Period Dignity Products Framework
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£560k
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
31 Oct 2025
Description
THIS IS NOT A TENDER OPPORTUNITY Carmarthenshire County Council are looking to establish a framework to deliver its Period Dignity Programme to communities and schools across the region. The Period Dignity programme aims to ensure there is a dignified way of accessing free of charge period products for those who menstruate within education and those from low-income households in Carmarthenshire local authority area in the most practical and dignified way possible. The framework will cover the supply and distribution of period products for community and school settings. It will also cover a Period Dignity Home Pack service within secondary schools. This procurement is subject to funding provided by the Welsh Government. Accordingly, there is a risk that the value of the grant may increase, decrease, or be withdrawn entirely on an annual basis. Any potential extension to the contract will be reviewed annually, subject to the continued availability of funding. In accordance with Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023, this contract may be modified to provide for the supply of additional goods or services based on agreed tendered prices.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-055de6
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 12 Nov 2025 to 11 Nov 2026Possible extension to 11 Nov 2029
The Framework Agreement shall be for a period of up to 4 years in 12 month increments subject to available funding / budget, satisfactory performance, and agreement by all parties. Please note, the option to extend this Framework Agreement is purely speculative with no guarantees and is entirely dependent on issues beyond the Council’s control.
- CPV classifications
- 33700000
- Contract locations
- Wales, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 40.00% |
| Price | — | price | 60.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As per the Invitation to Tender
As per the invitation to Tender
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£200k
Award date
31 Oct 2025
Contract start
12 Nov 2025
Contract end
11 Nov 2026
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supply and Distribution of Period Products | £200k | complete |
| 2 | Home Packs Delivery Service | £360k | complete |