Kent County Council is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise
| Notice Summary |
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| Title: | A Kentish Ceremony |
| Notice type: | UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice |
| Authority: | Kent County Council |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Open procedure |
| Short Description: | Kent County Council (the Council) is planning a procurement process to appoint a new supplier through a contract for the delivery of services related to the Kentish Ceremony brand. This will include full-service management of the magazine, covering design, content curation, selling ad space, printing, and distribution, as well as ongoing management of the associated website and social media channels. The contract will also include the creation, printing, and distribution of the annual Bereavement Guide, produced on behalf of Kent County Council and Bexley Council. |
| Published: | 28/10/2025 13:28 |
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Scope
Scope: A Kentish Ceremony
Description:
Kent County Council (the Council) is planning a procurement process to appoint a new supplier through a contract for the delivery of services related to the Kentish Ceremony brand. This will include full-service management of the magazine, covering design, content curation, selling ad space, printing, and distribution, as well as ongoing management of the associated website and social media channels. The contract will also include the creation, printing, and distribution of the annual Bereavement Guide, produced on behalf of Kent County Council and Bexley Council.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Magazines./ZNSJ8C2SW9
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/ZNSJ8C2SW9
Total value (estimated):
GBP 420,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
01/06/2026 to 31/05/2029
CPV Classifications:
22213000 - Magazines.
72212224 - Web page editing software development services.
Not Provided
Engagement
Engagement deadline
26/11/2025
The engagement has not yet been carried out.Engagement process description:
Kent County Council (the Council) is engaging with suppliers regarding capacity in the market to provide the Kentish Ceremony requirements, via a market engagement exercise in October/November 2025. All interested suppliers are asked to complete the published market engagement questionnaire and return to the Council by Wednesday 26th November 2025 deadline. After which further virtual market engagement discussions may be held with suppliers to discuss responses further in more detail.
As part of the Market Engagement exercise, all interested organisations are invited to complete a Market Engagement questionnaire via the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/). This will be used to gather information, and build on our existing market intelligence to shape our procurement strategy.
All responses to this questionnaire should be submitted via the Kent Business Portal, no later than 12pm on Wednesday 26th November 2025. All questionnaire responses will be treated as ‘commercial in confidence.
Contracting authority
Kent County Council, PLDL-8938-YGYW
Sessions House, County Road, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom
Email: laura.garay2@kent.gov.uk
Contact: Laura Garay
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.kent.gov.uk/
Organisation type: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Devolved regulations that apply: None