Supply Chain Coordination Limited is a company registered in

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and

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on 25 July 2017 to manage the new

NHS Supply Chain NHS Supply Chain supports the National Health Service (NHS) in England, and other healthcare organisations in England and Wales, by providing procurement and logistics services. History In February 2016, Lord Carter's report into efficiency and ...

operating model, adopting its current company name on 15 November 2017. It was set up by the

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in 2018, and was intended to save £2.4billion within 4–5 years. Consultants

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were reportedly paid up to £20million to help to establish the company. Running costs for the financial year 2018/19 were £180million, but costs are predicted to grow to £250million in 2019/20 and to £260million in 2020/21. This will be taken from the tariff payments to NHS trusts. The

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is the company's sole shareholder.

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, then Secretary of State, set out in a letter dated 28 March 2019 the company's purpose, tasks, performance indicators, objectives, funding and governance. The company's first non-executive chair was Jim Spittle, and its CEO was Jin Sahota. In September 2020, Sahota resigned. Andrew New, the group director for purchasing and supply chain at JCB was appointed to succeed him in July 2021.

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* Department of Health and Social Care Government-owned companies of England {{NHS-stub