NHS Supply Chain
NHS Supply Chain is an organisation run by DHL Supply Chain on behalf of the NHS Business Services Authority. The organisation's role is to provide a dedicated supply chain to the National Health Service (NHS) in England.
History
The contract for the venture was signed in September 2006 and became active in October 2006. Before the outsource, the organisation was called NHS Logistics Authority and then simply NHS Logistics. Some elements of NHS Purchase and Supply Agency were also transferred over to the new organisation.
Locations
The organisation has a number of warehouses in the following locations:
- Alfreton, Derbyshire (head office)
- Bridgwater, Somerset
- Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
- Maidstone, Kent
- Normanton, West Yorkshire
- Rugby, Warwickshire
- Runcorn, Cheshire
There are three office sites: