Hinduja group's UK firm bags health agency contract worth GBP 211 mn

Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS), a business-process management firm, said on Sunday that its subsidiary has won a contract from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) worth £211 million (Rs. 2,100 crore).

HGS UK will provide customer support to UK citizens for two years, with an option to extend the contract. The partnership started last week and contract will employ more than 2,000 work-at-home positions across the UK.

The UKHSA runs the National Health Service’s Covid-19 test and trace exercise and this contract will assist with future contact-tracing needs and other health security risks such as a large flu outbreak or