Contract

Critical Care Transport Services

  • Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-001887

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0602e3

Published 9 January 2026, 1:59pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood

Preston

PR2 9HT

Contact

Sandra Cockell

Email

sandra.cockell@elht.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 7966407807

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD45 - Mid Lancashire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Critical Care Transport Services

Reference number

C410602

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85143000 - Ambulance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Critical Care Transport Services.
TRUST requires one critical care transfer vehicle with one C1 and blue light trained driver and one non-paramedic attendant. All drivers must be C1, and blue light trained and must confirm this will be adhered to for the duration of the contract, to support activity 7 days per week based on the shifts detailed in operating hours section of this document.

The transferring Critical Care Unit will provide the clinical transfer team who will have appropriate training for the clinical needs of the patient. The transferring Critical Care Unit will use their own transfer trolley, ventilator, monitor and consumables.

The length of the contract will be completed 12 months from contract start date. Successful suppliers must therefore be prepared to work in flexible ways over the life of this contract and any agreed extensions. THE TRUSTS do not guarantee to the supplier a minimum number of bookings as the contract is based on full shift availability regardless of volume.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £252,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85143000 - Ambulance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD4 - Lancashire
Main site or place of performance

Preston

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Critical Care Transport Services

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority

Explanation:

This is a direct award against the SBS Framework SBS10513

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 January 2026

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

360 Ambulance Service Ltd

Unit 4, Healey Row, Burnley

Burnley

BB112HG

Telephone

+44 1282549008

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD4 - Lancashire
National registration number

13513798

Internet address

www.360ambulance.co.uk

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £252,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £252,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a direct award against SBS Framework SBS10513. The reason for the direct award is the timeframe

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood

Preston

PR2 9HT

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood

Preston

PR2 9HT

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood

Preston

PR2 9HT

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/