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Recycling spent mushroom substrate (SMS) for fertiliser in a circular economy
Tender ID: 489595
Tender Details
Organisation:
Tender #:
MU21006
Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
20 April 2022
Closing Date:
29 April 2022
Tender Description
Request for Proposal: Recycling spent mushroom substrate (SMS) for fertiliser in a circular economy (MU21006)
Hort Innovation is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $15.1 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $120 million in research and development (R&D) and marketing programs annually to provide benefit to industry and the wider community.
Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: Recycling spent mushroom substrate (SMS) for fertiliser in a circular economy (MU21006).
The objectives of the services being sought are to:
• Understand the value proposition of SMS as fertiliser or compost for field crops.
• Explore the opportunities for the mushroom industry to develop a circular economy by partnering with another industry such as grains.
• Identify gaps in research in enabling this opportunity for industry.
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.
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