Statement by the Department of Education: Review of biocidal products included on the Education Sector PPE Procurement Agreement
The Department of Education has today, Thursday 29 October, written to all schools to advise them of changes to the approved list of products on the Education Sector PPE procurement agreement, and the steps they can take to procure new stock if they need to. Suppliers on the agreement have committed to swift processing of orders and delivery to support schools.
Following the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine instruction to cease the use of all ViraPro products on Friday 23 October, the Department of Education immediately commenced a review of biocidal products included in the Education Sector PPE procurement agreement.
The review has been undertaken in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, which is the regulator in Ireland for biocidal products.
The Department is taking 43 biocidal and 9 other products off the approved list for schools because it has not been possible to satisfactorily confirm their registration status as part of the review. These products will not be included in our approved list for schools until their registration status has been confirmed. The Department has no evidence that these products are unsafe.
As part of the procurement process for the Education Sector PPE Procurement Agreement in June and July, suppliers were required to confirm that their products were compliant with the regulations and provide documentation, were to provide information on their current live product range rather than future releases and to give examples of contracts in the last two years which included supply to the Irish public sector.
As part of the review process in recent days, all of the biocidal products included in the PPE agreement have been checked – both existing and new items. This involved reviewing 172 items from 14 suppliers.
The Department of Education has decided to add a new supplier that replied to the procurement notice in June and has now confirmed they have the required biocidal registrations, and 23 new products to the agreement.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine and the Education Procurement Service are engaging directly with the suppliers concerned regarding the status of these products and it may be possible to reinstate these products to the agreement at a later date.
Where schools have stocks of the products listed as “removed” on the below lists, whether purchased through the agreement or purchased locally, they should not use them and they should store them securely until collected by the supplier.
Schools impacted by the removal of these products will be provided with funding to source new supplies.
The Department of Education has issued to schools an updated list of all the products on the agreement, effective today, with all relevant associated pricing.
The suppliers and products on the agreement will be monitored on an ongoing basis and any further changes to the list will be notified to schools.
The Education Procurement Service has engaged with suppliers on the agreement in the last few days and there is sufficient stocks available for schools to order.
Schools seeking new product to replace stock should contact any of the suppliers on the agreement directly to process orders. The Department is working with suppliers to ensure that stock is provided to schools in time for reopening on Monday 2 November where needed. Suppliers are ready to prioritise school orders they receive.
Any school that is impacted by this will be provided with funding for an Aide for two days to assist with dealing with these issues.
Schools that have any difficulty sourcing an alternative supply or are concerned about a funding shortfall to cover this additional cost can contact the Department’s Covid-19 helpline or email address and Department staff will work to support schools.
The Schools Covid-19 helpline on 057 9324461 will be open until 8.30pm on Thursday and from 8am on Friday until 8pm and from 10am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday. The email address is covid19_alert@education.gov.ie . Emails will be monitored and replied to over the weekend also.
