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.

A key output is also to provide meeting facilitation and engagement training to upskill GRDC staff and panels. Key activities will include organising and delivering workshops and coaching sessions that focus on preparing for and facilitating forums/meetings, assessment of individual strengths and weaknesses, and targets for continuous improvement.

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 priorisation of local constraints and opportunities for potential investment via NGN forums.

Outputs.

Output 1.

Title: Facilitation training for GRDC staff and panel.

Description: By30 June 2026 and recurring annually, deliver facilitation training for up to 12 GRDC staff and/or panel members.

• Training will include two national group facilitation workshops per annums (minimum of three hours each) delivered prior to key periods of Grower Forum delivery, and
• Two individualised coaching calls with each participating staff member, one following each key period of forum delivery.

Workshops and coaching sessions will focus on preparing for and facilitating forums, assessment of individual strengths and weaknesses and targets for continuous improvement.

Other Instructions:

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:

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.

Timeframe for Delivery:

It is expected this investment will run over 3 years

Address for Lodgement:

Submit your Tender through the Grains Investment Portal