The NHS England Health Systems Support Framework (HSSF) was created to support Population Health Management and the delivery of integrated care.
It provides the NHS and its partners with access to an extensive network of accredited third-party suppliers with expertise in essential support services ranging from digital infrastructure and advanced analytics, to system transformation and tools to support self-management and the personalisation of care. The scope of the HSSF is limited to non-clinical services and those that do not involve the direct provision of patient care.
NHS and partner organisations can use the Framework to:
- Engage with suppliers to inform planning and resourcing assumptions before going to market.
- Procure support services via an NHSEI quality-assured route.
The advantages of using the HSSF to procure support services are:
- Improved outcomes. The expertise of our suppliers is assessed by NHS subject matter experts before they are allowed onto the Framework. NHS organisations and their partners can therefore be confident that they will be able to access the right support solutions.
- Higher quality. Our bespoke contracts enable the application of key standards in areas such as Intellectual Property, Information Governance and Data Protection.
- More choice. Get direct access to a range of smaller niche suppliers offering innovative solutions.
- Save time. Using a Framework of suppliers whose capabilities have already been assessed by NHS England means that support can often be accessed more quickly than it would through a local procurement.
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Date: 30 May