Published date: 30 March 2022

Last edited date: 3 May 2022

This notice was replaced on 29 July 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 29 July 2022)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Sanitary towels or tampons - 33771100

Location of contract

NG1 6HG

Value of contract

£12,000,000 to £24,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_295453/1056992

Published date

30 March 2022

Closing date

10 May 2022

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

1 July 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Department for Education (DfE) is looking to provide free period products to schools and post-16 education providers across England through a procurement to appoint a national provider.
The provider will be required to deliver the end-to-end service, including the sourcing of products, management of the user interface(s) and the delivery of products directly to organisations.

The DfE's 2018 omnibus survey found that 83% of secondary school leaders reported making free period products available to pupils, with 41% doing so because of a reason related to pupils' inability to afford period products. Of the secondary school leaders who reported making free products available, 78% said provision was funded from school budgets, 26% used charitable donations and 17% said teachers funded products themselves.

No-one should be held back from reaching their potential, which is why we announced a scheme to provide access to free period products in schools and colleges in England, which is fully funded by the government. On 20 January 2020, the DfE launched the national period products scheme for all state maintained schools and 16-19 education organisations. Period product scheme for schools and colleges in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

In January 2022, DfE announced that 68% of eligible organisations had accessed the scheme since it began, including 90% of eligible secondary schools. Period Products Scheme: 2021 Management Information (publishing.service.gov.uk)

The Department has published a tendering opportunity to find a single national supplier who can from September 2022:
- Source an appropriate range of period products including environmentally friendly products
- Design and implement user interfaces and support services
- Plan and execute a national delivery service

We require a 'demand-led' service which must be available to approximately 22,000 organisations across England, with an accessible and easy to use means of interaction and product ordering.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Period Product provision to schools and post-16 education organisations across England

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 18 February 2022, last edited 18 February 2022

Links

Additional text

PLEASE NOTE: We have estimated the value of this opportunity to be in the region of £12m-£22m based on an anticipated level of need and take-up observed since the scheme launched in January 2020.The funding for this opportunity is contingent on user need, alongside the delivery and distribution methods used by any successful supplier.
This tender opportunity is being run via the DfE's e-procurement system, Jaegger. To register, please see the following link:
https://education.app.jaggaer.com

About the buyer

Address

Cumberland Place
Nottingham
NG1 8DH
England

Email

Period.PRODUCTS@education.gov.uk