework has been designed with this future in mind, recognising that health outcomes are shaped by far more than clinical care alone.

The Social Impact framework was developed to address a clear gap in the commissioning landscape. Community-based, preventative and social-impact-led services are essential for improving population health, yet they have traditionally been difficult to commission at scale.  

The framework was shaped through co-design with Contracting Authorities and suppliers, supported by market testing and stakeholder engagement. It provides a structured, national route to commission services across the wider determinants of health, from financial inclusion to carer support. It aligns with the 10 Year Health Plan, Core20PLUS5 strategy, the Better Care Fund (which is currently under review), the National Procurement Policy Statement, and the Procurement Act 2023, offering a compliant mechanism to support prevention, integration and place-based healthcare delivery.  

The Social Impact framework supports the needs of today whilst preparing for the future of the NHS: addressing the root causes of poor health so we can switch focus from treating ill health to preventing it. By working together to support our communities, we will turn our social value ambitions into real-world change. 

Choosing a Hub framework isn’t about ticking a box; it’s about unlocking better outcomes, faster.

Confidence from the start: Fully compliant, quality assured frameworks.

Save time and money: Streamlined routes to market reduce procurement costs and administrative burden.

Tailored to you: Award options that fit your timelines, service requirements and organisational context.

Impact that matters: Suppliers who understand the unique challenges of public and health sector organisations, delivering measurable value, efficiency and improved outcomes.

With every framework, you gain more than a contract. You gain a partner committed to strengthening your organisation and the communities you serve.

Procurement support, built around you

We offer a range of ways to work with us as a member, a framework user, a commissioning partner or through bespoke consultancy support:

Knowledge: Deep NHS and wider public procurement expertise supported by regional insight and national collaboration.

Support: Hands on guidance throughout the process, offering friendly, impartial advice whether you’re a member or engaging with us through another route.

Choice: A wide range of pre-qualified suppliers across multiple lots and service types.

Compliance: Fully aligned with the relevant regulations assured through robust governance.

Ease of Use: Templates, guidance and support that make procurement simple, smooth and efficient.

Value Beyond Cost: Our frameworks and services deliver more than savings they support better planning, reduced risk, operational improvement and measurable outcomes.

Multiple ways to partner: Join as a member, use our frameworks, commission standalone projects or access consultancy support.

Inclusive access: Any NHS and wider public sector organisation can use our frameworks free of charge.

Deep understanding: Strengthened by strong national partnerships.

Trusted expertise: built from supporting both members and non-member organisations across health and public sector settings.

A commitment to system wide improvement: helping organisations deliver better outcomes together.

Start date

08/12/2025

End date

07/12/2033

Extensions

Reopening 2026, 2027, 2029, 2031, 2033

Contract type

Open framework

Framework owner

East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub

ABI

1%

Award type

Direct award
Further competition

Lots

Lot 1: Voice, Influence and Representation Services;
Lot 2: VCSE System Leadership and Infrastructure Representation;
Lot 3: Children and Young People Services;
Lot 4: Domestic Abuse and Violence Support Services;
Lot 5: Employment Support and Skills for People Facing Barriers;
Lot 6: Green Health and Wellbeing Services;
Lot 7: Financial and Digital Inclusion Services;
Lot 8: Food Security and Access Services;
Lot 9: Housing Stability, Homelessness Prevention and Crisis Support Services;
Lot 10: Inclusion Health and Refugee/Migrant Wellbeing Services;
Lot 11: Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Services;
Lot 12: Physical Health and Wellbeing Services;
Lot 13: Offender Rehabilitation and Criminal Justice Support;
Lot 14: Post-16 Special Education and Life Skills Support for Young People with SEND
Lot 15: Social and Community Cohesion Services;
Lot 16: Supported Living Services;
Lot 17: Mobile Outreach and Community Access Services;
Lot 18: Carer Support and Respite Services;
Lot 19: Learning Disability and Autism Support Services
Lot 20: Tobacco Dependence Prevention and Treatment Services
Lot 21: Weight Management and Obesity Prevention Services;
Lot 22: Alcohol Harm Reduction Services;
Lot 23: Respiratory Health Improvement and Prevention Services

List of suppliers and awarded lots

More than 200 SMEs, VCSEs and suppliers have been awarded to the Social Impact framework. Get in touch for a the full list: [email protected].

Contact name

Mandy Emery

Contact email

[email protected]

Contact number

01223 616361
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