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    Byline Times: Government Spends £364 Million on Coveralls But Delivers Just 432,000 [£840 each] Archived Message

    Posted by Sinister Burt on September 3, 2020, 1:05 pm

    The private sector is just so efficient(!)

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

    "The Government has spent £364 million purchasing ‘coveralls’ from private companies during the Coronavirus pandemic – but has delivered just 432,000 items for use in health and social care services.

    Government documents show that it has awarded several multi-million-pound contracts to private firms for the supply of coveralls – full body boilersuits – over recent months. However, similarly, Government statistics up until 23 August show that fewer than 500,000 coveralls have been delivered to the frontline, including just 15,000 in the most recent week recorded.

    In contrast, well over 400 million aprons, 500 million face masks, 45 million eye protectors, and nearly two billion gloves have been delivered to health and social care services during the course of the pandemic.

    Taken together, this represents a Government outlay of £842.60 per coverall delivered.

    In relation to these deals, Labour MP Dawn Butler said: “£364m for just 432,000 coveralls does not appear to offer value for money… We must hold the Government accountable and ask serious questions of the way in which they are awarding procurement contracts and to whom. We cannot allow this current approach to become the new normal.”"

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    • Byline Times: Government Spends £364 Million on Coveralls But Delivers Just 432,000 [£840 each] - Sinister Burt September 3, 2020, 1:05 pm