Patient Transport Service · UK public procurement notice

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 (UKD44)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 20 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to 360 Ambulance Service Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Non Emergency Transport Services. Discharge services and transfers arcoss Preston and Chorley areas for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. This is not a new service for the Trust, it is a transfer of service from the ICB to the Trust. Hours :-<br/>Shift 1 0800/1700 Mon-Fri<br/>Shift 2 1200/2100 Mon-Fri<br/>Shift 3 1000/1800 Sat Only

CPV: Ambulance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Patient 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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Mar 2026, 10:47 GMT
Last source update: 20 Mar 2026, 10:47 GMT
Authority reference: C432887
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-025629
Classification (CPV): Ambulance services
Delivery area: North West (UKD44)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06700a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a direct award against 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

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
360 Ambulance Service LtdSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 025629-2026-1 · 360 Ambulance Service LtdSME
Signed
20 Mar 2026
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	£320,000 – £320,000

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, Blackburn, North West, BB112HGContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.