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title: "Pre Market Consultation for Primary and Community Care"
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# Pre Market Consultation for Primary and Community Care

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-consultation-for-primary-and-community-care-ocds-h6vhtk-05cf33). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), on behalf of NHS Scotland, is conducting a market engagement exercise to explore potential digital solutions that could support the management of Primary and Community Care (PaCC). The purpose of this Preliminary Market Consultation is to gather accurate and up-to-date information from the market to:

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-nation-GB-FTS-115937)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05cf33`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-consultation-for-primary-and-community-care-ocds-h6vhtk-05cf33#tl-md)

## Description
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), on behalf of NHS Scotland, is conducting a market engagement exercise to explore potential digital solutions that could support the management of Primary and Community Care (PaCC).
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Consultation is to gather accurate and up-to-date information from the market to:
Identify proven contract and technical migration strategies and implementation approaches and system enhancements that align with the needs of Primary and Community Care, as outlined in this document.
Confirm the presence of willing suppliers who will be expected to provide a managed service for all PaCC applications for a yet to be defined period of multiple years, post go-live.
Obtain indicative information on estimated implementation timelines, approximate costs, and estimated ongoing support charges for proposed solutions.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066466-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-17T15:22:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-02T07:41:19.739Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05cf33