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.
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