PPE Medpro Goes into Liquidation After Breach of Government Contract for Surgical Gowns
PPE Medpro, a company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Douglas Barrowman, was placed into liquidation at the Insolvency and Companies Court on 18 December 2025. This followed a High Court ruling in October 2025 that found the firm breached its contract to supply 25 million surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic. The court determined that PPE Medpro supplied defective personal protective equipment (PPE), noting the gowns were not properly sterilised and that the stock dated back to 2020. PPE Medpro also gained access to the government's VIP lane for PPE procurement.
The UK government is owed about £148 million by PPE Medpro; however, as an unsecured creditor, it is unlikely to recover most of this sum. The company had filed for administration in September 2025, one day before a court order to pay was issued. HM Revenue & Customs is also owed approximately £39 million in tax. Records show PPE Medpro had around £600,000 available to pay unsecured creditors.
Interpath Advisory was appointed as joint liquidators to wind up the company's affairs while officers will investigate the circumstances of the company's failure and the conduct of its directors. The Insolvency Service confirmed that an officer has been appointed to manage the liquidation process.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting stated that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) would pursue repayment of taxpayer funds and is committed to using all means available to recover the money owed by PPE Medpro.
Baroness Michelle Mone, who was made a peer in 2015 but currently on a leave of absence after losing the Tory whip over PPE revelations, described the October ruling as "an establishment win."
