Tender Advertisement #1159885

Request for Proposal: National biosecurity and sustainable plant production program (NY20001)
Hort Innovation is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $14.4 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $110 million in research and development (R&D) and marketing programs annually to provide benefit to industry and the wider community.
Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: National biosecurity and sustainable plant production program (NY20001).
The objectives of the services being sought are to:
• Mature the alignment of the nursery industry to national biosecurity and sustainability objectives through continued participation in key national strategic bodies
• Ensure that future industry needs are met around biosecurity, market access, water and energy security, and domestic and international trade.
• Fulfil industry obligations under the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed
• Ensure consistent improvement and best management practice in the nursery industry to facilitate trade, increase productivity and profitability and to provide high quality plants to Australia’s plant-based industries
• Establish a communications strategy for the nursery industry that informs, guides and alerts levy payers to important and emerging issues including biosecurity risks and opportunities to improve cropping systems
• Implement a succession plan for the program secure future human resources and to ensure that program knowledge is maintained in perpetuity.
Hort Innovation has prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) document that provides background information, outlines the scope of services, the procurement process and the information required from interested parties. The RFP may be downloaded from www.tenders.net (you will need to be a member of tenders.net to access this information).
The closing date for responses is 5.00pm (AEDT), 12 October 2020.