Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced, and capable delivery partner to express interest in the project: HARPS Management.

The objectives of the services being sought are:

• Maintaining and enhancing the integrity, intent and long term sustainability of HARPS, while continuing to deliver value across the supply chain and maintain confidence among growers, retailers, certification bodies and industry stakeholders.  
• A demonstrated commitment to preserving the national harmonisation of retailer food safety, trade and legal requirements and avoiding unnecessary duplication, fragmentation or additional compliance burden across the Australian horticulture industry.  
• A demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement, including simplifying compliance requirements, reducing duplication, improving stakeholder outcomes and responding to evolving retailer, regulatory and industry needs.  
• Manage HARPS intellectual property (which may be assigned to the successful respondent as part of the transition process, subject to appropriate governance, stewardship, transition and legal arrangements being established).

The EOI 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 4th of December, 2026 at 3:00pm (AEDT).