Awarded contract

Period Dignity Products Framework

Details

Value
£560,000
Duration
1 year
Topic
Personal care products
Published
31 October 2025

Tender description

THIS IS NOT A TENDER OPPORTUNITY Carmarthenshire County Council have established 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 Accordingly, there is a risk that the value of the grant may increase, decrease, or be withdrawn entirely on an annual basis.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. ## Contract award Title: Lot 1 Supply and Distribution of Period Products Lots: - Lot 1: Supply and Distribution of Period Products ## Contract award Title: Lot 2 Home Packs Delivery Service Lots: - Lot 2: Home Packs Delivery Service

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published31 October 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date31 October 2025
  3. Next: Contract expiry date11 November 2026in 2 months

About the buyer

Carmarthenshire County Council is a local authority serving rural west Wales, buying goods, works and services across the county on behalf of residents. Contracts above the UK procurement threshold appear on Find a Tender Service. Sell2Wales lists smaller opportunities, and registered suppliers receive automatic email alerts there. A Corporate Procurement team runs tendering and guides prospective suppliers through the process. Lower-value work goes through a supplier list run by the council's business engagement team. Community benefits and the Well-being of Future Generations Act shape how contracts are awarded.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Carmarthenshire County Council's contract awards have been in waste, cleaning and environmental services, architectural and engineering services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 33700000 · Personal care products

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