--- title: "Health Systems Support Framework: Provision of Digital Social Prescribing Solutions" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028eac" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-028eac" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028eac.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028eac.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2021-03-08" --- # Health Systems Support Framework: Provision of Digital Social Prescribing Solutions Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028eac [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-028eac) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028eac.json) ## Summary NHS England is conducting a tender for the "Health Systems Support Framework: Provision of Digital Social Prescribing Solutions" aimed at providing digital solutions for social prescribing, located across the UK. The procurement is currently at the Tender stage, with a contract value of £60 million. Bids can be submitted until 13 April 2021, followed by the award process set to begin on that same date, with the overall contract duration spanning four years. Interested suppliers must register on the Atamis portal to access additional details and submit their proposals. This procurement opportunity is well-suited for businesses specialising in software development, IT services, and digital health solutions, particularly those that can offer innovative social prescribing digital systems that meet the evolving requirements of NHS services. Companies with expertise in integration and consulting in health and social care sectors will find this framework an ideal platform to showcase their capabilities, potentially leading to growth within the public health market as the NHS continues to enhance personalised care through digital innovations. ## Notice The NHS is moving towards a more integrated model of care delivery through Integrated Care Systems (ICS). The Health Systems Support Framework (HSSF) was established to provide a mechanism for ICS and other health and social care organisations to access the support and services they need to transform how they deliver care. It focuses on specialist solutions that enable the digitisation of services and the use of data to drive proactive population heath management approaches across local and integrated provider teams.NHS England are inviting suppliers to bid for accreditation to a new Service Line within the Service Category of Patient Empowerment and Activation within the Health Systems Support Framework relating to the supply of services and software for social prescribing digital solutions.Further details, including a description of the services, is provided in the ITT documents available at the address above and Section IV : Complementary Information of this notice. ### Lot Information Lot 1 NHS England and NHS Improvement are inviting suppliers to bid for accreditation to a new Service Line within the Service Category of Patient Empowerment and Activation of the Health Systems Support Framework. A full description of all service lines is provided within the ITT documents.Background to the Service CategoryPersonalised care represents a new relationship between people, professionals and the health and care system. It shifts power and decision making to give people a voice, to be heard, to be connected to each other and their communities. The provision of social prescribing software, related solutions and services that help to deliver NHS Long Term Plan commitments, enable the NHS to provide the highest possible quality of safe and appropriately directed services at national, regional, local system, organisational and individual site levels. The Comprehensive Model for Personalised Care has been co-produced with people with lived experience and a wide range of stakeholders and brings together six evidence-based and inter-linked components, each of which is defined by a standard, replicable delivery model. One of the components is Social prescribing and community-based support. Social Prescribing Digital Systems & Services The social prescribing digital solutions marketplace is an emerging one, with considerable variability in system functionality and interoperability. In order to support more effective social prescribing by practitioners and improved client access to those services, the NHS England Personalised Care Group's "Digital Vision for Social Prescribing" has prioritised the identification of a core set of requirements for social prescribing digital solutions.This new HSSF Framework Service Line will enable health, local government and voluntary sector buyers to select and purchase digital solutions that will have been accredited as meeting a minimum set of core capabilities and compliance with national standards.Bidder EventNHS England Personal Care Group intend to hold a supplier webinar-based briefing event in support of this opportunity. Further information about the time and format of the event and how to register if you wish to attend will be issued via the Atamis portal. Renewal: The framework lot may be refreshed on its own or in line with the refresh of any other Service Lines within the scope of the HSSF in advance of the framework end date. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004546-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Mar 2021 | | Submission deadline | 13 Apr 2021 | | Future notice date | 1 Mar 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | TLE42 Leeds | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 48100000 - Industry specific software package - 48422000 - Software package suites - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services - 72224100 - System implementation planning services - 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services - 72260000 - Software-related services - 72261000 - Software support services - 72262000 - Software development services ## Release History - 8 Mar 2021 at 09:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004546-2021 - 29 Jan 2021 at 16:34 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001878-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://health.atamis.co.uk - https://www.england.nhs.uk/ - https://www.england.nhs.uk// ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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