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title: "SC21098 A Kentish Magazine, Website, and Kent Bereavement Guide"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03353e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-09-13"
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# SC21098 A Kentish Magazine, Website, and Kent Bereavement Guide

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03353e

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025704-2022 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £420,000 |
| Lots value | £420,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SIDEWAYS MEDIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 22000000 - Printed matter and related products
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 13 Sep 2022 at 15:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025704-2022
- 9 May 2022 at 08:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011937-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=fd5f15b6-51cd-ec11-8114-005056b64545&p=8691483f-2f3d-e711-80e1-005056b64545

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