--- title: "National Vaccination Appointments, Clinics and Scheduling (VACS)" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840378" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840378" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000840378.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000840378.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)" published: "2026-08-17" --- # National Vaccination Appointments, Clinics and Scheduling (VACS) Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840378 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840378) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000840378.json) ## Summary Public Services Delivery Scotland, the Common Services Agency, is exploring a national vaccination appointments, clinics and scheduling service. The proposed VACS solution would provide unified appointment and scheduling capabilities for vaccination programmes covering multiple diseases, while connecting seamlessly with Scotland’s wider digital health ecosystem. This is a health-sector digital services requirement, involving the design, supply or delivery of an integrated technology solution rather than clinical vaccination services. Delivery is intended to support services across Scotland. Suppliers with relevant public-sector health technology, appointment management, scheduling, integration and digital platform expertise may find the planned requirement relevant. This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer is testing the market and has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It plans to use the prior information exercise to understand available solutions, shape the scope of a future national procurement and obtain indicative costs. The planned procurement is a single lot for services, with an estimated future notice date of 31 March 2027. The buyer asks interested organisations to provide information in response to the PIN by 12:00 on Friday 18 September 2026. The process is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The classification is IT services (CPV 72000000). This will suit technology suppliers able to develop or provide a unified appointment and scheduling platform for large-scale vaccination programmes. Relevant preparation would include demonstrable capability in multi-disease or multi-service scheduling, clinic and appointment management, national-scale deployment, and reliable integration with wider digital health systems. Suppliers should be ready to explain how their solution connects with existing health-sector technology, supports different vaccination programmes and can operate as a coherent national service. Experience delivering secure, interoperable digital health services for public bodies would strengthen a future response. The market engagement is intended to help the buyer understand available solutions and likely costs before defining the procurement. ## Notice 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562498 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Postcode area | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH12 9EB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 17 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562498 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG562498&idx=1 17th August 2026 - PIN Document - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562498 National Vaccination Appointments, Clinics and Scheduling (VACS) - 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. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://publicservicesdelivery.scot/about/procurement/ - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=840378 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840378 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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