Purchasing hygiene consumables

Summary

The requester asked whether hygiene consumables for Nobles Hospital are supplied exclusively by the NHS supply chain or if local businesses can provide them under a contract. Manx Care confirmed that supplies are generally purchased via the NHS supply chain and stated there is currently no contract with local businesses.

Key Facts

• Nobles Hospital generally purchases consumables from the NHS Supply Chain (NHSSC) as a compliant route to market.
• There is currently no contract in place with local businesses for the supply of these items.
• The requested items include disposable gloves, toilet tissue, hand towels, centrefeed rolls, hand soaps, and hand sanitisers.
• The authority handling the request is Manx Care.
• The request was closed on 1 September 2025.

Data Disclosed

• 4853717
• 2025-08-06
• 2025-09-02
• 1 September 2025
• IM4 4R
• 01624 650 000

Original Request

Is the supply of consumables (disposable gloves, toilet tissue, hand towels, centrefeed rolls, hand soaps and hand sanitisers) to Nobles Hospital entirely covered by the NHS supply chain or can they be provided by local businesses? If the latter, is there a contract in place and when would the tendering process re-start?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 4853717 1 September 2025

Dear

We write further to your request, received 6 August 2025, which states:

"Is the supply of consumables (disposable gloves, toilet tissue, hand towels, centrefeed rolls, hand soaps and hand sanitisers) to Nobles Hospital entirely covered by the NHS supply chain or can they be provided by local businesses? If the latter, is there a contract in place and when would the tendering process re-start?"

Response

Nobles Hospital would generally purchase its supply of consumables from NHSSC as this is a compliant route to market.

There is currently no contract in place with local businesses.

Please quote the reference number 4853717 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.

In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely