A Kentish Ceremony
Details
- Buyer
- Kent County Council
- Value
- GBP 150,000
- Topic
- Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
- Published
- 19 June 2026
- Submission
- 20 July 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Kent County Council is procuring a single supplier to deliver services related to the A Kentish Ceremony brand. The brand is delivered through a mix of print and digital channels, including a quarterly magazine, a website, social media activity. These channels are used to promote ceremony services, licensed venues and relevant suppliers, while maintaining a clear and trusted Council voice. A Kentish Ceremony sits within the Libraries, Registration and Archives service. The supplier will be expected to work closely with Council officers, including Marketing and Insight, Registration and Commercial colleagues, to ensure activity under this contract aligns with service priorities. This contract covers the delivery of a joined up brand and marketing service for A Kentish Ceremony, delivered on behalf of Kent County Council. The service brings together seven connected areas of work which support how the Council promotes its ceremony services and licensed venues to customers: •Brand stewardship and strategic positioning •Annual brand and content planning •Magazine production and growth •Website management and SEO improvement •Social media management and digital marketing •Advertising sales and income generation The supplier is expected to manage these areas as a single, integrated service, rather than as separate or disconnected activities. The focus is on consistency, quality and alignment across all channels. The Council will not pay the Supplier to facilitate this contract. The Supplier will provide the service, as defined in Schedule 2 Specification, free of charge to the Kent County Council. This is a revenue-based contract; the Supplier will sell advertising to be featured in the Rrequired publications and platforms. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Newspapers%2C-journals%2C-periodicals-and-magazines./B3H2233349 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/B3H2233349
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published19 June 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date20 July 2026
About the buyer
Kent County Council is a public sector buyer in United Kingdom publishing tenders and awards on Stotles. Explore their procurement activity and find more opportunities like this one.
Relevant CPV codes
- 22200000 · Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
- 22213000 · Magazines
- 79340000 · Advertising and marketing services
- 79341000 · Advertising services
- 79342000 · Marketing services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov |
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