I have been trying to get a measure of the government& #39;s PPE procurement splurge for the past couple of months.

The amount of cash shelled out to private sector firms is mind-boggling.

Here& #39;s a thread of what I& #39;ve uncovered with @BylineTimes https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔽" title="Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> £70 million contract for face masks
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> 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/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/0...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> £135 million contract for ventilators
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> 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/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/0...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> £81.8 million contracts for hand sanitiser and face masks
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> To firm owned by Tory donor who has given £60k to Conservative politicians and central party since 2009
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> 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/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/1...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> £93.8 million contract for face masks
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> 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/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/1...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> £122 million contract for gowns
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> 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/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/1...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> Three contracts worth £52 million
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> To a dormant firm with one director https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/02/government-awards-43-8-million-ppe-deal-to-dormant-firm/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/0...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> Contracts worth £25 million+ combined
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> Handed to a company whose owner is listed in the Panama Papers
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> A small ISO standards firm
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> A fast fashion supplier https://bylinetimes.com/2020/07/29/another-strange-trio-of-ppe-contracts-emerge/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/07/2...
Not forgetting this (weird) one...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> £240 million contract for coveralls
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> To a firm linked to a religious sect
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> 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/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/08/2...
And this one from @StephenD_ https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏻" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏻" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> £25 million deal for face masks
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> 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/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/07/0...
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> Deals worth £2.3 BILLION
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> To a firm with 25 staff
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> That made an £800k profit last year
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> Yet virtually none of the contracts have been released by the Government https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/15/uk-ppe-stockpile-fuller-support-healthcare/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/1...
Small but significant deal.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> Contract worth £300k for HR services on behalf of & #39;PPE Tsar& #39; Lord Deighton
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> To a firm owned by a business associate of Deighton
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> Who also worked with him closely during the 2012 Olympics https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/20/lord-deighton-government-ppe-tsar-hr-contract-chanzo/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/2...
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Dollar-Zeichen"> Contracts worth £148 million
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> To a firm based in Miami, Florida
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> Whose owner is a fashion accessory designer https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/23/uk-government-ppe-contracts-miami-fashion-brand/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/2...
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