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# Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-and-south-cumbria-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rw5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is a Central government based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 15 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PQNP-2563-YTQZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 15
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £5.7m (median award: £2.4m) across 3 of 3 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (LANCASHIRE & SOUTH CUMBRIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-and-south-cumbria-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rw5

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 13.5 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 16% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 4 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 3 (75%), Limited / restricted: 1 (25%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 2 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
2. **[Petroleum, coal, oil and gas](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/petroleum-products-fuel-electricity-and-other-sources-of-ene-09000000) (CPV 09):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
3. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
4. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[ERS Transition Limited trading as EMED Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ers-transition-limited-trading-as-emed-group-limited-coh-10783395):** 1 procedures
2. **[UK Event Medical Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/uk-event-medical-services-coh-04382464):** 1 procedures
3. **[Seddon Construction Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/seddon-construction-limited-coh-03578140):** 1 procedures
4. **[RTN Mental Health Solutions Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rtn-mental-health-solutions-ltd-coh-12223525):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[UK Event Medical Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/uk-event-medical-services-coh-04382464):** £2.4m · [Private Ambulance Service for Mental Health Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/private-ambulance-services-for-mental-health-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058bf3) · Awarded: 10 Nov 2025
2. **[ERS Transition Limited trading as EMED Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ers-transition-limited-trading-as-emed-group-limited-coh-10783395):** £2.4m · [Private Ambulance/Transport Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/non-emergency-patient-transport-ambulance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05f3ff) · Awarded: 17 Feb 2026
3. **[Seddon Construction Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/seddon-construction-limited-coh-03578140):** £994k · [Solar Panels](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/solar-panels-ocds-h6vhtk-060d11)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-and-south-cumbria-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rw5#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-and-south-cumbria-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rw5
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt