Food and Beverage Services - The Mint, Macquarie Street, Sydney

Overview Museums of History NSW (MHNSW) is seeking an experienced hospitality operator to provide event catering, restaurant and café services at The Mint, Macquarie Street, Sydney. The opportunity involves destination dining, venue activation and visitation growth. Objectives The general objectives of MHNSW in respect of the provision of food and beverage services at The Mint and this EOI process are to: Ensure a diverse range of food and beverage services are provided to all MHNSW visitors and patrons Maximise financial investment and return to MHNSW from retail catering and event catering Ensure that food and beverage services are of an excellent standard, quality and service Create a genuine, creative and enduring partnership with an Operator that serves the needs of MHNSW, the Operator, and all visitors equally Scope The scope includes catering services, events and retail food and beverage operations. The provision of food, beverage and service is required for the following: Events at The Mint Bullion Store Cafe (ground floor) Restaurant (first floor) Instructions to Tenderers This opportunity forms part of a two-stage process. Stage 1 is an Expression of Interest (EOI) to the open market requesting proposals that address the Evaluation Criteria outlined in the EOI. Stage 2 is a Selective Request for Tender (RFT) from those proponents shortlisted from Stage 1. Shortlisted proponents will be advised in December 2026. The Selective RFT closes in February 2027. Appointment of the Operator is expected in March 2027, with commencement in July 2027. Tender Briefing and Site Inspection Site inspections of The Mint will be held on: Date: Monday 2 November 2026 Time: 10am Date: Wednesday 4 November 2026 Time: 3pm Location: The Mint, Macquarie Street, Sydney Registration is required by close of business the day before the chosen inspection date, to damian.poole@mhnsw.au. Enquiries Primary contact: Damian Poole, procurement@mhnsw.au