Background Information
In summary, the products added, removed and remaining on the agreement arising from the review are:
Product Type Agreement List | Total Reviewed | Unchanged | Removed | Products Added | Total Products Available Now |
Wipes | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 21 |
Hand Sanitisers | 61 | 40 | 17 | 4* | 44 |
Hand Sanitisers Refills | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4* | 28 |
Hand Soap (includes biocidal and non biocidal products) | 23 | 3 biocidal 10 non biocidal | 8 uncategorised | 2 biocidal | 5 biocidal 10 non biocidal |
Detergents (includes biocidal products and products awaiting classification) | 20 | 6 biocidal 4 non biocidal | 7 biocides 1 Non biocidal | 2 biocidal | 8 biocidal 4 non biocidal |
TOTAL | 172 | 97 | 52 | 23 | 120 |
*Same products added for both lists
WIPES |
Biocidal Wipes Products REMAINING on the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Bunzl | ANTIBAC HAND & SURFACE ANTIBACTERIAL ALCOHOL FREE WIPES |
ALLIED SANI SAFE WET WIPES PACK *VIRUCIDAL |
SANI SAFE Anti-Viral Wet Wipes * VIRUCIDAL |
JBS | Sani Wipes Anti-Bacterial 1000 per Tub |
Reach Group | Protect Active Professional Wipes - Buckets of 1250 |
Nugent Safety | Pal TX Disinfectant Wipes |
| Reldeen Disinfectant Wipes |
Shaw Scientific | Medipal Anti Bacterial wipe (Tub 200) |
Lennox | SaniSafe 4C disinfectant Wipes |
Critical Healthcare | Clinell Universal Wipes |
WIPES |
Biocidal Wipes Products ADDED on the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Bunzl | W600110MPCE 70% ALCOHOL WIPE 10X200 |
Reach Group | Protect Active Professional Wipes - Buckets of 1250 |
Drysan Oxi Wipes 160 pack (6 per case) |
Ultra Compact Wipes 42 pack |
Nugent Safety | Sanisafe 3 Disinfectant Surface Wet Wipe Products (QTY 200) |
Sanisafe 3 Disinfectant Surface Wet Wipe Products (QTY 1000) |
Sanisafe 4 Disinfectant Wet Wipes Products (QTY 1000) |
Protect Active Performance Alcohol Free Wipes |
Legend Super Wipes Alcohol Free Wipes |
WIPES |
Biocidal Wipes Products REMOVED from the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
JBS Group | Disinfection Wipes AntiBacterial Park of 48 Alcohol free |
Chlorhexidine Wipe pack 25 |
Reach Group | Belux Wipes Pack 72 (12 packs per case) |
WorkWear Experts Ltd | Cargo White Anti-Bacterial Wipe |
IPA 70% Alocohol Wipe |
Shaw Scientific | Sursol Anti Bacterial wipes |
70% IPA Microsafe Cleansing Wipe (Case 1000) |
Uniwipe Cleaning & Disinfecting wipes |
Charles Hughes Ltd | Hand Wipes - Effective against E-Coli, Salmonella, etc |
Surface Sanitiser Wipes IW51 |
Surface Sanitiser Wipes IW50 |
Hand Sanitiser Wipes WIW40 |
Surface Sanitiser Wipes WIW50 |
Aquila Bioscience | ABD Device |
HAND SOAP |
Biocidal Hand Soap Products REMAINING on the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Bunzl | PRISTINE 500ML PUSH PUMP BACTERIAL HANDWASH |
OXYBAC SOAP 6X1L cartridges (compatible with OXYBAC dispenser Bunzl Code: C07200 listed below) |
SURE Anti-bac soap foam (Compatible with Intellicare Dispenser, Bunzl Code: C08381) |
HAND SOAP |
Biocidal Hand Soap Products ADDED on the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Reach Group | Epicare 5C Premium Handsoap 5L (2 per case)*** |
JBS Group | Teepol Hand Soap Antibacterial Liquid |
HAND SANITISER |
Biocidal Hand Sanitiser Products REMAINING on the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Bunzl | Diversey Soft Care Des E H5 (2x5L) Hand Sanitiser |
BG Hand Sanitiser 500ml with push pump dispenser |
