XPO Logistics has been awarded a five-year contract to provide transport and store goods for UK Border Force.
Live operations are planned to begin in March 2021.
XPO will operate from existing government facilities, providing services covering Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as the UK border in France at Coquelles. XPO will also be responsible for transporting items from the point where Border Force takes control to the appropriate storage location.
XPO Logistics will integrates its warehouse and management systems, which will provide Border Force with a single point of contact.
Gavin Williams, managing director, supply chain – UK and Ireland, XPO Logistics, said: “We thank the Home Office for entrusting us with critical support of UK border control. We have designed an agile, end-to-end solution that extends our capabilities in the public sector to meet the complex needs of Border Force operations.”
