Vivid Sydney Site Safety Services

Closes in 26 daysSubmission deadline: 17 November 2026, 03:00 PM Australia/Sydney

About this tender

Overview Destination NSW is seeking Site Safety Services for Vivid Sydney festivals 2027, 2028 and 2029, with two 1-year options for 2030 and 2031. About Vivid Sydney is a major public event that attracts significant local, interstate and international visitation to Sydney. Scope The scope includes: Planning, management and delivery of integrated event safety services across all Vivid Sydney event precincts Development, implementation and continuous review of integrated operational safety plans Provision of a team of experienced Safety Officers to oversee the safe bump-in, event live and bump-out phases of Vivid Sydney The RFT documents under the Requirements section of this opportunity contain a detailed description of Destination NSW's requirements for Vivid Sydney Site Safety Services and should be considered carefully by all respondents. Tender Briefing Date: Friday 30 October 2026 Time: 10.00 AM AEST Refer to the RFT documents to register for this session. Instructions to Tenderers For further information, refer to the RFT documents under the Requirements section of this opportunity. All enquiries regarding the procurement, clarifications and questions regarding the RFT document(s) must be in writing by email to Melanie.Chong@dnsw.com.au, cc Procurement@dnsw.com.au, with 'RFT-12888740333 Vivid Sydney Site Safety Services' in the subject line. Alternatively, enquiries may 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 Tuesday 3 November 2026, 3PM AEDT. All 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 the Requirements section of this opportunity for further details. Enquiries Contact: Melanie Chong Email: melanie.chong@dnsw.com.au Phone: +61299311111

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