Cultural PR & Communications

Closes in 20 daysSubmission deadline: 17 November 2026, 02:00 PM Australia/Sydney

About this tender

Overview Newcastle City Council is seeking an agency to lead the strategy and delivery of PR, communications and publicity for the City of Newcastle's cultural destination offerings, including the Newcastle Art Gallery (NAG) and the New Annual. Scope The scope includes: Leading the strategy and delivery of PR, communications and publicity for the City of Newcastle's cultural destination offerings Delivering PR, communications and publicity services for the Newcastle Art Gallery (NAG) Delivering PR, communications and publicity services for the New Annual Tender Briefing A non-mandatory pre-tender meeting will be held for this opportunity. Date: Wednesday 4 November 2026 Time: 1pm Format: Virtual briefing (Microsoft Teams) Details on how to register are available in the RFT documents. Instructions to Tenderers Persons willing to fulfil the requirements of the proposed contract are invited to submit a tender to the Council by the deadline, at the Tender Box. Responsibility for lodgement of a completed tender submission by the deadline lies solely with the Tenderer. Tender lodgement information is provided in the tender document. Council is not bound to accept the lowest tender or any tender submitted. Enquiries All enquiries relating to the Tender must be directed to the nominated CN representative, Linda Deubel, via the online forum at https://app.eprocure.com.au/ncc. Any verbal enquiries are to be confirmed in writing.

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