Official UK procurement notice
Ceredigion - Period Dignity Products Framework
Authority: Ceredigion County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCeredigion County Council has entered into a framework agreement with multiple suppliers for the supply of period products to one or more establishments across the County of Ceredigion, for the period from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
- No preliminary market engagement: Informal engagement
CPV: Paper sanitary
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 14 bids received · 14 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 3 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- N/A
Published description of the framework
The Council awarded places on this Framework to all bidding organisations that passed the qualification and technical thresholds within this tender.
Contracts will be awarded based upon user choice of the young people in Ceredigion for whom this Framework is being established.
As per point 8.1 of the published "Instructions for Tendering" document:
"The Council expects to place between 2 and 6 orders per year, and there is no minimum or maximum value. There is no guarantee of the number of orders."
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: T1.1 - Benefits of Experience - 20% T1.2 - Delivery - 20% T1.3 - Eco-Friendly - 20% T1.4 - Quality Control - 10% T2 - Sustainability - 7.5% T3 - Fair Work Practices - 2.5%
- Price: Percentage discount on standard list price - 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Ceredigion - Period Dignity Products Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jul 2025, 12:04 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 14:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
itt_118384- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040483- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056039Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · N/A
Timeline
16 Jul 2025 → 29 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published16 Jul 2025, 12:04 BST
- Clarification questions by12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends398 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by367 days ago20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent309 days ago18 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends295 days ago31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published176 days ago29 Apr 2026, 14:33 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2025- Tender notice published16 Jul 2025, 12:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Dec 2025, 16:42 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Dec 2025, 16:42 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published29 Apr 2026, 14:33 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| & SistersSME, Banner Group Limited, CHEEKY BABY PRODUCTS LIMITEDSME, Findel Education Ltd, Hey Girls CICSMEVCSE, Personnel Hygiene Services Ltd T/A PHS Group Plc +8 more1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 12 months if agreed by both parties. | £180,000 | 18 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Ceredigion - Period Dignity Products Framework · & SistersSME, Banner Group Limited, CHEEKY BABY PRODUCTS LIMITEDSME, Findel Education Ltd, Hey Girls CICSMEVCSE, Personnel Hygiene Services Ltd T/A PHS Group Plc +8 more
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £180,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 12 month extension subject to the agreement of relevant parties.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14final-stage tenders | 12 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
14 commercial parties on the notice- &SISTERS LTDFramework contractor
- BANNER GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BODYWISE (UK) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CHEEKY BABY PRODUCTS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ECO HYGIENE CARE LTDFramework contractor
- FINDEL EDUCATION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- FLUX UNDIES LTDFramework contractor
- HEY GIRLS CICFramework contractor
- NIXI BODY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PERSONNEL HYGIENE SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Show 4 more suppliers
- SANITARY OWL LTD (DAME)Framework contractor
- THE NAPPY LADY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- TOTM LIMITEDFramework contractor
- WUKA LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender