PURCHASE OF PPE SUPPLIES

Description

Following the outbreak of COVID 19, the City of Edinburgh Council’s PPE requirements exponentially expanded and evolved with a high volume of medical grade PPE being urgently required across a wide range of Council services. The Council utilised the Scotland Excel Framework Agreements - Supply and Delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (ref: 0416); Supply and Delivery of Janitorial Products (ref: 1218); Washroom Solutions & Sanitary Products (ref:3217) to partially fulfil this requirement. Following the outbreak of COVID 19, the Council’s PPE requirements exponentially expanded and evolved with a high volume of medical grade PPE (such as face visors protection and Type IIR masks, hand sanitiser, cleaning wipes, aprons, nitrile gloves & disposal bags to dispose of contaminated equipment) being required across a wide range of Council services including: - Care Homes; - Care at Home; - Young Peoples Residential Centres; - FM Catering and Cleaning services; - Schools and lifelong learning; - Crematoriums; - New Services (e.g. Hotels for Homeless and Food Package Delivery for Vulnerable Citizens); - Hub Schools; - Waste Services; and - Social Work. The City of Edinburgh Council utilised Scotland Excel Framework Agreements to partially fulfil this requirement.