Ontario’s PPE Suppliers are Mired in Red Tape, Manitoba Moves Towards a Domestic Vaccine, and South Africa Faces Multiple COVID-Related Procurement Scandals

By Paul Emanuelli and Lisa Kuechler

In this month’s procurement newsreel, Ontario’s PPE suppliers are mired in red tape while the province cuts more untendered COVID deals, Manitoba moves towards a domestic vaccine, Canada and Australia stonewall on disclosing pandemic spending details, the UK is sued over COVID sole-sourcing, and South Africa faces multiple COVID-related procurement scandals.

Ontario PPE Producers Mired in Red Tape

Ontario Awards Untendered COVID “Cold Call” Deal

Ontario Stonewalls on COVID Sole-Source Costs

Manitoba Moves to Buy Canadian Vaccines

Canada Spends $100M on “Useless” Vaccines

Canada Asserts COVID Confidentiality

Canada Under Pressure to Disclose COVID Deals

Australia Stonewalls on COVID Spending Disclosures

UK Sued Over COVID Sole-Source

UK Opposition Targets COVID Cronyism

Audit Slams South Africa’s Vaccine Procurement

South African Officials Steal Millions in COVID Scandal