Subject	Predicate	Object
MREqRfUs	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	R6W2W0x6
	answer has answering person	Neil John O'Brien
	answer text	<p>Government Internal Audit Agency analysed prices paid for individual products across the personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain including 12 contracts in detail and found that there was a proportionate control environment in place that balanced the need to urgently obtain PPE at scale and pace, with the need to secure value for money.</p><p>As well as due diligence checks there was systematic price benchmarking. Prices were evaluated against the need for the product, the quantity available, the specification of the product and how quickly it could be delivered.  Many deals were rejected or renegotiated as initial prices offered were not acceptable.</p>
	answer given date	2023-02-06
	answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	written answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has written answer	MREqRfUs
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has answer	MREqRfUs
R6W2W0x6	question has answer	MREqRfUs
Neil John O'Brien	answering person has answer	MREqRfUs