Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-09-12
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Defence Medical Services (DMS)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79625000
Estimated value: 100000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-10-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority has a requirement for the provision of Pulmonary Function Testing for Military Divers. The Contract shall be for a period of 3 years, commencing 1.1.2018 and ending 31.12.2020 with an option to extend for a further 2 years as required until 31.12.2022.
The successful Service Provider shall provide a referral based Pulmonary Function Testing clinic which includes Exercise Testing.
The Service Provider shall, for referred patients (seen within 6 weeks of referral), undertake and report on (within 14 days of testing) the following:
a. Dynamic lung volume measurement to include: Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV 1), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) and FEV1/FVC ratio ) IAW ARTP standards and using a spirometer that complies with ATS/ERS 2005, has both volume/time and flow/volume curves and a large enough printout to assess the quality of the blow.
b. Dynamic lung volumes using body plethysmography (constant volume box) producing Flow Volume Loop (FVL). This should include subdivisions of the expiratory curve from the FVL, both numerically and with a visual trace. The inspiratory portion of the FVL should also be measured. Other measurements to include FVC, FEV1, Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) and Forced Expiratory Flow (FEF) (25 % 50 % 75 % and 25-75 %) in accordance with ARTP standards.
d. Static lung volumes using body plethysmography including: Total Lung Capacity (TLC), Residual Volume (RV), Functional Residual Capacity (FRC), Vital Capacity (VC). Additionally a comparison of TLC by plethysmography with the accessible volume from a Gas Transfer (GT) manoeuvre to give an indication of any sequestered intra-thoracic gas not in rapid communication with the exterior through the bronchial tree.
e. FEV1 and PEFR both immediately, and after a period of 10 minutes, following 8 minutes exercise on a static bicycle (maximal effort) breathing dry diving gas.
Within a 12 month period it is estimated that a total of 60 appointments shall be required, although these figures may fluctuate in accordance with demand.
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Eligibility requirements: N/a.

Award value: 100000