Buyer Name: Department of Health & Social Care
Buyer Address: 39 Victoria Street, London, UKI32, SW1H 0EU, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Stuart Merritt
Contact Email: stuart.merritt@dhsc.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Department of Health & Social Care
Buyer Address: 39 Victoria Street, London, UKI32, SW1H 0EU, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Stuart Merritt
Contact Email: stuart.merritt@dhsc.gov.uk
The Express Freight Service provides a solution to mitigate the risk of supply chain disruption for medicines and medical products, including preventing any national stock-outs. The new contract for this service will begin on 1st April 2026.
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Lot 1 Status: complete
Award Title: DHSC: Global and Public Health: Express Freight Service (FY 25-26)
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