Admit replaces and extends NAMS, and is already supporting admissions in Scotland.
Parents and carers apply online for nursery, primary and secondary places. Admit matches their preferences to capacity and attendance patterns, at scale.
Everything NAMS did, plus the work councils did around it.
What is changing
SEEMiS is being replaced across Scotland's 32 councils, and the replacement programme does not carry NAMS forward.
What NAMS did, and what councils built around it
NAMS held ELC applications, allocation and records. The rest of the process grew up beside it.
Spreadsheets
Capacity, waiting lists and scoring, kept outside the system.
Email
Decisions, changes and partner provider queries, one thread at a time.
Phone queries
Parents calling to ask where their application is.
Manual sums
Funded hours worked out by hand, child by child.
What councils need from a replacement
ELC, primary and secondary
One platform for every intake.
Funded hours
Calculated, not worked out by hand.
Partner providers
Their own access, on the same figures.
Parents
Apply and track online.
Audit
Every decision on the record.
UK hosting
Data held in the UK.
A procurement route
One your council already uses.
Works with any MIS
Whatever replaces SEEMiS.
What NAMS did, Admit does
Where Admit replaces NAMS. Nothing your team relies on goes missing.
| NAMS did this | Admit does this |
|---|---|
| ELC applications | Parents and carers apply online for nursery, primary and secondary, and track their application. |
| Allocation | Rules-based allocation against capacity and attendance patterns. Your criteria, applied consistently. |
| ELC records | One record per child across settings, with existing children brought in by bulk upload. |
What NAMS never did, Admit does
Where Admit extends NAMS. The work that lived in spreadsheets and email.
| NAMS never did this | Admit does this |
|---|---|
| Funded hours | Calculated from each child's entitlement and attendance pattern, split placements included. |
| A parent portal | Parents apply, track and manage their placement themselves. |
| Partner provider access | Partner providers see their funded children and hours. The same figures the council holds. |
| Extra hours | Parents book hours beyond their entitlement. |
| Messaging | Parents and your team message each other in Admit. Every message is kept. |
| An audit trail | Every decision and every change to an application is logged, with who and when. |
| Reporting across the estate | Capacity, demand and funded hours across every setting. |
Why Scottish-built matters
Developed through the Scottish Government's CivTech programme, with West Lothian Council. Scottish rules are the starting point, not a configuration.
Legislation
Built around Scottish admissions law and policy.
1140 hours
Funded hours entitlement is part of the platform.
Split placements
Hours divided across more than one setting.
Placing requests
Handled for primary and secondary, alongside catchment area applications.
Scots-law contracts
A Scottish company, contracting under Scots law.
mygovscot login
Parents can sign in with the myaccount they already have. Your council decides whether to use it.
Typically live in 4 weeks
Go-live is typically 4 weeks from award. Admit runs in the browser, so there is nothing to install or host.
- Typically 4 weeks from award to go-live
- Existing children brought in by bulk upload
- No infrastructure. Nothing to deploy
What it costs to move
Admit is priced on your application volume, not your user count. Every council gets a quote against its own numbers.
Application volume
The price follows the applications you process each year.
Unlimited users
Staff, schools, partner providers and parents. The price does not move.
Everything included
Every feature, every admission type, every setting.
Questions about replacing NAMS
SEEMiS is being replaced across Scottish councils, and the replacement programme does not carry NAMS forward. Councils that rely on NAMS for ELC applications and allocation will need another system.
No. Admit replaces and extends NAMS. It works alongside whatever management information system your council chooses.
Yes. Admit is live at West Lothian Council for ELC, primary and secondary admissions.
Go-live is typically 4 weeks from award. Existing children are brought in by bulk upload, and there is no infrastructure to set up.
Through G-Cloud 15, through Softcat, or by Quick Quote. Pricing is based on your application volume, not your user count.
Talk to the team that built it
Book a demo
See Admit with the people who build it.
Get a quick quote
A price against your own application numbers.
West Lothian Council
Why the council chose Admit, from the manager whose team handles its applications. A 4-minute film.