Notice Information
Notice Title
Department for Education Period Products Scheme 2026
Notice 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 Period Products Scheme ensures that period products are available and accessible, free of charge, to girls and women who need them in schools and colleges. The scheme aims to reduce periods as a barrier to education, promote dignity and equality in learning environments and tackle stigma associated with periods. The scheme was introduced after a 2018 Omnibus Survey suggested that 14% of female college students and 6% of female school pupils has been unable to access period products in the last 12-months due to affordability and 83% of secondary school leaders made free period products available in their school. Tackling this problem remains a key priority and is part of DfE's strategy to support the Government's mission to break down the barriers to opportunity; one of the six missions which form the centrepiece of our plan for change. This mission-led approach drives coordination between different programmes and workstreams by setting ambitious shared goals. The Department has published a competitive flexible tendering opportunity to find a single national supplier who can from September 2026: * Source an appropriate range of period products including reusable and 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 21,000 organisations across England, with an accessible and easy to use means of interaction and product ordering. The Department is also seeking to maximise the value of the scheme beyond the core offer through financial benefits, added value, and/or awareness activities and materials. In return, the Department proposes to offer a package of rights to the lead supplier and/or key sub-contractors/supply chain members. For further information, please access the ITT documents via the Jaggaer e-Procurement platform (itt_3864). The Department will be holding a Bidder Engagement Event on 12th February 2026, from 10:30am: 1. Potential suppliers are invited to participate in this bidder engagement session, which will be facilitated via Microsoft Teams. 2. The session will be led by representatives of the Department for Education and will focus on the programme's requirements and the tendering process. 3. To register your interest in attending, please use the messaging facility in the Jaggaer Portal and include the email contact details of all attendees in your message. 4. Following registration, an invite will be sent to the email addresses of the attendees on 11th February 2026. Attendance is not mandatory and slides and any Q&As from the session will be uploaded to Jaggaer following the event.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: An addiional 12 months extension clause is inlcuded in the contract ( the maximum value given is inclusive of this possible extension)
Planning Information
The DfE shall be hosting a virtual event on Tuesday 20th May 2025 at 10:00 to discuss the vision for the scheme from the start of the 2026/27 academic year onwards and would like to encourage any parties who are interested in contributing to the success of a future scheme to register for this event. To do so, please contact Period.PRODUCTS@education.gov.uk by COP on Thursday 15th May 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05096c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017697-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
33771100 - Sanitary towels or tampons
64121200 - Parcel delivery services
79342300 - Customer services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £19,800,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £19,800,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Feb 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 28 Jun 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-09-03
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3BT
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLJ34 Isle of Wight, TLK South West (England), TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017697-2026
27th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014571-2026
18th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009800-2026
4th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017709-2025
29th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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