Official UK procurement notice
B981 - Provision of a Home Delivery Service for Eco-friendly Menstrual Products for Bridgend County Borough Council
Authority: Bridgend County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBridgend County Borough Council are looking for a single organisation to provide a Home Delivery Service for Eco-friendly Menstrual Products for Bridgend County Borough Council.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 7 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Sanitary paper products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£320,000
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: 80%
- Commercial Envelope: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: Please see tender documents. If you wish to submit a Tender, please ensure that all required information is completed and submitted in full via the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html. The itt number is itt_119991
- Commercial Envelope: Please see tender documents. If you wish to submit a Tender, please ensure that all required information is completed and submitted in full via the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html. The itt number is itt_119991
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £640,000 (twice the annual value).
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Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Bridgend County Borough Council buys Paper sanitary (CPV 3377), and who usually turns up
Bridgend County Borough Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Paper sanitary (CPV 3377) →
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Half of these awards have an award date within 42 days of the bid deadline.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid3% / 7%
2–341% / 21%
4–626% / 25%
7+31% / 46%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Below estimate56% / 43%
Within ±2%41% / 29%
Above estimate3% / 29%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 3377Published estimate£320k
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1 bid8%
2–315%
4–653%
7+24%
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Where the award price may land.
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Based on 13 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
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Middle 50%£279k–£320k
Estimate£320k
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Eco HygieneWorked for this buyer | Q1480 - Provision of Period Productsnotice published Dec 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £215k3 awards in 36m · last 11 months ago | 2 live · £540k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £300k2 awards in 36m · last 18 months ago | 1 live · £14m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 9% above n=1 | |
| £118k1 award in 36m · last 24 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £547m19 awards in 36m · last this month | 6 live · £122m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=1 | |
| £4.5m18 awards in 36m · last this month | 2 live · £676k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 31% below n=2 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 7 Jan 2030
- First published
- 16 Sept 2026, 09:54 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 15:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
B981- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097566- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fac8Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Jaggaer- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
If you wish to submit a Tender, please ensure that all required information is completed and submitted in full via the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗. The itt number is itt_119991
Timeline
16 Sept 2026 → 7 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published43 days ago16 Sept 2026, 09:54 BST
- Market engagement21 days ago7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Bridgend County Borough covers an area of approximately 28,500 hectares which stretches 20 kilometres along the M4 corridor from West to East, taking in the Llynfi, Garw and Ogmore valleys to the north and bordering the Bristol Channel to the south.
Bridgend County Borough Council is completing Pre-Market Engagement for the Provision of a Home Delivery Service for Eco-Friendly Menstrual Products for Bridgend County Borough as the Authorities current contract has expired. This contract will run from 7th December 2026 until 31st March 2027 with the option to extend for up to a further 3 x 12-month periods dependent on Grant Funding.
The purpose of this tender is to secure a contract with a single supplier to fulfil the delivery model of a subscription service which will be supported through the local authority’s Youth Development service to ensure that any learners identified will receive their menstrual products directly to their door.
The aim of this project is to establish a subscription service that will remove any barriers to young females affected by period poverty. It will allow the young person (and/or parent or guardian) to be able to select the items they require and have it delivered discreetly to their home.
As part of our pre-market engagement we are asking for interested parties complete a questionnaire. Please email Tenders@bridgend.gov.uk to forward the Questionnaire for completion. The deadline to request the questionnaire is Wednesday 30th September 2026 and the deadline to submit a questionnaire is Wednesday 7th October 2026.
Procurement Process and Provisional Timeline –
September/October - Pre-Market Engagement via Questionnaires, Deadline for Questionnaire completion is 5pm on Wednesday 7th October 2026.
October 2026 – Tender process launched.
November 2026 – Tender process closes.
November 2026 – Evaluation period ends.
December 2026 – Award.
December 2026 – Commence the Contract.
- Next notice expected16 days ago12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published13 days ago15 Oct 2026, 15:11 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 5 days3 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 11 days10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 15 days13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 38 days7 Dec 2026
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Sept 2026, 09:54 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published15 Oct 2026, 15:11 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £320,00015 Oct 2026, 15:11 BSTwas £32,000
- Status changed to active15 Oct 2026, 15:11 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Oct 2026, 15:11 BST
- Deadline published: 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT15 Oct 2026, 15:11 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please see tender documents. If you wish to submit a Tender, please ensure that all required information is completed and submitted in full via the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html. The itt number is itt_119991
- Technical specifications Please see tender documents. If you wish to submit a Tender, please ensure that all required information is completed and submitted in full via the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html. The itt number is itt_119991
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender