PCTI, the ten-year-old company behind DOCMAN document management software, was named the singly procured provider for all 1,100 general practices, at the end of a seven-month tendering process managed by OJEC.
The Yorkshire-based company, which has cornered 25 per cent of the UK market in its field, will now supply and install DOCMAN to all Scottish practices applying for funding from their respective NHS boards.
It will also be responsible for training staff to maximise the system's potential for creating the paperless practice.
PCTI beat stiff competition from other leading document management service providers to win the prestigious five-year contract, with a two-year 'plus to extension' and yearly maintenance agreements worth at least a further £1.5million.
CSA's William Edwards said: "Of the 40 companies worldwide that applied for the contract PCTI was favoured because its DOCMAN software demonstrated that it could most certainly add value, and support general practice in delivering its objectives."
"PCTI has also demonstrated its commitment to Scottish GPs using its services and software by forming a strategic partnership with Kilmarnock-based Microtech, enabling a permanent presence in Scotland since 2001."
Speaking after the Common Services Agency's (CSA's) presentation of the framework agreement to Scotland's 15 Health Boards and Trusts, PCTI director Guy Bridgewater said: "The swiftness of the tendering process, which would usually take nine to 18 months, is an indication of NHS Scotland's commitment to modernising ways of working in GP surgeries.
"DOCMAN system installation and training takes just two-days to complete, setting practices in good stead to meet the national electronic patient record (CRS) 2010 target."