FOI – 2024-000351 Ontex Ltd products purchasing (HTML)

Date received – 09/10/24 | Date responded – 06/11/24

Request

Would it be possible for me to obtain the stock/purchasing item list of sanitary products that the NHS acquire from Ontex Ltd? Likewise, the annual volumes of this would be amazing.

Response

We have now completed the search of our records and can provide you with the following information:

Please find attached Appendix 1 - Ontex Ltd Products Purchasing Volumes, for a list of products that NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) acquire from Ontex Ltd. We have also included the volume of these products that have been distributed annually from September 2023 to October 2024 from the National Distribution Centre in Larkhall.

Please note, we are only able to provide information held by NSS. Health Boards (HBs) can purchase directly from suppliers. You may wish to contact the local Health Boards using the email addresses below to check if they can provide anything further:

• Ayrshire and Arran – foi@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
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