Running a social business with GLL

Purpose-Driven Procurement: Where possible, we prioritise suppliers whose services align with our values and social, environmental, and community goals.

Opportunities Across Diverse Service Areas: From facilities management and catering to office supplies and digital solutions, we offer a wide range of procurement opportunities.

Supportive Partnership Approach: We collaborate with suppliers to ensure mutual success, offering clear guidance, fair processes, and long-term relationship-building

Visibility and Impact: Partnering with GLL gives social enterprises the chance to scale their impact across our national network of centres and services

Commitment to Ethical and Inclusive Practices: We value suppliers who champion sustainability, inclusion, and fair employment practices – including a commitment to the Real Living Wage

For procurement opportunities with GLL, please contact:

Rob Jamieson

National Procurement Manager Robert.jamieson@GLL.ORG

The enterprise supplies ethically sourced, specialty-grade coffee through wholesale, retail, and on-the-go outlets, including cafés, offices, and hospitality venues nationwide.

GLL partners with Change Please as a wholesale coffee supplier, offering customers high-quality, sustainable coffee while supporting a meaningful social mission. This partnership helps create onward employment opportunities for trainees and delivers social impact across the UK.

Partnerships like this show how business and social purpose can thrive together, combining great products with positive change in local communities.

Yellow Submarine creates opportunities to help individuals build confidence, skills and life experience through social clubs, holidays and their unique traineeship programme.

Providing hands-on work experience for staff at the Windrush Leisure Centre café run by GLL Yellow Submarine are boosting life skills and future employability. They have 2 cafés, located in central Oxford and inside the Windrush Leisure Centre run by GLL, where they serve drinks, snacks and their award-winning baked goods.

Partnering with social enterprises like Yellow Submarine allows us to make a real impact in the community, promote inclusive employment and bring social purpose into everyday services.

What is a Social Business

Discover how social enterprises like GLL put people before profit and see if the business model works for you.

Social business support

From tailored programmes and events to masterclasses and additional support, see how we can support your social business.

Start Up to scale up
If you’re in South London or West Kent, find out how GLL’s business Start Up Service can support you.

Running a social business with GLL

Practical advice for starting and developing your business with our support, and opportunities for future and existing partners.

How we collaborate with others

See how we work with other social businesses to inspire your next move.

GLL spaces

Our spaces, your mission. See how you can use our spaces for your social business.