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Tories Vote to Retain Corruption
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Tories Vote to Retain Corruption
"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell -
Pointless post with no context, but is it about keeping existing contracts open at renewal rather than having to go through the whole horrendous procurement cycle every time you get low on bandages and drip stands?Blog? What blog...? -
One would rather assume a competent procurement team are constantly monitoring for best value. Every private organisation I worked for was. I have seen the ops manager put a supplier over a barrel mid contract because he had other offers that were cheaper from reputable vendors.
Why not put a rider in contracts that all drugs will be cheaper to the NHS than buying from the top 10 high street sources?
Oh they don't in the NHS
39p paracetamol in Tesco's costs >£1 in the NHS etc.
https://www.theweek.co.uk/81055/nhs-...gs-says-report
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostOne would rather assume a competent procurement team are constantly monitoring for best value. Every private organisation I worked for was. I have seen the ops manager put a supplier over a barrel mid contract because he had other offers that were cheaper from reputable vendors.
Why not put a rider in contracts that all drugs will be cheaper to the NHS than buying from the top 10 high street sources?
Oh they don't in the NHS
39p paracetamol in Tesco's costs >£1 in the NHS etc.
https://www.theweek.co.uk/81055/nhs-...gs-says-report
For one example, one lab I know of (from the MD of the company involved) was running a clinical trial that required some sophisticated diagnostic equipment. They were offered the loan of the necessary kit free of charge (other than the necessary reagents) but the Trus's procurement team refused to allow this, insisting the request goes out to open tender. Given the result of that decision would be (a) the purchase of a very expensive piece of specialised kit that would have no further use after the end of the trial and (b) the offering company's kit was more expensive than other, similar but less flexible options so would fail the tendering process, the trial was abandoned. His company weren't even allowed to offer a discount, the rules state that list price has to be the one used.
As a less extreme and rather more germane example, look up the cost of replacing a £3 fluorescent tube under PFI and H&S rules.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Because the VIP lane is the fastest way to drain public money into Tory pockets.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-lane-ppe-firm
The Conservative peer Michelle Mone and her children secretly received £29m originating from the profits of a PPE business that was awarded large government contracts after she recommended it to ministers, documents seen by the Guardian indicate.
Lady Mone’s support helped the company, PPE Medpro, secure a place in a “VIP lane” the government used during the coronavirus pandemic to prioritise companies that had political connections. It thensecured contracts worth more than £200m.
£200m here, £200m there, no one bats an eyelid.First Law of Contracting: Only the strong surviveComment
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Originally posted by _V_ View PostBecause the VIP lane is the fastest way to drain public money into Tory pockets.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-lane-ppe-firm
The Conservative peer Michelle Mone and her children secretly received £29m originating from the profits of a PPE business that was awarded large government contracts after she recommended it to ministers, documents seen by the Guardian indicate.
Lady Mone’s support helped the company, PPE Medpro, secure a place in a “VIP lane” the government used during the coronavirus pandemic to prioritise companies that had political connections. It thensecured contracts worth more than £200m.
£200m here, £200m there, no one bats an eyelid.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
was the PPE reasonably priced & serviceable?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...ger-in-commons
Basically stolen public money.First Law of Contracting: Only the strong surviveComment
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Originally posted by _V_ View Post
No, the price was not looked into due to VIP procurement, and product useless and could not be used.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...ger-in-commons
Basically stolen public money.
Bring on the prosecutions.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
in which case its fraud as well as tax 'evoidance'
Bring on the prosecutions.
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/ope...ppe-contracts/
High Court rules ministers acted unlawfully by giving multi-million-pound PPE supply deals to a pest control company and a private equity firm.
Never again should any government treat a public health crisis as an opportunity to enrich its associates and donors
First Law of Contracting: Only the strong surviveComment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
in which case its fraud as well as tax 'evoidance'
Bring on the prosecutions.When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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