Tender Advertisement #1544081

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 $154 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: Monitoring cherry supply chain quality (CY25002).
The objective of the project is to develop with industry stakeholders an agreed minimum quality standard for Australian cherries (encompassing domestic and export markets) and monitor/support adoption of the standard over a three-year term.
The intended outcomes of the project are:
• Insights into consumer thresholds for cherry quality parameters;
• A minimum quality standard for Australian cherries supported by Australian producers and retailers;
• Market data demonstrating performance against the minimum quality standard for a 3 year period;
• Effective communication and industry extension activities to enhance awareness, understanding and greater adherence to the standard; including education materials, individual quality reports provided to growers/suppliers and seasonal performance reports provided to industry and retailers.
• Recommendations for future R&D to support supply chain quality improvements.
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 August 8, 2025, 3:00 PM (AEST).