NHS 24, Scotland’s provider of national telehealth and telecare services, has named Capgemini as the “preferred bidder” to run its clinical applications and patient contact management services.

Scotland’s health advice service says contract with new services provider will be signed early next year. It said the appointment is part of a new IT infrastructure programme.

The technology and outsourcing services company will replace Clinical Solutions, which extended its telephone triage software, decision support and related services contract with NHS 24 for two years in March 2010.