Government likely to lose millions in dispute over PPE contract awarded via ‘VIP lane’

SG Recruitment UK allegedly failed to deliver on 20m-plus Covid contract awarded after Lord Chadlington introduction

The UK government appears unlikely to recover any money from a healthcare recruitment agency that allegedly failed to deliver on a multimillion-pound PPE contract awarded during the Covid pandemic.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed it is in a dispute over the 20m-plus contract awarded to SG Recruitment UK Ltd. However, the agency's parent company has gone into liquidation, raising questions about whether the government can recoup any funds.