Abbotsford Convent Catering Opportunity

Melbourne, Australia

FEBRUARY 2024

Just four kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD and spread over 16 acres, the Abbotsford Convent – with its 11 heritage buildings and gardens – is Australia’s largest multi-arts precinct. The Convent is home to 127 studios, a gallery, cafés/restaurants, a radio station, a school, and an abundance of green open space.

Each year the Convent welcomes 750,000 visitors to experience a diverse range of arts projects, rehearsals, workshops, exhibitions, markets, events and festivals. In addition, there is a diverse range of meetings, gatherings and conferences.

A leading Melbourne destination calls for a creative catering and events provider to establish a highly active and vibrant functions and events service offer.

The Abbotsford Convent Foundation (ACF) is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for an events and functions catering company to become a part of the Abbotsford Convent community.

The ACF are seeking a creative partner who has the ingenuity and flair to establish a highly active and vibrant functions and events business from Monday to Sunday, catering to high end functions, weddings, conferences, workshops and local community group events.

Maximisation and activation of venues within the Convent will be crucial to achieve the future vision and strategic direction of ACF to engage with a wider and more diverse audience through attractive reasons to engage.

With a range of exclusive and non-exclusive venues at hand, Abbotsford Convent Foundation aspires to maximise revenue raising and community outreach opportunities by partnering with a catering and events provider who shares the vision to drive maximum activation.

Commencing from July 2024, the Catering and Events Partner will become synonymous to the customer experience at the Abbotsford Convent — establishing a reputation for service excellence, best practice hospitality and ground breaking events.