Critical Care Transport Services

Official notice

Authority: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD4)

Awarded value£252,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to 360 Ambulance Service Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Ambulance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Critical Care Transport ServicesAwarded

Delivery: North West · Preston

85143000 Ambulance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Jan 2026, 13:59 GMT
Last source update: 9 Jan 2026, 13:59 GMT
Authority reference: C410602
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-001887
Classification (CPV): Ambulance services
Delivery area: North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0602e3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: This is a direct award against the SBS Framework SBS10513

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

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £252,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
360 Ambulance Service LtdSME	£252,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 001887-2026-1 · 360 Ambulance Service LtdSME
Signed
5 Jan 2026
Value
£252,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood, Preston, North West, PR2 9HTContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

360 Ambulance Service LtdAwarded supplier13513798 Unit 4, Healey Row, Burnley, Burnley, North West, BB112HGContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.