Tender Advertisement #1288637

Request for Proposal: Scientific review for classification of unsweetened citrus juice in the Australian Dietary Guidelines (CT21004)
Hort Innovation is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $15.1 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $120 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: Scientific review for classification of unsweetened citrus juice in the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
The objectives of the services being sought are to:
· Review existing scientific information as an evidence base for maintaining the status of 100 per cent, no added sugar (citrus) juice as a core food in the Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG)
· Provide technical expertise to the submission to the National Health and Medical Research Council ADG review, and keep industry informed on progress and outcomes (NOTE: advocacy work is not part of this project).
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 3.00pm (AEST), 24 June 2022.