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The logistics company Uniserve is not a household name but it has received the highest total value of Covid contracts from the the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) without a tender.
Earlier this year, the government suspended normal procurement and sourcing practice in the the rush to supply the NHS with the personal protective and medical equipment (PPE) it needed.
To date, over 8,600 contacts have been awarded worth £18 billion.
The government awarded £777 million of contracts to Uniserve, a transport company based in Essex, without offering other companies the chance to bid for them.
On March 30, the DHSC awarded Uniserve a 12 month contract worth £473 million to provide freight services for the supply of PPE and medical equipment .