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I have been trying to get a measure of the government's PPE procurement splurge for the past couple of months.
The amount of cash shelled out to private sector firms is mind-boggling.
Here's a thread of what I've uncovered with @BylineTimes
The amount of cash shelled out to private sector firms is mind-boggling.
Here's a thread of what I've uncovered with @BylineTimes
£70 million contract for face masks
To a luxury packaging firm with £46k in the bank https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/08/70-million-government-ppe-contract-small-luxury-packaging-firm/
£135 million contract for ventilators To an organisation owned by a company based on the Isle of Man, a tax haven https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/01/135-million-government-contract-ventilators-offshore-linked-firm/
£81.8 million contracts for hand sanitiser and face masks To firm owned by Tory donor who has given £60k to Conservative politicians and central party since 2009 The firm has won a total of £148 million in PPE deals https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/18/firm-meller-designs-conservative-donor-nets-millions-government-ppe-deals/
£93.8 million contract for face masks To a firm that has directly donated £400k to the Conservative Party since 2016 https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/16/company-conservative-donations-government-ppe-procurement-deal/
Government PPE deals won by Tory backers has reached at least £364 million https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/21/government-ppe-deals-conservatives-364-million/
£122 million contract for gowns To a firm that had been in existence for 44 days https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/14/government-awards-122-million-ppe-contract-to-one-month-old-firm/
Three contracts worth £52 million To a dormant firm with one director https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/02/government-awards-43-8-million-ppe-deal-to-dormant-firm/
And what has all this paid for?
Well last month government data showed it had spent £364 million on coveralls, yet only 432,000 had been delivered to the NHS.
That's £840 per item delivered... https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/01/government-spends-364-million-on-coveralls-delivers-just-432000/
Well last month government data showed it had spent £364 million on coveralls, yet only 432,000 had been delivered to the NHS.
That's £840 per item delivered... https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/01/government-spends-364-million-on-coveralls-delivers-just-432000/
Contracts worth £25 million+ combined Handed to a company whose owner is listed in the Panama Papers A small ISO standards firm A fast fashion supplier https://bylinetimes.com/2020/07/29/another-strange-trio-of-ppe-contracts-emerge/
Labour is hosting an opposition day debate on procurement this Wednesday, following pressure put on Boris Johnson by @rushanaraali and @DawnButlerBrent.
The government has spent billions on these deals and we deserve to see the receipts https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/12/boris-johnson-under-pressure-to-explain-questionable-ppe-procurement-deals/
The government has spent billions on these deals and we deserve to see the receipts https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/12/boris-johnson-under-pressure-to-explain-questionable-ppe-procurement-deals/
Not forgetting this (weird) one...
£240 million contract for coveralls
To a firm linked to a religious sect
In total, contracts awarded to companies with ties to the sect have comfortably surpassed half a billion https://bylinetimes.com/2020/08/27/government-awards-240-million-ppe-deal-to-firm-linked-to-religious-sect/
£240 million contract for coveralls To a firm linked to a religious sect In total, contracts awarded to companies with ties to the sect have comfortably surpassed half a billion https://bylinetimes.com/2020/08/27/government-awards-240-million-ppe-deal-to-firm-linked-to-religious-sect/
And this one from @StephenD_ 
£25 million deal for face masks
To a lifestyle firm with no employees or trading history https://bylinetimes.com/2020/07/02/lifestyle-company-with-no-employees-or-trading-history-handed-25-million-ppe-contract/
£25 million deal for face masks To a lifestyle firm with no employees or trading history https://bylinetimes.com/2020/07/02/lifestyle-company-with-no-employees-or-trading-history-handed-25-million-ppe-contract/
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NEW Deals worth £2.3 BILLION To a firm with 25 staff That made an £800k profit last year Yet virtually none of the contracts have been released by the Government https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/15/uk-ppe-stockpile-fuller-support-healthcare/
Small but significant deal.
Contract worth £300k for HR services on behalf of 'PPE Tsar' Lord Deighton
To a firm owned by a business associate of Deighton
Who also worked with him closely during the 2012 Olympics https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/20/lord-deighton-government-ppe-tsar-hr-contract-chanzo/
Contract worth £300k for HR services on behalf of 'PPE Tsar' Lord Deighton To a firm owned by a business associate of Deighton Who also worked with him closely during the 2012 Olympics https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/20/lord-deighton-government-ppe-tsar-hr-contract-chanzo/
NEW Contracts worth £148 million To a firm based in Miami, Florida Whose owner is a fashion accessory designer https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/23/uk-government-ppe-contracts-miami-fashion-brand/
