Take a closer look at some of the contracts and their #Tory links...

PA Consulting Services Ltd
Sir Merrick Cockell is the ex-Tory leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council
Sir Merrick Cockell is the ex-Tory leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council (Image: Kensington and Chelsea

Contracts - Three

WHAT FOR: Consulting
LINK: Tory ex-leader of Kensington and Chelsea council Sir Merrick Cockell has been a senior adviser since 2014.

The bulk of the work was for consulting on the ventilator challenge.

Meller Designs
Total - £90. 9 million

Contracts: Four

WHAT FOR: Hand sanitiser, face masks

LINK: Co-owner is David Meller, who has given Tories £65,000 in 10 years.
Also gave £3,250 to Michael Gove’s failed bid for leadership in 2016.

The firm usually supplies home and beauty goods but turned to #PPE. Mr Meller has said he is “proud” of its role at the height of the crisis.

#Randox Laboratories Ltd
Total - £133 million

Contracts - One
WHAT FOR: #Coronavirus testing

LINK: Northern Irish firm pays former Cabinet minister Owen #Paterson almost £100,000 a year as an adviser.
But a spokesman insisted: “Owen Paterson MP played no role in securing any #Randox contract with #DHSC ?

#Hanbury Strategy
This was set up by one of Dominic #Cummings allies
This was set up by one of Dominic Cummings allies
Total - £819,000
Contracts - Three
WHAT FOR: Polling, focus groups and strategy for Cabinet Office and Treasury

LINKS: Set up by Dominic #Cummings ally Paul #Stephenson, part of the Vote #Leave campaign and a Tory media adviser for 2019 #election.
Legal #campaigners are taking action over contract.
Firm says it has top experts and is “proud” of its work.

#Public First
The owner once worked for Michael #Gove
The owner once worked for Michael Gove (Image:
Total - £1million
Contracts - 4
WHAT FOR: Public opinion surveys and strategic advice.

#LINK: Owned by James #Frayne – a close ally of Dominic #Cummings who also worked for Michael #Gove at the Department for Education – and wife Rachel #Wolf, who co-wrote the #Conservative Party’s 2019 manifesto.

#PPE #Medpro Ltd
Total - £203 million
Contracts - Two
WHAT FOR: #PPE

LINK: Specialist manufacturing firm won contracts to supply #PPE to the #NHS seven weeks after it was set up.

It was started by Anthony #Page on the day he quit as secretary of the firm that provides branding services to Tory #peer and lingerie entrepreneur Baroness #Mone.

Mr Page is also a director of finance firm #Knox Group, founded by #Mone’s fiance, Doug Barrowman.

Baroness #Mone has said she had no involvement in #PPE #MedPRO.
She added #Barrowman is also not involved in the firm. Page states the firm underwent a rigorous vetting procedure.

#Ocean Footprint
Julian Henry #Malins is the brother of ex-Tory MP Humphrey Malins
Julian Henry Malins is the brother of ex-Tory MP Humphrey #Malins
Total - £5.2 million

Contracts - One
WHAT FOR: Face masks
LINK: Julian Henry #Malins is one of four directors.

He is #brother of Tory ex-MP Humfrey #Malins, who, the firm says, has “nothing to do with it”.

#P14 Medical
Director Steve #Dechan is a #Tory councillor in #Stroud and campaigned for local MP Siobhan #Baillie
Total - £276 million

Contracts - Three
WHAT FOR: Face shields
LINK: Director Steve Dechan is a Tory councillor in Stroud and campaigned for local MP Siobhan #Baillie last year.
He said he had only met MPs and ex-ministers on the campaign trail and never talked of #PPE.

The medical supplies firm got the deals despite significant losses in 2019.
It said these were due to investing in new technology.

#Serco Group PLC
Sir Nicholas #Soames brother is the CEO
Sir Nicholas Soames #brother is the CEO
Total - £214 million

Contracts - Four
WHAT FOR: Supports contact-tracing system and call centres, manages testing site.

LINK: Health minister Edward #Argar was previously a senior executive. The firm’s CEO, Rupert Soames, is the brother of Tory ex-MP Sir Nicholas and his wife Camilla gave the #Tories £4,995 last year. #Serco said it was “awarded the vast majority of work… through competition”....

#Topham Guerin
Total - £3 million
Contracts - One
WHAT FOR: #Coronavirus messaging

LINK: Creative agency worked on the #Tory Party’s #digital and social media campaign in last general election.

The firm said it was “proud” to work with New #Zealand and #UK governments on #Covid

#Arcadis
Gavin #Barwell is ex-No 10 chief of staff
Total - £1.5 million
Contracts - One
WHAT FOR: #Consultant
LINKS: Gavin Barwell, ex-No 10 chief of staff, became a non-exec director in June. There is no suggestion he played a role in securing contracts.

#Clipper Logistics
Total - £1.3 million

Contracts - One
WHAT FOR: Distributing #PPE
LINK: Chairman Steven #Parkin has donated £725,000 to the #Tories since 2016 and has attended Leaders’ Group meetings which give him exclusive access to Tory prime ministers.

#Dragontown
Total - £675,000
Contracts - One
WHAT FOR: #PPE

LINK: One of the directors, Lady Xuelin #Bates, is the wife of Tory peer and former Home Office minister Lord #Bates. She has donated £30,000 to the #Conservative Party since 2014.

#Faculty AI
Total - £3.1 million
Contracts - Four
WHAT FOR: #Data analysis

LINK: Ben #Warner, brother of CEO #Marc, was recruited as a data scientist at No10 after work on #Tories’ election campaign.
Until September, Cabinet Office minister Lord #Agnew was a shareholder.

#Globus Shetland Ltd
Total - £93 million
Contracts - One
WHAT FOR: Respirators

LINK: Since 2016, the equipment firm, which claims 25 years’ experience in supplying industry and healthcare, has donated £365,668 to the #Tories.
Its annual financial gifts rose to £150,000 in 2019,

when Boris Johnson became PM.

A Labour Cabinet Office Minister, has criticised the outsourcing (Image: REUTERS)
Rachel Reeves, Labour Cabinet Office Minister, said: "This Government is obsessed. It cannot stop outsourcing.