Request for Proposal

Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: Understanding challenges facing access to onion seed (VN26001).

The objectives of the services being sought are: 

• To better understand and capture the barriers affecting access to seed volumes in Australia for specific planting regions and timing.
• To engage with onion seed suppliers and distributors to document available seed lines, including specific traits and distribution channels and barriers to provision of seed to Australian growers.
• To document the barriers to onion seed access in Australia and provide practical recommendations to mitigate the risk of access to preferred seed varieties in Australia.

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 4th of September, 2026 at 3:00 PM (AEST).