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Pre-Market Engagement - Social Impact Framework Reopening 1
AI Summary
The East of England NHS Collaborative Hub, operating through West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, has opened a pre‑market engagement for the first reopening of the Social Impact Framework. This framework is a dedicated route to market that allows public‑sector organisations—including NHS organisations, Integrated Care Boards, local authorities and other partners—to commission services that advance social outcomes and tackle health inequalities. Rather than launching a new procurement each time, the framework gives buyers access to a pool of pre‑assessed and approved suppliers who provide services that influence the wider determinants of health, such as housing, employment, education, community support and access to essential services.
During the reopening, suppliers of a broad range of community‑focused services may apply to join the framework. The CPV categories covered include health and social work, psychiatric hospital care, community action programmes, green‑area planting and maintenance, meal delivery, probation and rehabilitation, job search support, special and adult education, training, welfare services for the elderly, disabled people and children, childcare for disabled children, guidance and counselling, rehabilitation, wildlife preservation, civic betterment and physical well‑being services, and home‑help. The engagement period is open to providers of any size, including SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, and offers an opportunity to ask clarifying questions and receive consolidated responses before the formal tender stage.
To be eligible, organisations must meet the Social Impact Framework’s criteria for improving health outcomes through services that address the wider determinants of health.
Description
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.
Estimated date of publication of contract notice: 2026-05-11T23:59:59+01:00
Contract location: UK
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.
Lot: 1
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: En