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Uniserve has rejected claims it was unfairly awarded UK government contracts for PPE and has urged the media to instead congratulate the supply chain and logistics industry for its service and success.

The UK forwarding group, which also runs the Supply Chain Academy, has faced a series of questions from The Guardian newspaper and ITN News on government procurement.

Uniserve was awarded 10 contracts, worth some £777m ($1.05bn), to supply emergency PPE, global logistics, supply chain management services and professional services this ...

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