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A Kentish Ceremony

Kent County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:46.

Opportunity overview

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. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=992168293

Classification

  • CPV22213000 — Magazines
  • CPV72212224 — Web page editing software development services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CN250548
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
31 May 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
22213000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Magazines
Entry 2
Id
72212224
Scheme
CPV
Description
Web page editing software development services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
068996-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
28 Oct 2025, 14:05
Entry 2
Id
070573-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
3 Nov 2025, 16:06
Entry 3
Id
071221-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
5 Nov 2025, 12:05

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
26 Nov 2025, 23:59
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/) (Ref: 989981095). 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. Please use the following access code to submit your market engagement questionnaire: 6F9F528U6W

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLDL-8938-YGYW
Name
Kent County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ45
Country
GB
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME14 1XQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sessions House, County Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLDL-8938-YGYW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Laura Garay

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME14 1XQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d554-2025-11-05T12:05:09ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·