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Published 29 Aug 2025, 14:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Clothing to Support the Period Dignity Grant

Official notice

Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsGoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£120,000total for 2 lots · £144,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 2 yrs from 1 Oct 2025 · see each lot

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Caerphilly County Borough Council (the Council) has the requirement to provide Clothing to support the Period Dignity Grant. Welsh Government are working on eradicating period poverty, which means ensuring that having a period does not lead to missed education, absences from employment or withdrawal from sport and social activities. The entire menstrual cycle has profound impacts on people’s mental and physical health and the ways in which they can live their lives. Therefore, in addition to the provision of period products, the grant issued to Local Authorities, allows for spare clothing to be provided to support anyone who may experience an accident and stained clothing during their period.

Providers are invited to tender for the supply and delivery of clothing to support the period dignity grant.

The tender is split into two lots, Lot 1 - Children and Lot 2 - Adults. Providers must be able to offer all the core items listed in the pricing schedule and tender specification for both lots.

The arrangement shall be awarded to one provider who is able to meet the full requirements of the tender specification.

The tender shall be evaluated in two stages

Stage One - Evaluation of Samples, Social Value and Method statement of contract management.

Stage Two - Price 100%

Samples must be provided by the closing date and time of 12:00 Thursday 25 September 2025:

Thomas Young

Procurement Officer

Procurement Services

Penallta House, Tredomen Park,

Ystrad Mynach

CF82 7PG

Samples not delivered to the stipulated Officer / Address by the date and time will be excluded from the tendering process.

Full details can be found in the tender documents.(ITT)

CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£120,000 together)
Lot #1ChildrenRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£60,000

Children's clothing.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 28 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 + 2 (Year on year)
Lot #2AdultsRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£60,000

Adults Clothing

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 + 2 (year on year)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Aug 2025, 14:56 BST
Last source update
29 Aug 2025, 14:56 BST
Authority reference
CCBC/PS2687/25/TY
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052511
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
Delivery area
Wales (UKL16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059098 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenderers must express an interest in this tender by completing the following process:

1.Log in to the Proactis Supplier Portal at supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

2.Click the "Sign Up" option on the Portal homepage (If already registered go to point 11.)

3.Enter your correct Organisation Name, Details and Primary Contact Details.

4.Please make a note of the Organisation ID and User Name, then click "Register".

5.You will then receive an email from the system asking you follow a link to activate your account.

6.Please enter the information requested, clicking on the blue arrow to move on to the next stage and follow the instructions

ensuring that you enter all applicable details.

7.In the Classification section please ensure that you select the Product Classification Codes (CPV Codes)that appear in the

tender notice, it is essential that only CPV Codes,specific to your organisation are added to your profile.

8.Buyer Selection – At this stage you are required to indicate which Buyer Organisations you would like to register with. Please

remember to register with Caerphilly this ensures that you will be alerted to all relevant opportunities.

9.Terms & Conditions - Read the terms and conditions of the use of this Supplier Portal and tick the box to denote you have

read and understood the terms and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree you cannot complete the registration

process. Once you have agreed click on the blue arrow to move on to the next stage.

10.Insert a password for the admin user and repeat it. The password MUST be between 6 and 50 characters in length. It must

contain at least 2 number(s). Once completed select ‘Complete Registration’ and you will

enter the Supplier Home page.

11.From the Home Page, go to the “Opportunities” icon, all current opportunities will be listed. Click on the blue arrow under

the field ‘Show Me’ of the relevant opportunity then click to register your interest on the applicable button.

12.Refresh your screen by clicking on the opportunities icon located on the left hand side, to view the opportunity click the blue

arrow.

13.Note the closing date for completion of the relevant project. To find all available documentation please drop down the

‘Request Documents’ option and click to download all documents.

14.You can now either complete your response or "Decline" this opportunity.

All queries are to be made via the messaging system on the Proactis portal. Please note we will NOT accept any

questions/queries via telephone/email.

A supplier guide title "Supplier_step-by-step_guide" is available via the portal and this contract notice detailing how to use

register on the Proactis Plaza system.

If you require assistance please contact Jemma Ford 01443 863163 - [email protected]

When submitting a tender, an e tendering supplier guide has been produced which will help tenderers through completing a

tender submission using our Proactis Plaza system.

(WA Ref:139137)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

(WA Ref:137124)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: These projects are funded by a combination of funding routes as prescribed in the procurement documents.

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

Timeline

29 Aug 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 14:56 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    18 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline400 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts394 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 14:56 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PWHP-2369-JPYL Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Hengoed, Wales, CF82 7PGContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender