Notice Information
Notice Title
Non-Emergency Patient Transport/Ambulance Service
Notice Description
Non-Emergency Patient Transport/Ambulance Service for Mental Health sector.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: An optional extension period of 12 months based upon Trust demand.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f3ff
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017385-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles
85143000 - Ambulance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,800,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,358,217 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Feb 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESTON
- Postcode
- PR5 6AW
- Post Town
- Preston
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD45 Mid Lancashire
- Delivery Location
- TLD1 Cumbria, TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- South Ribble
- Electoral Ward
- Bamber Bridge East
- Westminster Constituency
- Ribble Valley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017385-2026
26th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082051-2025
11th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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