National Vaccination Appointments, Clinics and Scheduling (VACS)
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
17 August 2026
Type
services
Overview
Public Services Delivery Scotland is exploring a unified national appointment and scheduling solution capable of supporting multi‑disease programmes and connecting seamlessly with Scotland’s wider digital health ecosystem. This PIN is being conducted to determine what solutions may be available, determine the scope of any future procurement to enable the delivery of a national solution, and to ascertain indicative costs.
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Public Services Delivery Scotland is looking for a national system to book vaccination appointments and manage clinics across Scotland, able to handle multiple diseases and link with existing digital health services.
Requirements
- Solution must support scheduling for multiple disease vaccination programmes
- Must integrate with Scotland’s digital health ecosystem (e.g., NHS Scotland systems)
- Provide evidence of capability to handle national‑scale appointment volumes
- Demonstrate compliance with relevant data protection and security standards (e.g., GDPR, NHS Information Governance)
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Design or supply a unified national appointment and scheduling platform for vaccination clinics
- Ensure seamless integration with existing Scottish digital health infrastructure
- Enable multi‑disease programme management within the system
- Produce a detailed scope and indicative cost model for a future full‑scale procurement
How to Read This Tender
- 1Read the PIN as an early market engagement – it’s not a request for a formal bid yet, so focus on capability statements
- 2Identify the mandatory technical capabilities (multi‑disease scheduling, integration, data security) and note where you need to provide evidence
- 3Check for any referenced standards or frameworks (e.g., NHS Digital standards) that will shape the later tender
- 4Look for deadlines and contact points – this stage often asks for expressions of interest or information rather than a full proposal
- 5Be aware that the buyer will use this information to shape the final contract, so clarity on your solution’s limits and costs is crucial
Tips for Small Businesses
- Highlight any existing partnerships or APIs that reduce integration effort – SMEs can leverage niche expertise
- Consider teaming with a larger IT integrator to meet national‑scale requirements while retaining a lead role
- Emphasise social value, such as improving vaccine access in remote Scottish communities, which is often scored in public sector contracts
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Capgemini
1 contract wonlatest 19 Aug 2026 - 2
Sword IT Solutions
1 contract wonlatest 12 May 2026 - 3
DataVita Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 12 May 2026 - 4
Care Opinion (Scotland) Limited
1 contract wonlatest 8 May 2026
Capgemini is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)Key Dates
Published
17 August 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
planning
Source
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