Awarded· 5 Jan 2026
Critical Care Transport Services
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Preston, North West
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Critical Care Transport Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Contract awarded
360 Ambulance Service
2026
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:59
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About this tender
In brief
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Critical Care Transport Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Preston. The contract went to 360 Ambulance Service. It was awarded on 5 January 2026. The contract value is £252,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 9 January 2026. The notice number is 001887-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0602e3.
Summary of the contracting process
The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has completed a procurement process for Critical Care Transport Services, with a specific focus on ambulance services (CPV code 85143000) in Preston, UKD4 region. The contract has been awarded to 360 Ambulance Service Ltd through a direct award against the SBS Framework SBS10513 due to extreme urgency, with an active status as of January 2026.
This procedure was conducted without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract outlines a requirement for a critical care transfer vehicle capable of operating seven days a week, and the procurement is categorised under services. The award contract, valued at £252,000, was signed on 5th January 2026, and it spans 12 months from the start date.
SMEs like 360 Ambulance Service Ltd, which are equipped with appropriately trained personnel for critical patient transfers, are well-suited to compete in such procurement processes. It highlights a viable market in healthcare logistics, catering to urgent and unforeseen healthcare needs within the NHS framework.
The notice in full
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.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Critical Care Transport Services
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- 360 Ambulance Service
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £252,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 001887-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0602e3
- CPV code
- 85143000 - Ambulance services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Preston
- Town
- Preston
- Postcode
- PR2 9HT
- Electoral ward
- Sharoe Green
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Delivery area
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Mid Lancashire
- Area
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Sandra Cockell
- Phone
- +44 7966407807
- Address
- Preston, PR2 9HT · North West · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- 360 Ambulance Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Critical Care Transport Services
Who won the Critical Care Transport Services contract?
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to 360 Ambulance Service on 5 January 2026.
How much is the Critical Care Transport Services contract worth?
The contract value is £252,000.
Who is the buyer for Critical Care Transport Services?
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Preston, North West. The named contact is Sandra Cockell, on +44 7966407807.
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