Award

SC21098 A Kentish Magazine, Website, and Kent Bereavement Guide

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

13 Sep 2022 at 15:45

Tender

09 May 2022 at 08:50

Summary of the contracting process

The Kent County Council has completed a procurement process for services related to publishing a magazine, website, and bereavement guide. The tender was for marketing and promotional services, including the creation and distribution of various materials. The contract has been awarded to Sideways Media Ltd. The procurement stage was "Award," and the contract was signed on 11th August 2022.

This tender opportunity aimed at publishers and marketing services providers can create business growth opportunities for companies specializing in law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, and printing services. The Kent County Council, as the buying organisation, required services to promote their registration and archive services through various media channels. Businesses with experience in publishing, website management, and advertising sales could compete effectively in similar tenders.

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Notice Title

SC21098 A Kentish Magazine, Website, and Kent Bereavement Guide

Notice Description

Libraries, Registration and Archives (LRA) is the part of Kent County Council that deals with the registration of births, deaths, marriages, and civil partnerships. Since the 1994 Marriage Act, the service has provided licences to private venues across the county so that civil marriages can take place within them. The Council requires a publisher for the following outlets: - A magazine, used to promote the services (A Kentish Ceremony Magazine) - A website, used to promote the services (www.akentishceremony.com) - A Bereavement Guide, that features all the details people need to know about how to register a death, and many of the other things that need to be organised at a difficult time.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Magazine (A Kentish Ceremony Magazine): One of the most successful marketing channels has been the creation of 'A Kentish Wedding Magazine' in 1997. This magazine, now called A Kentish Ceremony Magazine, is now available quarterly and covers a mixture of information about the service's ceremonies, an index and map containing all the Approved Premises available in the county, advertising for appropriate suppliers, wedding fayre diary, articles and editorial. The magazine is distributed in several exclusive ways including via the service's Register Offices, Libraries, website, and through a number of wedding fayres and events referred to above - which the service's staff often attend. The magazine will be published quarterly in an A4 format and will include a range of content to promote: * Kentish Wedding ceremonies and venues * Kentish Partnership ceremonies and venues * Kentish Welcoming ceremonies and venues * Kentish Renewal of Vows ceremonies and venues * Kent Register Offices Website (akentishceremony.com): The akentishceremony.com website continues to go from strength-to-strength with a high number of unique visitors per year. The service provider will need to facilitate website maintenance and improvements, and facilitate website orders of the magazine. Bereavement Guide: The Bereavement Guide is an annual publication that features all the details people need to know about how to register a death and many of the other things that need to be organised at a difficult time. As part of the Kent Registration Service, the Council have unique distribution via its Register Offices, and it has agreements in place for distribution across Kent hospitals and hospices. Approx 15000 copies are printed each November Circa . Advertising Revenue: All of the above are produced at no cost to the Kent County Council. The service provider will generate income from advertising sold to feature in the above platforms and publications. The service provider is required to pay the Kent County Council a fixed percentage of all advertising revenue generated, the percentage amount will be as per the offer made in their bid. The remainder of the revenue will be kept by the service provider to cover overhead costs and profit.

Renewal: 24 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03353e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025704-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

22000000 - Printed matter and related products

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£420,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£420,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jun 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
sccommercialteam@kent.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ4 Kent

Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SIDEWAYS MEDIA

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