Vivid Sydney Fire Kitchen - 2027, 2028, 2029
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Destination NSW is delivering the Vivid Fire Kitchen as part of the 2027, 2028 and 2029 Vivid Sydney festival, a major public event that attracts significant local, interstate and international visitation to Sydney. Vivid Fire Kitchen is a large-scale food and live fire cooking experience, combining culinary programming, live demonstrations, entertainment, production infrastructure and public engagement activities. Purpose The procurement is intended to engage an experienced supplier with the capability to deliver safe, high-quality and seamlessly integrated event services that meet the operational, technical and stakeholder requirements of the program. Scope The event requires specialist food and beverage management, event production and creative delivery services to support the design, installation, operation and presentation of the precinct. The scope includes: Coordination of culinary vendors Provision and management of kitchen and service infrastructure Management of audience flow Front-of-house operations Delivery of a cohesive event aesthetic reflecting the immersive and premium experience of Vivid Fire Kitchen across the event period The RFT documents under the Requirements section of this opportunity contain a detailed description of Destination NSW's requirements for Vivid Fire Kitchen and should be considered carefully by all respondents. Tender Briefing A briefing session has been scheduled for this opportunity. Refer to the RFT documents under the Requirements section of this opportunity for further details. Instructions to Tenderers All enquiries regarding the procurement, clarifications and questions regarding the RFT document(s) must be made in writing by email to Rochelle.Kirk@dnsw.com.au, with 'RFT-2016415 Vivid Sydney Fire Kitchen' in the subject line and directed to Rochelle Kirk Enquiries may alternatively be raised via the Q&A function in the Tender portal of Buy NSW The timeframe for submitting clarification questions regarding this RFT is until 11 August 2026 Enquiries relating to registration, log-in or signup issues, issues with electronic lodgement of responses, and profile editing matters must be directed to the buy NSW Service Desk by emailing buy.nsw@customerservice.nsw.gov.au or calling 1800 679 289 Refer to the RFT documents and Requirements section of this opportunity for further details Enquiries Contact: Rochelle Kirk Email: Rochelle.Kirk@dnsw.com.au Phone: +61299311111
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