Uniserve is largest recipient of pandemic deals handed out by DHSC under emergency regulations

A British logistics company has received almost £800m of Covid-19-related contracts, making it the largest recipient of pandemic deals handed out by the Department of Health and Social Care without an open tender.

Uniserve, an Essex-based transport firm that last reported annual sales of £243m, says it will make tens of millions of pounds profit from £779m of contracts to supply the government with personal protective equipment (PPE) and logistics services during the coronavirus crisis.

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