Protective gear

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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 a range of suppliers to 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 and 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 Council utilised a range of suppliers to fulfil this requirement.