NHS National Services Scotland has published a prior information notice for the procurement of a digital cognitive behaviour therapy multi-treatment platform.
The agency aims to procure a digital solution to support self-management CBT digital therapeutic treatments across areas including depression, anxiety, OCD, panic attacks and other similar disorders.
NSS has outlined several key deliverables of the platform, including the ability to offer tailored treatment for various conditions “across a range of demographic groups, including young people and older adults” in order to “ensure the maximum effectiveness”.
The contract is said to take place over a period of 36 months with the potential to extend for an overall duration of 84 months, and has an overall value of up to £5.6 million. Interested suppliers are asked to submit their bids no later than 14 January 2026 at 12:00, outlining key information, such as a brief summary of how their solution might provide community and social benefits.
Earlier this year, NSS launched a market research exercise, looking for a new national sexual health system to potentially replace their existing solution. This included the release of a questionnaire, which encouraged interested suppliers to submit responses that described their solutions and what makes them a suitable fit. They were also looking for a solution that provides full EPR functionality and supports a range of integrated sexual health services.
Investing in digital transformation across Scotland: the wider trend
The digital health and care directorate in Scotland recently issued an update for 2025/26 on its national digital health and care strategy delivery plan, pointing to current status and anticipated delivery dates for work across digital access, inclusion, services, foundations and skills.
The Scottish Government announced plans to make an £85 million investment in frontline frailty services, with the aim to expand the Hospital at Home service to 2,000 beds by December 2026 and introduce frailty services in every A&E department by the end of summer 2025. The planned expansion of the service will reportedly see the programme meet 20 percent of Scotland’s NHS bed base.
Last year, HTN’s special report examined the landscape of digital healthcare in Scotland now at present and for the future, as well as speaking to representatives from the Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland and Scotland’s Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre, to hear their views on projects and priorities.
