Multi-Industry Export Project (Vegetables and Onions)
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Hort Innovation is seeking suitably qualified and experienced organisations to submit an Expression of Interest to co-design and deliver the Multi-Industry Export Project (Vegetables and Onions) (MT26003). About 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. Scope Co-design and delivery of the Multi-Industry Export Project (Vegetables and Onions) (MT26003) Objectives The objectives of the services being sought are to: Improve export capability and confidence among participating vegetable and onion growers and exporters Support more informed market selection, planning and investment decisions through timely, commercially relevant market intelligence Strengthen engagement between Australian vegetable and onion exporters and priority international buyers, customers and market partners Improve coordination across industry, government and commercial stakeholders to support export growth and market diversification Increase the visibility and use of market intelligence, trade insights and program outputs across the vegetable and onion industries Enable growth in export value, volume and/or market diversification across international markets Establish a clear performance and impact framework demonstrating progress against agreed outputs, outcomes and industry priorities over the five-year project Contractor Requirements Respondents must be suitably qualified and experienced organisations Instructions to Tenderers Hort Innovation has prepared an Expression of Interest (EOI) document that provides background information, outlines the project context, assessment criteria, procurement process and information required from respondents. The EOI may be downloaded from the etender portal. Membership of the etender portal is required to access this information.
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