Does a supplier have to provide a Solution that delivers all Capabilities?

Suppliers do not have to provide a Solution that delivers all Capabilities and are free to design and build Solutions that meet one or more of the Capabilities. By looking at the Capabilities, Suppliers can see where their product portfolio fits, either by making tweaks to existing Solutions where required or building new Solutions to expand the Capabilities that they provide for. For example, Supplier 'A' may build a Solution that delivers 'Document Management', 'Custom Workflows' and 'Patient Information Maintenance - GP' Capabilities, whereas Supplier 'B' may choose to build a Solution that delivers all the Citizen Capabilities.

A set of Foundation Capabilities have been identified which will be the access point for GMS funding. These are a subset of the wider set of Capabilities mandated in the NHS England GP IT Operating Model.  The Foundation Capabilities are clearly identified on the Capabilities and Standards Model.  Suppliers do not have to supply any of the Foundation Capabilities and can choose to provide one or more.  Buyers will have to take all of the Foundation Capabilities in order to access central funding.