Register your interest to run a Christmas market in Martin Place

Applicants must complete the necessary forms and details included within the request for proposal document for submission. These include:

• form 1 – applicant details for the registration of interest
• form 2 – company/operator profile to detail relevant experience and key contacts (1-page maximum)
• form 3 – a maximum 2-page proposal outlining a vision for the market proposal, how it will meet the goals within Sustainable Sydney 2030-2050 Continuing the Vision and consider the logistical details for running a market

• shortlisted applicants will be asked to prepare and deliver a presentation to an assessment panel consisting of City of Sydney employees
• Applicants will be asked a series of questions about the assessment criteria and the proposed operational management of the market
• We’ll score in line with the assessment criteria, and other applicable considerations deemed reasonable.

Market applications and proposals will be assessed against criteria set out in this request for proposal. This includes any other relevant assessment criteria applicable to determine the feasibility and suitability of a market in Martin Place section 2 (between Pitt and Castlereagh Streets). We won’t proceed with proposals that don’t meet the assessment criteria or the needs of local communities.

Market licence approval

After the presentations and our review and assessment of all proposals is completed, we may identify a successful proposal and operator to be invited into a temporary event application.

If a proposal is accepted and permitted, the applicant will be asked to provide the necessary documents to support the initial application, as detailed below in the approval process.

Approval process

As part of the final licencing process, the successful applicant will be required to lodge the following documents:

• Public liability insurance
• Risk management plans
• Traffic and pedestrian management plans (where deemed necessary)
• Waste management plan
• Site plan
• Temporary food stall approval
• Any additional licences required to operate a market.

Once the documents are received and accepted, the temporary event approval will be prepared and executed. Venue hire fees and other event associated fees will need to be paid prior to the first date of the market.