Tender Advertisement #1568209

Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $17 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $170 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: Smart energy in protected cropping: Reducing costs and emissions (AS25005).
The objectives of the services being sought are to:
• Identify and trial innovative energy solutions that significantly reduce operational costs, support the decoupling from global gas markets and improve energy efficiency in protected cropping systems.
• Assess practical approaches for CO₂ capture/production in CEA.
• Translate research outcomes into commercially viable solutions that enhance profitability for growers through more cost-effective energy use.
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 January 23, 2026, 3:00 PM (AEDT).