Planning

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

B981 - Provision of a Home Delivery Service for Eco-Friendly Menstrual Products for Bridgend County Borough Council

Bridgend County Borough Council

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Planning

16 Sep 2026 at 09:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bridgend County Borough Council is planning a goods contract for a home delivery subscription service supplying eco-friendly menstrual products. The service will be supported by the council’s Youth Development service and is intended for young people experiencing period poverty. Eligible learners will be able to select the products they need, with items delivered discreetly to their homes for collection by the young person or their parent or guardian. The requirement covers Bridgend County Borough, an area extending along the M4 corridor from west to east, including the Llynfi, Garw and Ogmore valleys and the Bristol Channel coast. The council intends to appoint one supplier to provide the products and operate the delivery model.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently in pre-market engagement, rather than an invitation to tender. Suppliers are being asked to complete a questionnaire: requests must be made by 30 September 2026 and completed questionnaires submitted by 7 October 2026. The council expects to launch the tender in October 2026, close it in November, complete evaluation in November and award in December 2026. The contract is expected to run from 7 December 2026 to 31 March 2027, with up to three further 12-month extensions, dependent on grant funding, potentially ending on 31 March 2030. The estimated value is £32,000 excluding VAT and £384,000 including VAT. There is one lot, and the process is above threshold.

The requirement should suit suppliers that can combine sustainable menstrual-product supply with a reliable subscription and home-delivery operation. Relevant capability includes managing product selection, recurring orders, fulfilment and discreet deliveries to individual households, while working sensitively with young people, parents or guardians and a local authority youth service. Suppliers will need the operational capacity to serve learners across Bridgend County Borough and to maintain a dependable service for the initial contract and any extensions. The council has identified the requirement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so specialist distributors, social-purpose organisations and delivery providers may be well placed to prepare. This is a market-engagement exercise, not a bid opportunity yet; interested suppliers should use it to understand the service and inform the forthcoming tender.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

B981 - Provision of a Home Delivery Service for Eco-Friendly Menstrual Products for Bridgend County Borough Council

Notice Description

Bridgend County Borough Council are conducting Pre-Market Engagement for the Provision of a Home Delivery Service for Eco-Friendly Menstrual Products for Bridgend County Borough Council.

Planning Information

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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fac8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087602-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33771000 - Sanitary paper products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£32,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bridgend County Borough Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BRIDGEND
Postcode
CF31 4WB
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Local Authority
Bridgend
Electoral Ward
Bridgend Central
Westminster Constituency
Bridgend

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...