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title: "Membership Magazine, Podcast and Commercial Advertising Services (English Heritage)"
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# Membership Magazine, Podcast and Commercial Advertising Services (English Heritage)

Buyer: ENGLISH HERITAGE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0469b1

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## Summary

English Heritage recently concluded a procurement process to secure services related to the publication and production of its Membership Magazine, Podcast, and Commercial Activity Services. The procurement was conducted through a restricted procedure, involving a two-stage process where qualified suppliers were invited to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. The tender, classified under marketing services (CPV 79342000), aimed to source contractors for three lots: Members’ Magazine, Podcast, and Members’ Commercial Activity. The contract cycle spanned several months, with significant dates including the conclusion of evaluations and the awarding of contracts on 21st and 22nd October 2024 to successful bidders. The entire process involved multiple suppliers, culminating in awarded contracts with a combined maximum value of £13,780,000, including specific amounts for each lot.

This tender offers various opportunities for businesses in the publishing, podcast production, and marketing services sectors. Specifically, companies specialising in contract publishing, podcast planning and production, and enterprise marketing projects would find potential for business growth. Given the widespread reach and substantial engagement of English Heritage with its 500,000 member households, the businesses awarded these contracts will gain high visibility and the chance to spearhead new commercial strategies. This tender, with its re-procurement of an existing service, presents a recurring opportunity for businesses capable of innovative content monetisation and strategic partnerships, thus appealing particularly to SMEs with a strong track record in these areas.

## Notice

English Heritage are looking to procure the following services:LOT 1 : Members' MagazineLOT 2 : PodcastLOT 3: Members' Commercial ActivityThis will be part of a two-stage procurement process - with suitably qualified suppliers being invited forward to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. The indicative value is a combined maximum value of this contract opportunity.

### Lot Information

Members' Magazine

English Heritage is looking for a Contract Publisher for its Members' Magazine.The magazine currently has three printed editions annually - Spring (published in March), Summer (published in July) and Autumn/Winter (published end of September/start of October) (see below for pagination and spec), scheduled to fit in with key holiday periods to encourage site visits and event attendance in order to maximise member retention rates and income generation. It is mailed to c.500,000 households

Renewal: The maximum contract duration is 62 months - this comprises of initial term of 38 months and two extension provisions of 12 months each.

Podcast

We are also looking for a supplier to run our weekly podcast series, including all planning, scheduling and production. Returns are accepted for just this aspect of the tender, or for both the podcast and the full Members' Magazine contract publishing together.

Renewal: The contract duration is listed as the maximum contract term. This comprises of an initial term of 3yrs 2 months - followed by provision to extend by two periods of 12 months each. A maximum term of 5yrs, 2 months.

Members' Commercial Activity

We are looking for a supplier to help us deliver our members' commercial strategy which currently encompasses the below strands (although we are keen to work with the supplier to develop new avenues such as content monetisation and project partnerships).

Renewal: The listed contract duration is the maximum term. This comprises of an initial term of 3yrs / 2 months - followed by provision to extend by two periods of 12 months each. A maximum term of 5yrs, 2 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035518-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | This is a re-procurement of an existing service requirement. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £13,780,000 |
| Lots value | £13,225,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £11,138,005 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENGLISH HERITAGE |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 2EH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Mannington and Western |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon South |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | FRESH AIR PRODUCTION; THINK PUBLISHING; WE ARE SUNDAY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79341000 - Advertising services
- 79342000 - Marketing services
- 79970000 - Publishing services

## Release History

- 1 Nov 2024 at 15:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035518-2024
- 22 May 2024 at 13:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016179-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/english-heritage
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/english-heritage/

## Provenance

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