RFI 4964/16 Communciation and Engagement Services Panel

Summary and scope

UrbanGrowth NSW is the NSW Government’s urban transformation agency. UurbanGrowth NSW seeks to establish a non-exclusive panel for the provision of communications and stakeholder engagement services to UrbanGrowth NSW as specified in this Request for Information. The tender process will be a two-stage process with: an RFI (Request for Information) to select a Shortlist of preferred Proponents (this RFI) an RFP (Request for Proposal) to be issued to the shortlisted Proponents to select the preferred suppliers for appointment to the panel to provide communications and stakeholder engagement services as and when required. UrbanGrowth NSW regularly engages with a variety of external contractors to assist in the delivery of UrbanGrowth NSW’s objectives and to drive projects to completion. The work required to be undertaken on behalf of UrbanGrowth NSW generally involves the development and management of a range of communications services to support the communications strategies for UrbanGrowth NSW projects. Engagement with stakeholders is critical to achieving UrbanGrowth NSW’s corporate and project objectives. The Communications & Stakeholder Engagement division exists to service the business and support delivery of our projects. It includes the Project Communications & Engagement team which plans and delivers communications and engagement strategies for projects in collaboration with the other Communications & Stakeholder Engagement functions. These other functions are: • Government and Industry Relations • Media • Corporate Marketing & Internal Communications • Collaborative Learning • Event Management Proponents appointed to the panel will support the Project Communications & Engagement team in collaboration with these other Communications & Stakeholder Engagement functions.