Thread by @WritesBright, I have been trying to get a measure of the government's PPE [...]

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

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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"> £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...

£70 Million Government PPE Contract for Small ‘Luxury Packaging’ Firm – Byline Times

The Government awarded the deal to a firm with just £46,000 in the bank, reports Sam Bright

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/08/70-million-government-ppe-contract-small-luxury-packaging-firm/

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...

£135 Million Government Contract For Offshore Linked Firm – Byline Times

Byline Times reveals how an organisation that supplied 2,700 ventilators to the Government is owned by a firm on the Isle of Man

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/01/135-million-government-contract-ventilators-offshore-linked-firm/

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...

Firm Owned By Conservative Donor Nets Additional £81.8 Million Government PPE Deals – Byline Times

The Government has awarded massive COVID-19 contracts to a firm owned by a Conservative backer without competition, reports Sam Bright

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/18/firm-meller-designs-conservative-donor-nets-millions-government-ppe-deals/

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...

Firm That Gave £400,000 to Conservatives Wins £93.8 Million Government PPE Deal – Byline Times

Another company with links to the Conservative Party has been awarded a massive PPE procurement contract, reports Sam Bright

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/16/company-conservative-donations-government-ppe-procurement-deal/

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟦" title="Blaues Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Quadrat"> 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/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/2...

Government Spending on PPE Deals to Conservative Backers Rises to £364 Million – Byline Times

As the amount of taxpayers’ money the Government has awarded to Conservative donors and politicians in PPE procurement rises, health professionals continue to call for adequate protection as a second...

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/21/government-ppe-deals-conservatives-364-million/

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...

Government Awards £122 Million PPE Contract to One-Month-Old Firm – Byline Times

New details of the procurement scandal emerge, after Boris Johnson is asked about the questionable awarding of Government contracts at Prime Minister’s Questions

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/14/government-awards-122-million-ppe-contract-to-one-month-old-firm/

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...

Government Procurement Scandal Continues with £43.8 Million PPE Contract for Dormant Firm – Byline...

New documents reveal that TAEG Energy has earned more than £52 million in Government deals in total for the supply of personal protective equipment during the Coronavirus pandemic

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& #39;s £840 per item delivered... https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/01/government-spends-364-million-on-coveralls-delivers-just-432000/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/0...

Government Spends £364 Million on Coveralls, Delivers Just 432,000 – Byline Times

The Government has shelled out over £840 per bodysuit delivered to the NHS, reports Sam Bright

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/01/government-spends-364-million-on-coveralls-delivers-just-432000/

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...

Another Strange Trio of PPE Contracts Emerge – Byline Times

The handing of Coronavirus contracts to companies with questionable experience in providing personal protective equipment in health settings continues

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/">https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/1...

Boris Johnson Under Pressure to Explain Questionable PPE Procurement Deals – Byline Times

Rushanara Ali MP has sent a letter to the Prime Minister, asking him to explain questionable COVID-19 contracts, including two deals exposed by Byline Times

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/12/boris-johnson-under-pressure-to-explain-questionable-ppe-procurement-deals/

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...

Government Awards £240 Million PPE Deal to Firm Linked to Religious Sect – Byline Times

The biggest recipient of Government PPE spending has been a firm with ties to a fundamentalist religious sect, finds Byline Times

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/08/27/government-awards-240-million-ppe-deal-to-firm-linked-to-religious-sect/

And this one from @StephenD_

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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"> £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...

Lifestyle Company with No Employees or Trading History Handed £25 Million PPE Contract – Byline...

Stephen Delahunty reports on another case of a private company with no expertise or experience providing personal protective equipment being engaged by the Government to do so

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/07/02/lifestyle-company-with-no-employees-or-trading-history-handed-25-million-ppe-contract/

If you want to make sure these contracts continue to be exposed, subscribe to @BylineTimes

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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...

£2.3 Billion of PPE Supplied by Company With Just 25 Employees – Byline Times

The company has supplied a fifth of the Government’s PPE stockpile, yet virtually none of the contracts are publicly available, reports Sam Bright

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/15/uk-ppe-stockpile-fuller-support-healthcare/

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...

Business Associate of Government ‘PPE Tsar’ Awarded £300,000 Contract – Byline Times

The man leading the Government’s personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement has seen an internal contract handed to a close business associate

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/20/lord-deighton-government-ppe-tsar-hr-contract-chanzo/

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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...

Miami Fashion Designer Awarded £148 Million in PPE Contracts – Byline Times

In the first of a new series of procurement exposés, Sam Bright reveals how a Florida-based fashion brand founder has been awarded huge deals by Boris Johnson’s Government

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/23/uk-government-ppe-contracts-miami-fashion-brand/

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