Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 23 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the approach taken by other UK administrations in relation to GP clinical IT systems, including any decisions to move away from Vision-based systems.
The GPIT procurement was undertaken through a formal, competitive procurement process led by National Services Scotland (now Public Services Delivery Scotland), in line with European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) requirements.
Three suppliers met the criteria for inclusion on the Scottish GP IT framework :Cegedim/INPS (Vision), Optum (EMIS) and Microtest/EVA Technologies. However, Microtest withdrew from the framework in 2021 and EMIS withdrew in 2022. As a result, Vision became the only remaining supplier on the framework and is currently the only GP clinical system available through that national procurement arrangement.