Official UK procurement notice
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Period Dignity Programme
Authority: Cardiff Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Disposable nappies · Disposable personal wipes · Other gynaecologicals · Sanitary paper products · Sanitary towels or tampons
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values publishedThe 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 #1Eco-friendly single-use period products (pads and tampons)Planned
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 #2Menstrual cupsPlanned
Lot #3Period Pants and wet bagsPlanned
Lot #4Reusable cloth pads and wet bagsPlanned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002851- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Jan 2025 → 21 Feb 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published28 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Tender notice expected21 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Vale of Glamorgan CouncilContracting authority
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.