Peanut Breeding Program

⁠⁠⁠Summary

GRDC has invested in peanut breeding for over 30 years, beginning in the 1980s up until the transition of breeding to the Peanut Company of Australia (PCA) (a subsidiary of Bega Group) in 2023. Following a strategic re-alignment at Bega Cheese Ltd, the partners and germplasm co-owners (GRDC, PCA and Queensland Department of Primary Industries), are seeking proposals from suitable tenderers interested in licensing germplasm and varieties to conduct breeding and commercialisation of new peanut varieties to benefit the Australian grains industry.

Offer period

Offers will remain open for acceptance by the GRDC for a period of 6 months after the Closing Time.

Document contact and enquiries

Attention: Layne Schutt

Grains Research and Development Corporation

Email: etcontract.administrator@grdc.com.au

Make all requests for further information or clarification in relation to this procurement in writing (email) prior to Wednesday, 15 April 2026.

GRDC will publish all requests and responses to requests on the GRDC website under Questions and Answers at the bottom of this webpage.

Consortia response

GRDC will accept Proposals from Consortia.

Lodgement of Proposal

Submit your Proposal response via email to etcontract.administrator@grdc.com.au with the subject line: RFP RESPONSE: Peanut Breeding Program.

For the avoidance of doubt, any references to Request for Tender (RFT) Terms and Conditions on the GRDC Website and the Grains Investment Portal should be taken as the Terms and Conditions for this Request for Proposal (RFP).