| Reference | FOI 2026/1739 |
|---|---|
| Description | Commissioning of Community Spirometry, Feno and Respiratory Services |
| Date Requested | 01/05/2026 |
| Date Replied | 15/05/2026 |
| Category | Contract Management |
The purpose of this request is to understand how the authority commissions spirometry and other related respiratory services.
1. How many contracts has the authority awarded for services which include spirometry, including contracts awarded by predecessor CCG organisations in the past three years?
2. How many of these contracts fall into each of the following categories:
a. awarded to GP Practices or groups of GP practices under Locally Commissioned Services or Locally Enhanced Services contracts (LCS or LES)
b. awarded as part of Community Diagnostic Centre Contracts (CDCs)
c. awarded to independent or third sector providers
d. awarded to NHS acute providers
3. For contracts awarded to independent or third sector providers (2c above) please provide
a. the date of contract commencement
b. the length of the initial contract
c. the maximum extension period of the contract
d. the name of the contractor (or contractors if more than one contract)
e. whether the contract includes any other services such as Feno or respiratory services
4. Does the authority plan to commence any procurement processes for services which include spirometry within the next 6 months (i.e. before 1st November 2026)
5. To the nearest 10%, approximately how many spirometry tests were paid for in the financial year ended 31st March 2026
Contracts awarded cover 4 Greater Manchester localities; Bury, Tameside, Trafford and Stockport:
| NHS GM Locality | How it was awarded | Start Date | End Date | Comment |
| Bury | Under PCR (2015) as this was awarded prior to the PSR regulations coming into effect. | 01/04/23 | 31/03/24 | NHS GM has awarded a contract for Spirometry Services for Bury Locality under a waiver.
Inc. provision for Asthma and COPD. |
| Bury | PSR (Direct Award C) | 01/04/24 | 31/03/25 | NHS GM has awarded a contract for Spirometry Services for Bury Locality.
Inc. provision for Asthma and COPD. |
| Bury
|
PSR (Direct Award C) | 01/04/25 | 31/03/26 | NHS GM has awarded a contract for Spirometry Services for Bury Locality.
Inc. provision for Asthma and COPD. |
| Trafford | Under PSR (Direct Award A) | 01/04/24 | 31/03/25 | NHS GM has awarded a contract for Quality Assured Spirometry in General Practice for Trafford Locality.
Inc. provision for Asthma and COPD, Pulmonary Rehab. |
| Trafford | Under PSR (Direct Award C) | 01/04/25 | 31/03/26 | NHS GM has awarded a contract for Spirometry and FeNO testing for Trafford Locality.
Inc. provision for Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Rehab, FeNO testing. |
| Stockport | Under PCR (2015) as this was awarded prior to the PSR regulations coming into effect.
|
01/04/24 | 31/03/25 | NHS GM has awarded a contract for Spirometry Services (as part of a bundle of other services) for the Locality
Inc. provision for Asthma and COPD. |
| Stockport | Under PSR (Direct Award C) | 01/04/25 | 31/03/26 | NHS GM has awarded a contract for Spirometry Services (as part of a bundle of other services) for the Locality
Inc. provision for Asthma and COPD. |
| Tameside | Under PCR (2015) as this was awarded prior to the PSR regulations coming into effect.
|
01/04/23 | 31/03/24 | NHS GM has included Spirometry Services as part of a bundle of other services within a locally commissioned services (LCS) contract for Tameside locality.
Inc. provision for COPD and Asthma. |
| Tameside | Under PCR (2015) as this was awarded prior to the PSR regulations coming into effect.
|
01/04/24 | 31/03/25 | NHS GM has included Spirometry Services as part of a bundle of other services within a locally commissioned services (LCS) contract for Tameside locality.
Inc. provision for COPD and Asthma. |
| Tameside | Under PSR (Direct Award C) | 01/04/25 | 31/03/26 | NHS GM has included Spirometry Services as part of a bundle of other services within a locally commissioned services (LCS) contract for Tameside locality. FeNO nor any other respiratory services were included. |
(Due to NHS GM being in place for longer than 3 years (established 1st July 2022) part of the question pertaining to legacy contracts of the CCGs is considered irrelevant).
2. The contracts awarded have been to a range of GP Practices/PCN’s/GP Federations (category a within the question)
3. Not applicable (contracts awarded were within category a of Q2, and no contracts were awarded to category 2c)
4. There are no plans at this time for NHS GM to commence procurement of these services within the next 6 months.
5. NHS GM does not hold this information.
