Gloves, aprons, masks, incontinence products, cleaning chemicals, and infection control supplies for UK care providers. Almost universally bought from a single distributor at catalogue pricing that has never been challenged.
📍 Yorkshire · 5 providers📍 North West · 4 providers📍 Midlands · 4 providers📍 South East · 3 providers📍 South West · 3 providers📍 East of England · 2 providers
The pandemic created emergency purchasing structures that remain in place long after the emergency passed. A care home spending £22,000 annually on consumables and PPE through a single distributor account is almost certainly paying above the rate available through contracted collective purchasing. The market has normalised. The pricing has not necessarily followed.
Regulatory compliance is non-negotiable: Care sector consumables must meet specific standards — CE marking, CQC infection control requirements, COSHH data sheet availability. IQ specifies these as mandatory in every tender. Quality and compliance first, competitive pricing within that framework.
What this pool covers
All care consumable and PPE categories
Disposable gloves (nitrile, latex-free), aprons, fluid-resistant face masks and FFP2/FFP3 respirators, hand sanitiser and soap, cleaning chemicals, paper products, incontinence products, wound care basics, catering consumables, and waste bags. All products must meet relevant BS/EN standards and carry current COSHH documentation.
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A care procurement community — not a one-off event
The Care Consumables & PPE pool runs every year. Members stay between cycles.
72-hour early access when the next cycle opens
Monthly care sector bulletin — regulatory updates, market intelligence
Member since badge on your Bundle IQ profile
Results archive — every previous pool saving documented
IQ alerts you when the next cycle opens
Supplier pool re-qualified every cycle — compliance assured
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Monthly care sector bulletin included. CQC updates, regulatory changes, energy market direction, infection control guidance. Specific intelligence for care providers.
Previous pool results
First cycle opening. Results published here once awarded — permanent record.
How it works
Four steps. IQ does the work.
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Register your interest
Tell us your provider type, approximate annual spend, and county or region. Ten minutes. No commitment.
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IQ builds the pool
We match your requirement with other providers of similar scale and need. Combined spend creates buying power no individual home can achieve.
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IQ runs the competitive process
Qualified suppliers compete. IQ evaluates on price, compliance, regulatory credentials, and reliability — quality and compliance first.
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You see the price and decide
Switch or stay — always your call. No pressure, no obligation. But now you know what the market offers.
Live market intelligence
What the market is doing right now
Live market intelligence
Market data
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Sources: ONS · DESNZ · Bank of England · Ofgem · Updated nightly
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