Coronavirus update - NO MORE RESTRICTIONS

[lisvaneblue]

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sorry but it does seem extremely suspect to me, and I think there should be an enquiry into all of these contracts.
I had so e exposure to the process for trying to obtain ventilators earlier in the year and that seemed pretty dodgy too.
the timing of this is extremely suspect.
if any of us were to try setting up a brand new company with no track record and win a huge contact within 7 weeks competing against existing suppliers for PPE then that would seem miraculous wouldn't it?

Maybe we'd all be happier if the tender had been awarded to the other company, despite the fact they could supply 40,000 a month and we needed 25 million. But don't worry the doctors and nurses will manage!

What is more likely is that the Chinese manufacturers had product but no links to UK or knowledge of our procurement procedures. So, they look for an intermediary and Ppe Medpro is formed.
There is another company Medpro been around for about 10 years, maybe they are somehow linked, although Ppe Medpro could be a 'one off' for this contract alone?

These things go on and DoHSC needed a supplier urgently.

[Heisenberg]

Maybe we'd all be happier if the tender had been awarded to the other company, despite the fact they could supply 40,000 a month and we needed 25 million. But don't worry the doctors and nurses will manage!

What is more likely is that the Chinese manufacturers had product but no links to UK or knowledge of our procurement procedures. So, they look for an intermediary and Ppe Medpro is formed.
There is another company Medpro been around for about 10 years, maybe they are somehow linked, although Ppe Medpro could be a 'one off' for this contract alone?

These things go on and DoHSC needed a supplier urgently.

Is this the Medpro that you refer to? https://find-and-update.company-info...mpany/08498602

[lisvaneblue]

Is this the Medpro that you refer to? https://find-and-update.company-info...mpany/08498602

No, I was looking at Medpro Ltd. However, a search on Companies House web shows quite a few Medpro's. plus prefix or suffix.

None of the directors appear to be linked across the companies

[cyril evans awaydays]

No, I was looking at Medpro Ltd. However, a search on Companies House web shows quite a few Medpro's. plus prefix or suffix.

None of the directors appear to be linked across the companies

This is the company. Incorporated in May this year with no submitted accounts to date. Major shareholders are based in the Isle of Man where rather surprisingly for a PPE company their expertise isin off-shore wealth management and "multi-jurisdictional portfolio of structures on behalf of a number of high net worth individuals, families and corporate entities."

https://find-and-update.company-info...97000/officers

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-...-ppe-contract/

https://knoxhousetrust.com/member/anthony-page/

Why wouldn't you award a £122m contract given all this?

[lisvaneblue]

This is the company. Incorporated in May this year with no submitted accounts to date. Major shareholders are based in the Isle of Man where rather surprisingly for a PPE company their expertise isin off-shore wealth management and "multi-jurisdictional portfolio of structures on behalf of a number of high net worth individuals, families and corporate entities."

https://find-and-update.company-info...97000/officers

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-...-ppe-contract/

https://knoxhousetrust.com/member/anthony-page/

Why wouldn't you award a £122m contract given all this?

Well you wouldn't expect accounts to be submitted if they only incorporated in May. At the end of the day the contract is a supply contract, the dept of Health England awarded it and I trust from my past dealings with them that continue to be as rigorous with the adjudication. At the end of the day if PPE Medpro don't deliver they won't get paid.

This issue started on this board because an MP messaged on Twitter that a local company on his patch did not get a look in. I said false news because they could get nowhere near the volumes required and that is confirmed in the MPs Tweet.