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Trustee and Fund Manager for the Creative Industries Impact Fund (CIIF)

Issued by Creative Australia · via AusTender — Australian Government ATMs

Published
11 Nov 2026
Closes
11 Dec 2026, 03:00 UTC
Reference
EOI-2026-27 003
Location
ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS, Australia
Sector
Financial & Professional Services

At a glance

Creative Australia in Australia has published a call for expressions of interest in financial & professional services: “Trustee and Fund Manager for the Creative Industries Impact Fund (CIIF)”. Submissions close on 11 December 2026, 30 days from today. Quote reference EOI-2026-27 003 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 9 notices from this buyer since 2026, 5 of them currently open. There are 69 open financial & professional services notices in Australia on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through AusTender — Australian Government ATMs, not through FreeTender.

Details

Creative Australia is the Australian Government’s principal arts investment and advisory body. We are currently inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified organisations for the roles of Trustee and Fund Manager for the proposed Creative Industries Impact Fund, a demonstration-scale, impact investment fund designed to expand access to repayable finance for organisations operating across the Australian creative industries. Applicants may apply for one role or submit a coordinated consortium response covering both roles. The Trustee and Fund Manager must be separate legal entities.

Conditions for Participation

Please refer to EOI Document

Timeframe for Delivery:

Expected to be 30 June 2027

Other Instructions:

Please Note: Creative Australia is not required to comply with the Commonwealth Procurement Framework, including the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (as it is not a prescribed corporate Commonwealth entity for the purposes of the CPRs under Section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014). This ATM is issued through AusTender, recognising AusTender is a convenient and efficient tendering platform, and provides notification of the opportunity to suppliers. Other aspects of the ATM and tender process, may not be consistent with the CPRs

Agency: Creative Australia

ATM ID: EOI-2026-27 003

ATM type: Expression of Interest

Category (UNSPSC): 84120000 - Banking and investment

Panel arrangement: No

Multi-stage: Yes

Multi-agency access: No

Closes: 11 Dec 2026 14:00 (Canberra time)

Published on AusTender, the Australian Government procurement portal. Responses are lodged through tenders.gov.au (free supplier registration).

Context for bidders

We hold 9 notices from Creative Australia, going back to September 2026 — 5 of them still open. They buy mostly in Financial & Professional Services, Capacity Building & Technical Assistance and Education & Training. There are 69 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in Australia. This one closes in 30 days.

Before you bid on this tender

A quick checklist to help you decide whether to bid and prepare a compliant submission for this financial & professional services opportunity. Always verify the details on the official source.

  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
  • Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.

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