Published date: 29 August 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical specialist services - 85121200

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£48,000

Procurement reference

BIP56490655

Published date

29 August 2017

Closing date

28 August 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The requirement is for the provision of Physiologist Services at RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine at RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire, SG16 6DN. The service required is made up of 2 elements, Echocardiography (Adult) which is required for one half day per week and ten further clinical requirements as staff cover (Wednesday's only). Furthermore, a Physiologist service is required for one half day per week.
1.1 Echocardiography Requirement - Clinical Physiologist - Echocardiography > Qualifications - Should ideally hold the British Society of Echocardiography (Adult) Accreditation exam or have equivalent experience, should hold Registration Council for Clinical Physiologist registration, should ideally have gained the BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or have equivalent experience. > Competencies - (1) Must be fully trained and qualified to perform Echocardiography, including the production of a full clinical report. (2) Unsupervised Exercise Tolerance Testing - including providing a clinical report. (3) Perform Holter monitoring - including set-up and analysis with production of clinical report. (4) Perform 24Hr Blood Pressure monitoring including set-up and production of results. (5) Perform Resting Electrocardiography. > Should have experience / working knowledge of the following equipment: (1) GE "Vivid Q" echocardiography machine and "Echopac" reporting system. (2) GE "Case" stress testing system. (3) GE provided - "CardioDay" Holter Monitoring System. (4) GE provided - "CardioVisions" 24Hr Blood Pressure Monitoring system.
1.2 Physiologist Requirement - Clinical Physiologist - > Qualifications: Should hold Registration Council for Clinical Physiologist registration, should ideally have gained the BSc(Hons) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or have equivalent experience. > Competencies: Be able to perform: (1) Unsupervised Exercise Tolerance Testing - including providing a clinical report. (2) Perform Holter monitoring - including set-up and analysis with production of clinical report. (3) Perform 24Hr Blood Pressure monitoring including set-up and production of results. (4) Perform Resting Electrocardiography. > Equipment: Should have experience / working knowledge of: (1) GE "Case" stress testing system. (2) GE provided - "CardioDay" Holter Monitoring System. (3) GE provided - "CardioVisions" 24Hr Blood Pressure Monitoring system. > > Note: Maximum hours would be 0830 - 1330 on the Wednesday. The service requires an echo trained physiologist on the Wednesday morning (see separate but linked F041) to allow further echocardiography and exercise testing (ETT) to be performed whilst the non-echo trained physiologist reads and reports the 24 hour tapes that have been fitted the previous day and perform concurrent echocardiography whilst they perform ETT. Further details in SOR ITT.

More information

Additional text

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and search for the notice with reference 'GB-Glasgow: (JFC7A/00022) Provision of Physiologist Services at RAF Henlow.'.

Award information

Awarded date

28 August 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Total value of contract

£48,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Placement Group Healthcare Ltd t/as Mediplacements

Address

110 Brooker Road,
Waltham Abbey,
Essex,
EN9 1JH.

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Gerry McElroy

Address

Kentigern House,
65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK

Telephone

44-141-224-2887

Email

DefComrclCC-JFC6a4@mod.uk