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<p>Three hundred and seventy contracts have been awarded by the Department for the
supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). All contracts are managed individually
and information on the amounts of PPE found not to have been delivered to specification
or for which delivery is overdue is not currently collated and held centrally. All
contracts have clauses in them that allow the Department to seek redress if the company
supplies faulty products or misses delivery dates.</p><p> </p><p>All PPE procured
from abroad that arrives at the central PPE distribution warehouse in Daventry is
checked. If it is not CE marked then documents are sent to the UK regulators, the
Health and Safety Executive and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency,
who agree to its release as the Market Surveillance Authorities for PPE and medical
devices. Products are only released into the supply chain if the documents show the
product is fit for its intended use.</p><p> </p>
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