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Request for Quote: Deer Industry Farming Best Practice Manual
Tender ID: 577896
Tender Details
Organisation:
Tender #:
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Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
4 February 2025
Closing Date:
17 February 2025
Tender Description
Background
In 2001 the Deer Industry Association of Australia (DIAA) developed the Deer Industry Farming Best Practice Manual (the BPM). The BPM was prepared for the Deer Farming Community with the aim of informing and building farmed deer industry capacity.
The BPM requires work to update the document to ensure it is consistent with Australian deer farming best practice and aligns with relevant Australian and state government regulations and legislation. It has potential to be used as an asset to demonstrate the industry is implementing world’s best practice deer framing that is profitable, productive and sustainable.
The scope for the new and enhanced BPM has been designed, developed and agreed with DIAA and key industry stakeholders. This work will build on the scope foundation and provide up to date, fit-for-purpose detail and content tailored specifically to the farmed deer industry.
The aim of this procurement opportunity is to deliver an updated and enhanced Deer Industry Farming Best Practice Manual in partnership with the DIAA. The main objectives of the BPM are to:
- Build capacity to grow a productive, profitable and sustainable farmed deer industry;
- Promote and raise awareness of the industry best practice and an asset to promote social license to current and potential domestic and export markets; and
- Inform government decision makers and broader Australian agriculture sectors that the Australian deer industry is implementing global best practice.
The new BPM will be based on the structure and scope developed and agreed with DIAA representatives and key stakeholders in 2024.That scope focusing on farmed deer covers a detailed description of deer farming (velvet, venison and mixed farming), deer welfare, facilities and infrastructure, people (safe work practices), sustainability, animal welfare, deer handling, deer characteristics and biology, work health and safety and regulatory requirements.
The BPM will have the capability to cater for the divergence of individual farm business management, with particular regard to species, seasonal conditions and geographic location.
The target audience will be deer farmers (large & small), governments, regulators and the general public.
It is expected that the successful organisation and lead personnel will have capacity to travel to rural and regional Australia (most likely Mt Gambier) to consult with DIAA representatives and relevant industry stakeholders.
Consultation and negotiation with DIAA representatives and key stakeholders will be required to achieve agreement on the final draft BPM contents to ensure it is fit-for-purpose.
Timeline
| Activity | Date |
| RFQ – applications open | Monday, 3 February 2025 |
| Briefing – By [Phone/Video Conference] | Monday, 3 February 2025 to Monday, 10 February 2025 |
| End of period for questions or requests for information | Friday, 14 February 2025 |
| Intended completion date of evaluation of respondent’s responses | Friday, 21 February 2025 |
| Negotiations with respondents (if applicable) | Monday, 24 February 2025 to Friday, 28 Friday 2025 |
| Expected execution of contract or issue of agreement | Monday, 3 March 2025 |
| Date of commencement of Project | Monday, 3 March 2025 |
| Expected project completion date | Friday, 12 December 2025 |
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