Prune Industry International Study Tour – 2026 IPA Congress (Italy)

Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $17 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $170 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: Prune Industry International Study Tour – 2026 IPA Congress (Italy) (DP25002).

The objectives of the services being sought are to:

• Coordinate attendance at the IPA Congress and associated technical visits (up to 30% grower co-contribution)

• Develop a tour structure that maximises learning transfer

• Design and implement strong adoption and extension deliverables after the tour

• Execute a transparent, equitable, co-funded participant model

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.