Awarded· 9 Jan 2026
Patient Transport Service
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust · Blackburn with Darwen, North West
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded Patient Transport Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Blackburn with Darwen.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Contract awarded
360 Ambulance Service
2026
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:52
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About this tender
In brief
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded Patient Transport Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Blackburn with Darwen. The contract went to 360 Ambulance Service. It was awarded on 9 January 2026. The contract value is £566,074.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 13 January 2026. The notice number is 002789-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0604f3.
Summary of the contracting process
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has completed a procurement process titled "Patient Transport Service" within the "services" industry category, specifically focusing on "Ambulance services." The procurement, which took place in Blackburn, was a direct award made against the SBS Framework SBS10513 due to extreme urgency.
Although the procurement method was limited and conducted without prior publication of a call for competition, it effectively addressed the need for non-emergency transport services, primarily catering to discharges across several hospitals in Pennine Lancashire. The contract, valued at £566,074, was awarded to 360 Ambulance Service Ltd and signed on 9 January 2026.
This procurement stage is at the 'Award' and 'Contract' phase, with the service operating hours extending throughout weekdays and weekends. SMEs like 360 Ambulance Service Ltd, which successfully secured the contract, demonstrate that firms with established operational capabilities and a strategic presence in Lancashire are well-suited to compete.
The notice in full
Non Emergency Transport Services. Discharge and Homefirst short notice discharges and transfer across Pennine Lancashire primarily Royal Blackburn Hospital, Burnley General Hospital, Pendle Community Hospital and Clitheroe Community Hospital.
The operating hours for the service will be: (114.5 hours a week)
Week days: (total 80 hours per week)
* 13:00 - 21:00 (8 hours)
* 14:00 - 22:00 (8 hours)
Weekends: (total 34.5 hours per week)
* 13:45 - 23:00 (9.25 hours)
* 14:00 - 22:00 (8 hours).
This is not a new service for the Trust, it is a transfer of service from the ICB to the Trust
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Patient 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
- £566,074
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
- 002789-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0604f3
- CPV code
- 85143000 - Ambulance services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Town
- Blackburn
- Postcode
- BB2 3HH
- Electoral ward
- Blackburn South East
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Delivery area
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Area
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Sandra Cockell
- Phone
- +44 7966407807
- Address
- Blackburn, BB2 3HH · 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 Patient Transport Service
Who won the Patient Transport Service contract?
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust awarded the contract to 360 Ambulance Service on 9 January 2026.
How much is the Patient Transport Service contract worth?
The contract value is £566,074.
Who is the buyer for Patient Transport Service?
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, based in Blackburn with Darwen, North West. The named contact is Sandra Cockell, on +44 7966407807.
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