Published date: 13 November 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 27 November 2020, 11:30pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Printed matter and related products - 22000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£8,000

Procurement reference

CORNWALL001-DN507024-83845611

Published date

13 November 2020

Closing date

27 November 2020

Closing time

11:30pm

Contract start date

2 December 2020

Contract end date

31 October 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Scope of Services

The Growth Programme communications team would like to procure advertorial space in newspapers and news websites covering Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to highlight Growth Programme projects funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). Specifically:

• December 2020 - March 2021, two articles per month in hardcopy and online. Each article to be approx. 500 - 600 words plus an image. One article will focus on ESF activity and the other on ERDF.

• April 2021 - Oct 2021, one article per month in hardcopy and online. Each article to be approx. 500 - 600 words plus an image. These articles will focus on ESF activity only.

The Growth Programme communications team will provide copy and images for each article.

Online coverage
Please detail which website(s) the articles would appear on, how long they will be available for and any other online options included in the price such as promotion on social media.

Analytics
We require reports on how many people have viewed the online articles and for how long in order to monitor their effectiveness.

Readership
The audience for these articles is the general public and businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Please provide details of the readership/circulation of your newspapers and website in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and details of your social media reach if this is included in your proposal.

The Council uses a web-based system on the South West Portal found at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk (DueNorth) to manage quote and tender processes. New users to the system must register on this site to obtain a username and password before gaining access to the system.

About the buyer

Address

Pydar House
Pydar Street
Truro
TR1 1XU
United Kingdom

Email

growthprogramme@cornwall.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk