Department for Education Period Products Scheme 2026

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  "date": "2026-02-04T10:09:24Z",
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    "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.\nThe 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.\nTackling this problem remains a key priority and is part of DfE\u0027s strategy to support the Government\u0027s 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.\nThe Department has published a competitive flexible tendering opportunity to find a single national supplier who can from September 2026:\n\u2022\tSource an appropriate range of period products including reusable and environmentally friendly products\n\u2022\tDesign and implement user interfaces and support services\n\u2022\tPlan and execute a national delivery service\nWe require a \u2018demand-led\u2019 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.\nThe 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.\nFor further information, please access the ITT documents via the Jaggaer e-Procurement platform (itt_3864).\nThe Department will be holding a Bidder Engagement Event on 12th February 2026, from 10:30am:\n1. Potential suppliers are invited to participate in this bidder engagement session, which will be facilitated via Microsoft Teams.\n2. The session will be led by representatives of the Department for Education and will focus on the programme\u2019s requirements and the tendering process.\n3. 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.\n4. Following registration, an invite will be sent to the email addresses of the attendees on 11th February 2026. \nAttendance is not mandatory and slides and any Q\u0026As from the session will be uploaded to Jaggaer following the event.",
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      "features": "Compliance Checks: The Department will check all Tenders submitted to ensure they are compliant with this ITT and that all responses are valid. This includes satisfying the PSQ questions, CoP and Financial Health checks. Non-compliant Tenders will be excluded from further participation in this Procurement.\nEvaluation stage (Quality): Evaluation of the responses to the Quality Questionnaire in accordance with Evaluation Criteria and Methodology set out in Document 2 of the ITT.\nEvaluation Stage (Social Impact and Value): Evaluation of responses to the Social Impact and Value Questionnaire in accordance with Evaluation Criteria and Methodology set out in Document 2 of the ITT. \nEvaluation Stage (Financial): Evaluation of the Financial Submission in accordance with Evaluation Methodology set out in Document 2 of the ITT.\nOptional Negotiation stage: Optional negotiation with the Preferred Supplier of the service provided in return for the rights package offered by the Department.\nAward Decision: Final due diligence, governance and assurance of Procurement outcome and confirmation of Preferred Supplier(s)."
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