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Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Period Dignity Programme

Details

Topic
Other gynaecologicals
Published
28 January 2025

Tender description

The Period Dignity programme aims to ensure there is a dignified way of accessing period products for those who menstruate within education and those from low-income households in the Cardiff and the Vale local authority area. The fund aims to ensure low-income households and school learners have access to free of charge period products that are accessible in the most practical and dignified way possible. We are committed to addressing the challenges posed by all kinds of plastic pollution. With the aim of all period products used being eco-friendly period products (i.e. re-usable products and/or plastic free) is one of a range of interventions to achieve this. Lot 1: Lot 1 - Eco-friendly single-use period products (pads and tampons) The aim of the period dignity programme is to provide eco-friendly, high-quality products along with informational material within education settings and throughout Cardiff local authority communities, utilising Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Schools and Hubs to distribute free period products to the public. Lot 2: Lot 2 - Menstrual cups The aim of the period dignity programme is to provide eco-friendly, high-quality products along with informational material within education settings and throughout Cardiff local authority communities, utilising Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Schools and Hubs to distribute free period products to the public. Lot 3: Lot 3 - Period Pants and wet bags The aim of the period dignity programme is to provide eco-friendly, high-quality products along with informational material within education settings and throughout Cardiff local authority communities, utilising Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Schools and Hubs to distribute free period products to the public. Lot 4: Lot 4 – Reusable cloth pads and wet bags The aim of the period dignity programme is to provide eco-friendly, high-quality products along with informational material within education settings and throughout Cardiff local authority communities, utilising Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Schools and Hubs to distribute free period products to the public. Lot 5: Lot 5 - Educational Material The aim of the period dignity programme is to provide eco-friendly, high-quality products along with informational material within education settings and throughout Cardiff local authority communities, utilising Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Schools and Hubs to distribute free period products to the public.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published28 January 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

Cardiff City Council is a local authority serving the Welsh capital, and lists its live tender opportunities on its own procurement portal. Suppliers register on Proactis, the council's online supplier system, before bidding for contracts. Cardiff City Council also runs a buyer profile on Sell2Wales, the Welsh Government's procurement portal for public bodies across Wales. A Premier Supplier Programme gives small, micro and individual businesses prompt payment on their invoices. Formal contract standing orders and procurement rules set out how the council runs its tenders. Invoices without a valid purchase order number go unpaid under the council's No PO No Pay policy.

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 Cardiff City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, transport equipment and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 33641200 · Other gynaecologicals
  • 33711430 · Disposable personal wipes
  • 33751000 · Disposable nappies
  • 33771000 · Sanitary paper products
  • 33771100 · Sanitary towels or tampons

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