Published date: 14 June 2022

This notice was replaced on 25 January 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 25 January 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

North East, South West

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

BFR ADAPT Research Study (Universities Only - see attached VTN document)

Published date

14 June 2022

Closing date

25 June 2022

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Defence Medical Services intend to award the Blood Flow Restriction Contract, otherwise known as BFR, for two PhD students in Neuromuscular Physiology and Imaging and Cellular Muscular Physiology to facilitate the ADAPT Trial, to Bath University and the University of Northumbria. The requirement is seeking the answer to the research question: Does low-load resistance training (LL-RT) with or without blood flow restriction (BFR) provide an effective method of treatment for military personnel with lower-limb musculoskeletal injury (MSKI) who are unable to tolerate conventional heavy-load resistance training during in-patient rehabilitation?

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

BFR ADAPT Research Study (Universities Only - see attached RFI document)

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 11 May 2022

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Michael Woodard

Address

Holderness House,51-61 Clifton Street
LONDON
EC2A4DW
England

Telephone

030 679 82474

Email

michael.woodard100@mod.gov.uk