SC21098 A Kentish Magazine, Website, and Kent Bereavement Guide

A Contract Award Notice
by KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
3 year
Value
£400K-£700K
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
16 Sep 2022
Delivery
01 Sep 2022 to 31 Aug 2025
Deadline
15 Jun 2022 12:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

Libraries, Registration and Archives (LRA) is the part of the 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 See below for more information on each outlets. 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 A Kentish Ceremony 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:

Award Detail

1 Sideways Media (Country)
  • Value: £420,000

CPV Codes

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

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

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 Advert https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=fd5f15b6-51cd-ec11-8114-005056...

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