# Provision of an eNews communication platform for residents & businesses via CCS Framework RM1557\.12 G-Cloud 12 - Cloud Software

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Southend-on-sea Borough Council](/buyers/southend-on-sea-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED](/contract-winners/granicus-firmstep/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £99,648
- Tender value: £99,648
- Award date: 9 June 2021
- Published: 13 July 2021
- Contract start: 13 June 2021
- Contract end: 12 June 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d4dc60f2-5fbf-410e-b8e5-7791c17a4d56-450993
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-880ceb3f-ef04-4fb6-b8e6-216a938ad781

## Description

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is looking for a solution to communicate our key messages and information and ensure it is both seen and acted on by local people\. This technology must make use of modern standards, such as accessibility standards and responsive design, as well as ensuring that residents are able to self-select the topics, they want to receive alerts and bulletins for\. • Ability to manually create and reuse branded newsletters, bulletins and alerts • Automated bulletin creation, fed from the Council website and other digital sources • Ability to easily grow the number of people receiving alerts, bulletins and newsletters • Automated subscriber management • Full data analytics • Potential integration with CRM and other relevant Council applications • Exceptional rates of delivery

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4dc60f2-5fbf-410e-b8e5-7791c17a4d56-450993)