NZ industry group seeks quotes for business events research contract

NZ industry group seeks quotes for business events research contract

A business events industry working group led by Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) has released a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the Business Events Research Programme (BERP) contract.

The working group was established earlier this year, following the decision by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to discontinue the previous BERP which they operated in partnership with Regional Convention Bureaux.

Outgoing CINZ chief executive Sue Sullivan said: “This is an exciting opportunity to reset the collection and reporting of business events data for New Zealand, and we are seeking a provider to work with us on this essential project.

“This project is to establish a new programme to measure and report business events activity and spend.

Sullivan said the group is seeking to appoint a provider to collect and report on business events data, namely the Business Events Delegate Survey and Business Events Venue Survey.

“Our working group are looking for a credible provider who has the capability and experience to deliver a valuable and trusted business events data set,” she said.

The new data collection will be set up for the 2020 calendar year. The deadline for quote submissions is Friday 11 October 2019 and the anticipated contract date start is 1 January 2020.

Feature image credit: Miles Holden, Tourism New Zealand (supplied by CINZ)

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