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

Concepts

• sanitary towels or tampons
• dfe
• period product provision
• free period products
• education providers
• england
• secondary school leaders
• education organisations
• sourcing of products
• schools

Location

United Kingdom:

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)

Total Quantity or Scope

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.

Renewal Options

12 month option at the Department's discretion

CPV Codes

• 33771100 - Sanitary towels or tampons

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

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