Burberry wins £573,000 PPE contract from UK govt

04 Sep '20

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UK luxury fashion house Burberry has been offered a £573,000 contract by the UK government to make personal protective equipment (PPE) for the National Health Service (NHS), according to government records. Health secretary Matt Hancock had praised the company when it donated more than 100,000 items to healthcare workers in April this year.

“I’ll give a shout-out to Burberry who have turned over their production to the production of gowns to add to the stockpile and to get PPE to people who need it which is another part of the national effort,” Hancock had said.

The contract was not advertised to other potential suppliers, according to UK media reports. European Union rules allow the government to circumvent the usual processes if only one supplier is capable of delivering on the contract, or if unforeseen events mean that speed is vital.

Burberry’s Castleford site in Yorkshire was retooled to produce gowns for healthcare workers.

The Government has previously faced criticism over some of the contracts it has signed during the height of the pandemic.

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