Official UK procurement notice
A Kentish Ceremony · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKent 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:
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- How the procedure runs: The procurement steps that shall be followed will be Participation Stage, Initial Tender Stage (ITT), Negotiation Stage (optional), Invitation to Submit Final Tender Stage (ISFT) and Contract Award Stage.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising services · Magazines · Marketing services · Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Lowest price: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Lowest price: Lowest Price
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jun 2026, 15:16 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2026, 16:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
CN250548- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058202- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b96bFind a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement steps that shall be followed will be Participation Stage, Initial Tender Stage (ITT), Negotiation Stage (optional), Invitation to Submit Final Tender Stage (ISFT) and Contract Award Stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Jun 2026 → 18 Jan 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published129 days ago19 Jun 2026, 15:16 BST
- Clarification questions by108 days ago10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline98 days ago20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published62 days ago25 Aug 2026, 16:02 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 13 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 82 days18 Jan 2027
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2026- Tender notice published19 Jun 2026, 15:16 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published25 Aug 2026, 16:02 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled25 Aug 2026, 16:02 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 25 Aug 2026 | CancelledFollowing evaluation of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire Submissions, none of the candidates have met all of the Conditions of Participation for the procurement. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender