Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic

Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic The National Audit Office (NAO) reports a lack of transparency and adequate documentation of some key decisions, such as why particular suppliers were chosen or how government identified and managed potential conflicts of interest, in the awarding of some contracts while government was procuring large volumes of goods and services at high speed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some contracts were also awarded after work had already begun, and many were not published in the timeframe they should have been. 

See also:

• Covid spending: Watchdog finds MPs' contacts were given priority BBC News
• Lord Feldman: Department of Health adviser's firm took work from Covid company BBC News
• PPE suppliers with political ties given 'high-priority' status, report reveals The Guardian
• 'No documentation, no justification': NAO criticism of Covid contracts The Guardian
• Businessman was paid £21m of taxpayer cash for securing NHS PPE The Guardian