Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: Review of Biosecurity R&D for Australian Horticulture: System, Impact and Future Investment (HA26007).

The overall objectives of the services are to develop a Report and investment framework that informs strategic investment decisions by identifying priority biosecurity challenges, their economic importance, the value of previous investments, critical capability needs, and the areas where future Hort Innovation investment will deliver the greatest impact for Australian horticulture. 

The project should ultimately deliver more than a review of existing projects. It should provide Hort Innovation with a nationally recognised State of Industry Biosecurity Report and investment decision framework that answers:

• What biosecurity challenges matter most, what is their economic significance, how effective have past investments been, what capability must Australia retain, and where should Hort Innovation invest next to maximise impact for growers and the horticulture sector?

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 the 10th of November, 2026 at 3:00 PM (AEDT).