NHS Supply Chain has awarded the contract for the management of its logistics services to GXO.
The contract is for an initial period of seven years, with a possible extension of up to 36 months. The contract is said to be worth £2.5 billion.
NHS Supply Chain chief executive officer, Andrew New says: “We’re pleased to announce GXO as the new service provider for our logistics services. Running our eight distribution centres across England and keeping our significant fleet of more than 300 delivery vehicles on the road is a key part of what we do to supply the NHS with more than 35 million healthcare products every year. We’re an important part of the healthcare system, ensuring the NHS can put patients first.
“As well as running our normal logistics services, looking forward to the future, we will be developing our logistics services with GXO to best meet the growing needs of the NHS.”