INSPEC NS HG 85% ALCOHOLGEL |
C|C 60ml 'Pocket Pack' Hand Sanitiser Gel - 70% Alcohol |
SURE Alcohol Free - Instant Hand Sanitiser - 475ml with push pump dispenser |
SOFTCARE Med H5 Instant Sanitiser with Push pump - 10x500ml |
SOFCARE Med H5 Instant Sanitiser Personal Pack - 50x100ml |
JBS Group | Celtic Hand Gel |
VU+ Med A Hand Sanitizer gel 70% 5 ltr bottle |
VU + Med Hand Sanitizer gel 70% 300ml bottle |
Cleanhands Hand Sanitizer Gel 500 ml 75% |
Reach Group | CleanSmart Alcohol Free 60ml (30 per case) |
CleanSmart Alcohol Free 150ml (28 per case) |
CleanSmart Alcohol Free 1 Litre (12 per case) |
CleanSmart Alcohol Free 4.5 Litre (1 per case) |
Manodes 20 Litre Hand Sanitiser Refill (1 per case) |
MÓR Hand Sanitising Gel 5L (1 per case) |
MÓR Hand Sanitising Gel 250ml (24 per case) |
Nugent Safety | Alvodex 70% Hand Sanitising Gel 60ml |
Alvodex 70% Hand Sanitising Gel 120ml |
Alvodex 70% Hand Sanitising Gel 240ml |
Alvodex 70% Hand Sanitising Gel 500ml |
Alvodex 70% Hand Sanitising Gel 1Ltr |
Alvodex 70% Hand Sanitising Gel 5Ltr |
WorkWear Experts Ltd | 500ml Pump Hand Sanitiser 75% Alcohol |
500ml Pump Hand Sanitiser 70% Alcohol - Refill |
500ml Pump Hand Sanitiser 70% Alcohol - Refill |
500ml Trigger Spray 60% Alcohol Bottle |
Charles Hughes Ltd | Hand San Sanitiser |
Lennox | 78% Ethanol Based Hand Sanitiser Rub 500ml |
Critical Heathcare | Hand Santiser 500 ml |
Steripack | Sanity 75ml hand sanitiser 70% Ethanol |
Sanity 500ml Bottle with Pump Hand Sanitiser |
Sanity 5000ml Hand Sanitiser |
Heterochem Ltd | Non alcohol hand sanitiser (75ml) |
Non alcohol hand sanitiser (100ml) |
Non alcohol hand sanitiser (300ml) |
PRL/CF Pharma | CleanRite 60ml with finger spray |
CleanRite 150ml with finger spray |
CleanRite 500ml with vaporiser |
HAND SANITISER |
Biocidal Hand Sanitiser Products ADDED to the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Leisurecorp Intl Ltd | Solvid 10 L Container |
Solvid 5 L Container |
Solvid 1 L PET Bottle |
| Solvid 50ml PET Bottle |
HAND SANITISER |
Biocidal Hand Sanitiser Products REMOVED from the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
JBS Group | 5 Litre Bulk Fill Hand Sanitiser x 2 |
Shaw Scientific | Sursol ALCOHOL FREE Hand Sanitiser - 100ml |
Sursol ALCOHOL FREE Hand Sanitiser - 250ml |
Sursol ALCOHOL FREE Hand Sanitiser - 500ml |
Sursol ALCOHOL FREE Hand Sanitiser – 1 Litre |
Sursol ALCOHOL FREE Hand Sanitiser – 5 Litre |
Prosan 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitiser gel - 50ml flip lid |
Prosan 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitiser gel - 100ml flip lid |
Prosan 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitiser gel - 250ml flip lid |
Prosan 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitiser gel - 250ml Pump top |
Prosan 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitiser gel - 500ml Pump top |
Prosan 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitiser liquid - 100ml Spray top |
Prosan 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitiser liquid - 150ml Spray Top |
Prosan 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitiser liquid - 1000ml flip lid |
Prosan 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitiser gel - 5LTR Screw Top |
Critical Heathcare | Alcohol Hand Rub Bottle 60ml |
Hand Santiser 520 ml |
HAND SANITISER REFILL |
Biocidal Hand Sanitiser Refill Products REMAINING on the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Bunzl | Diversey Soft Care Des E H5 (2x5L) Hand Sanitiser |
