Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9HT
UK
Contact person: Sandra Cockell
Telephone: +44 7966407807
E-mail: sandra.cockell@elht.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKD45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Critical Care Transport Services
Reference number: C410602
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85143000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Critical Care Transport Services.<br/>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.<br/><br/>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. <br/><br/>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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
252 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85143000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD4
Main site or place of performance:
Preston
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Critical Care Transport Services
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
This is a direct award against the SBS Framework SBS10513
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
360 Ambulance Service Ltd
13513798
Unit 4, Healey Row, Burnley
Burnley
BB112HG
UK
Telephone: +44 1282549008
NUTS: UKD4
Internet address(es)
URL: www.360ambulance.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 252 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a direct award against SBS Framework SBS10513. The reason for the direct award is the timeframe
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9HT
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9HT
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/
VI.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
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/01/2026