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GRDC NGN Grower Network - Coordination and administration services for the Southern Region.
Contracts Administrator, Lyndal Gordon- GRM
: 07 4571 4826
:
Contracts Administrator, Lyndal Gordon- GRM
:
07 4571 4826
Adelaide
Description:
The National Grower Network (NGN) program is designed to capture and respond promptly to grain grower issues and opportunities, ensure GRDC is investing in locally relevant research, and help drive adoption of R&D outputs. In doing so, the NGN also educates stakeholders of GRDC’s role and portfolio of investments and increases visibility of GRDC. The NGN helps to capture ideas, issues, constraints and opportunities for RD&E to enhance grower profitability. To achieve this, the team, with support from a service provider engage with stakeholders through forums that are open to all growers, advisers, researchers and industry parties.
GRDC is looking to engage with a service provider to coordinate and administer to continue to deliver the NGN program. Key activities will include organisation, promotion and coordination of a series of NGN forums throughout the Southern Region. This will include administration tasks associated with the events, including minute taking, evaluation and registration of attendees. Close collaboration with the Grower and Stakeholder Engagement team will ensure these activities are delivered professionally across the Southern Region.
Outcome:
By 30 June 2028, at least 500 grain industry stakeholders (averaging at least 10 growers and/or advisers per event) have participated in the identification and prioritisation of local constraints and opportunities for potential investment via NGN forums.
Output 1.
Title: Coordination and delivery of National Grower Network forums.
Description:
Description: By 30 June 2026 (recurring annually), organise, promote, coordinate and administrate a series of a minimum of 10, but up to 16 GRDC National Grower Network forums within the Southern Region.
For each forum the service provider is responsible for carrying out the following tasks in consultation with GRDC:
· Event logistics (booking venues, catering, travel/accommodation for speakers, AV needs)
· Agenda creation, including booking guest speakers for the forum where necessary– with approval by GRDC
· Event promotion and must include GRDC channels, for example, website, event pages, electronic direct mail, social media, media releases) and by local promotion organised by the service provider
· Registration of attendees and collection of attendee details
· Set up and pack up of event
· Taking minutes, collating information and drafting shortlists of prioritised issues to GRDC
· Event evaluation and collation of results.
Each forum will involve the following key components:
· The NGN forum will provide an engagement opportunity to collect and prioritise opportunities and constraints of local importance to growers, advisers, industry and research representatives.
· Formats might involve existing GRDC NGN forums, industry led forums in conjunction with existing activities (e.g. field days, workshops) facilitated by the industry group in collaboration with GRDC, or on-line engagements.
· At each NGN forum a research presentation, field walk, or similar extension activity may be conducted to facilitate peer to peer learning and group discussions to ground truth locally-relevant research outcomes.
· Facilitation by a GRDC Grower Relations Manager and will include a presentation on GRDC investments relevant to the local area of delivery.
· Support will be provided to GRDC staff to capture the discussions and ensure effective time management is maintained to achieve the desired forum outcomes.
· After each event a report will be submitted to GRDC containing a list of opportunities and constraints raised including detailed notes on the group discussions for each issue, priorities, evaluation of the forum and registration information.
· At the end of each year, lead service providers will meet with GRDC managers to ensure national consistency and explore more efficient ways to engage growers and stakeholders.
Minimum Form and Content Requirements
The following are the mandatory content and format requirements that the Tenderer must complete and provide to participate in this procurement process:
1 Submit Tenders using the Grains Investment Portal.
2 Write Tenders in English and express any measurements in Australian legal units of measurement.
3 Budget details must be submitted on the ‘GRDC Budget Template’ provided in the Grains Investment Portal.
Evaluation Criteria
In the table below are the Evaluation Criteria that the Tender Evaluation Team will use to assess the value for money of all Tenders.
Conditions for Participation
The following are mandatory conditions with which a Tenderer must comply to participate in this procurement process:
1 The Tenderer must be a single legal entity or recognised firm of partners
2 The Tenderer and any proposed subcontractor must be compliant with the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, the Modern Slavery Act 2018 and any other applicable labour laws and standards in the jurisdiction in which they operate.
3 The Tenderer and any subcontractor must not have a judicial decision against it (not including decisions under appeal) relating to employee entitlements and who have not paid the claim.
4 The Tenderer and any subcontractor must not be named on the Consolidated List, being the list of persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions or travel bans under Australian sanction laws, as maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
It is expected this Investment will be run over 3 years
Submit your Tender through the Grains Investment Portal
Contracts Administrator, Lyndal Gordon- GRM
: 07 4571 4826
:
Contracts Administrator, Lyndal Gordon- GRM
:
07 4571 4826