Diversey SOFT CARE MED H5 Liquid |
6382 KLEENEX GEL HAND SANITISER |
DIVERSEY SOFT CARE DES E H5 IC (1300ml cartridge) |
DIVERSEY SOFT CARE DES E FOAM IC (1300ml cartridge) |
JBS Group | Celtic Hand Gel |
VU + Med Hand Sanitizer gel 70% 5 ltr bottle |
Reach Group | CleanSmart Alcohol Free 1 Litre (12 per case) |
CleanSmart Alcohol Free 4.5 Litre (1 per case) |
Manodes 20 Litre Hand Sanitiser Refill (1 per case) |
MÓR Hand Sanitising Gel 5L (1 per case) |
MÓR Hand Sanitising Gel 250ml (24 per case) |
Nugent Safety | Alvodex 70% Hand Sanitising Gel 1 Ltr |
Alvodex 70% Hand Sanitising Gel 5 Ltr |
Charles Hughes Ltd | Hand Sanitiser |
Lennox | 78% Ethanol Based Hand Sanitiser Rub 5L |
78% Ethanol Based Hand Sanitiser Gel 5L |
Critical Healthcare | Spirigel Complete |
Steripack | Sanity 5000ml Hand Sanitiser |
Heterochem Ltd | Non alcohol hand sanitiser (2 x 5L) |
Non alcohol hand sanitiser (4 x 5L) |
PRL/CF Pharma | CleanRite 1000ml |
1000ml CleanRite Hydrogel (for wall mounted refills) |
CleanRite 4500ml |
HAND SANITISER REFILL |
Biocidal Hand Sanitiser Refill Products ADDED to the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Leisurecorp Intl Ltd | Solvid 10 L Container |
Solvid 5 L Container |
Solvid 1 L PET Bottle |
Solvid 50 ml PET Bottle |
HAND SANITISER REFILL |
Biocidal Hand Sanitiser Refill Products REMOVED the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Shaw Scientific | Sursol ALCOHOL FREE Hand Sanitiser – 5 Litre |
Sursol ALCOHOL FREE Hand Sanitiser – 5 Litre |
Prosan 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitiser Gel - 5 litre |
Prosan 70% Alcohol Hand Sanitiser Gel - 5 litre |
Critical Healthcare | Medi9 Hand Foam Refill Pouch |
DETERGENT |
Biocidal Detergent Products REMAINING on the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Bunzl | Evans Safe Zone PLUS Virucidal Disinfectant (A006EEV2) - PCS99477 |
Evans Safe Zone PLUS Virucidal Disinfectant (A006AEV) - PCS99477 |
Reach Group | Gaeltec Suresan Sanitising Detergent 5L |
Nugent Safety | Super Professional Anti Viral Disinfectant 750ml Bottle |
Super Professional Anti Viral Disinfectant 5 Ltr Container |
Lennox | Anti Bacterial Spray Cleaner 750ml |
DETERGENT |
Biocidal Detergent Products ADDED on the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Bunzl | Titan Chlorine Tabs Plus 6x200g |
JBS | Super Professional Anti-viral 750 ml Disinfectant spray 750ml*** |
DETERGENT |
Biocidal Detergent Products REMOVED from the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
JBS | Anti Viral 750ml Disinfectant Spray |
Reach Group | BIO Chlorine Sanitising Tablets x 200 (1 per case) |
CleanSmart Alcohol Free Surface Sanitiser 1 Litre |
Shaw Scientific | Sursol Surface Spray Products 500ml |
Sursol Surface Spray Products 1000ml |
Sursol Surface Spray Products 5 L |
Workwear Experts | Bleach Regular 5 LTR - N00101/1 |
UNCATEGORISED PRODUCTS |
Other uncategorised products REMOVED from the Education Sector Procurement Agreement 29 October 2020 |
Supplier | Hand Soap | Detergent |
Workwear Experts | ANTIBACTERIAL PEARLISED HAND SOAP 5 LITRE | |
Charles Hughes Ltd | Insta Clens Hand Soap 5L | |
Shaw Scientific | Prosan Anti Bacterial Hand Soap products 4x 5L Prosan Anti Bacterial Hand Soap products 40 x 5L Prosan Anti Bacterial Hand Soap products Pallet 200 x 5L | |
Nugent Safety | Anti Bacterial Hand Soap 5 Ltr | |
JBS Group | Hand Soap Antibacterial Liquid | Anti-viral 750 ml Disinfectant spray 750ml |
Lennox | Bacterial Hand Soap | |