# Provision of HR-pQCT and Associated Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
- Contract winner: Scanco Medical AG
- Award value: £305,090
- Tender value: £305,090
- Award date: 21 April 2017
- Published: 23 June 2017
- Contract start: 1 May 2017
- Contract end: 31 March 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 5b0e08e9-9b32-479f-87c8-900eab84beda-156362
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d1286923-d4c3-4922-8713-707d7303782c

## Description

he Authority's WGCC physiological research programme has a requirement to understand the propensity of women to stress fractures and impaired bone health through occupational exposure\. Bone is a complex tissue, and appropriate assessment of its strength requires measurement of architecture and porosity of bone tissue at the microscopic level, differentiating between different types \(spongy and dense\) of bone at clinically relevant sites \(i\.e\. tibia or shin bone\)\. Therefore, there is a requirement for a solution that provides appropriate bone imaging capability in accordance with the detailed requirements below\. Additional information: To view this notice, register as a supplier here: http://www\.contracts\.mod\.uk/delta/signup\.html?userType=supplier and search for the notice with reference 'UK-Andover: CT scanners\.'\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b0e08e9-9b32-479f-87c8-900eab84beda-156362)