Washroom Services and Period Dignity Solutions

The new Washroom Services and Period Dignity Solutions purchasing framework from NWUPC went live on 1st May, providing education institutions with a simple, ease-to-use and compliant route to market for this particular category.

The framework offers members a one-stop shop for the procurement of washroom services and associated products and services, with its remit including, but not limited to:

• Hygiene Waste Collection & Disposal Services

• Hand Care & Drying Products and Services

• Air Care Products & Replenishment Services

• Period Dignity Solutions

• Vending Solutions

There are multiple benefits to using this framework, which can all be found on the dedicated framework page of our website.

A few of the compliant framework agreement's benefits include:

• More advantageous pricing based on economies of scale

• Reduced administrative effort and associated cost savings

• Flexibility to determine specific requirements at call-off stage

• Multiple methods of call-off

Framework agreements also support longer term business planning, as they typically span a period of four years, ensuring some stability from market fluctuations. The new Washroom Services and Period Dignity Solutions framework by NWUPC arrives with a scheduled end date of 30th April 2027 and a two-year extension option in place.

Don’t forget that, through using a CPC-promoted purchasing framework, you are helping support our Giving Back charity initiative, which, in 2025, has a new focus on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), wellbeing and absenteeism, funding projects and purchases that can help institutions support students/pupils in these areas.

To learn more about this Washroom Services and Period Dignity Solutions procurement framework, visit the relevant framework page or contact CPC Senior Procurement Officer Natalia Piecyk (0161 823 1862) to discuss in further detail.