£16.975M Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services Contract Awarded to North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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Lancashire and South Cumbria Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services

• NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-035411

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0685cc

Published 17 April 2026, 7:13pm

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Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall, Fishergate Hill

Preston

PR18XB

Email

lscicb.procurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD4 - Lancashire

NHS Organisation Data Service

QE1

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health

Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Lancashire and South Cumbria Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The provision of a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Provision for a planned, unplanned and enhanced priority NEPTS service.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £16,975,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKD4 - Lancashire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provision of a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Provision for a planned, unplanned and enhanced priority NEPTS service.

Start Date: 01/04/2026

End Date: 31/03/2027

The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £16,975,000 however the final contract value is still to be finalised and is subject to 2026/27 CUF.

The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

• The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of the notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 29th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

Section five. Award of contract

Title

Lancashire and South Cumbria Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 February 2026

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Ladybridge Hall, Chorley New Road,

Bolton

BL1 5DD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

• UKD - North West (England)

NHS Organisation Data Service

RX7

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £16,975,000

Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 29/04/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Written representations should be sent to lscicb.procurement@nhs.net

Details of Decision Makers:

The recommendation to award the contract via this route has been made by the ICB commissioning lead for the service and was then endorsed at the ICB Commissioning Resource Group on the 6th February 2026. The final decision to award the contract was made by the LSC ICB Executive Team on the 17th February 2026.

This award is in compliance with direct award route c as there is an existing provider for the services and the existing provider is satisfying the original contract, will likely satisfy the proposed new contract and the services are not changing considerably. In completion of the service and provider assessment, the relative importance of the key criteria (Quality and Innovation (22.5%), Value (22.5%), Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability (22.5%), Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice (22.5%), and Social Value (10%) were considered against the current contract specification and the ICB are assured that the provider is satisfying the requirements within the specification in relation to the key criteria. The ICB are also satisfied that the provider meets the basic selection criteria.

There were no conflicts of interest identified.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Preston

Country

United Kingdom