The British authorities paid PwC, Deloitte and McKinsey of $145 million for consultations on a coronavirus

At the end of August, 2020 it became known that the British authorities paid the major consulting firms of Great Britain $145 million for consultations concerning measures of fight against a coronavirus pandemic. Such firms as PwC, Deloitte and McKinsey, for half a year signed in total 106 contracts, and some of them did not give all the best in the general access within three months, despite rules of public procurements according to which the notification on signing of the contract should be published within 30 days.

Contracts concerned consulting support in questions of deliveries of individual protection equipment, start of programs of testing for a coronavirus and trackings of contacts of the infected persons and also purchase of ventilators and an other expenses. So, for example, Deloitte directed purchase of SIZ for hospitals and the auxiliary laboratory centers, and McKinsey made the recommendations about "the purposes, tasks and contents" of the program of testing of the population.

The government of Great Britain paid PwC, Deloitte and McKinsey of $145 million for consultations on a coronavirus

The PwC company which advised work of British Business Bank concerning financing of business became the largest contractor. PwC received $28 million under 11 contracts. The London firm PA Consulting which acted as the consultant for the Ventilator Challenge project received in general four contracts for the amount of $24.5 million.

The Tussell research company carried out the analysis of contract documentation and found out that a number of contracts underwent criticism in connection with service quality. In many cases there were questions at the cost of the contract - for example, ministers of shadow cabinet called into question the cost of the contract with McKinsey company.

If the government does not provide sufficient transparency concerning the huge amounts provided by taxpayers and involved during a pandemic, the public will not be able to trust it to actions, - the minister of shadow cabinet Rachel Reeves said.[1]

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