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Current tenders

MLA is seeking applications from individuals, organisations or project teams with the expertise required to undertake one or more of the following projects:

Request for tender – Replacement of vacuum pack inserts

MLA is seeking MLA Donor Company (MDC) co-investment proposals for an innovative solution to the labelling of primal cuts of meat. Beef or lamb primals are most often vacuum packed. Some countries require data about the product to be included on, or within, the vacuum packaging. The current process relies heavily on human input and is subject to failure from time to time or inability to send the product to other markets once a label is applied.  The challenge is to devise the most efficient means of identifying lots of primals permanently from packing through to final sale of the primal.

Applications must be lodged electronically as a Word document to Jack Cook jcook@mla.com.au along with other requirements of this terms of reference.

Request for tender

MDC application form

The deadline for applications has been extended by 1 week. All submissions are now due by 5:00pm AEDT Friday 12 January 2022 and should be sent to jcook@mla.com.au

For more information, please contact:

Jack Cook
MLA Project Officer
Phone: +61 (2) 9463 9127
Email: jcook@mla.com.au

Request for tender – Driving the adoption of Objective Measurement technologies for Australian red meat producers & processors

MLA is seeking co-investment proposals from businesses seeking to trial and adopt emerging objective carcase and/or live animal assessment technologies. Applications from MSA registered supply chains will be viewed favourably. Acknowledging that some technologies may not yet have achieved AUS-MEAT accreditation, the opportunity is open to all technologies for businesses to test and trial integration of developing equipment, integration of software to enable MSA grading outputs from these technologies to plant systems.

Applications must be lodged electronically as a Word document to Jack Cook jcook@mla.com.au along with other requirements of this terms of reference.

Request for tender

MDC application form

The deadline for applications has been extended by 1 week. All submissions are now due by 5:00pm AEDT Friday 19 November and should be sent to jcook@mla.com.au

For more information, please contact:

Jack Cook
MLA Project Officer
Phone: +61 (2) 9463 9127
Email: jcook@mla.com.au

Request for tender - Red meat based solutions for ageing Australians

MLA is seeking MLA Donor Company (MDC) co-investment proposals to support the development of a range of suitable red meat based solutions (I.e. must contain Australian beef, lamb/mutton, veal or goat) for those ageing Australians living independently or in residential aged care facilities. MLA are interested in participating with suitably qualified red meat manufacturers, innovators and service providers, that are capable of developing a range of red meat based solutions suitable for ageing Australians, that are either living independently or in residential aged care facilities. The aim therefore is for proposals to detail both products that will be designed and path to market that includes launching a range of red meat based “products” incremental to current mode of operations and/or considers novel technology platforms and business model design. This call for proposals is not for early stage ideation concept only development.

Applications must be lodged electronically as a Word document to Jack Cook jcook@mla.com.au along with other requirements of this terms of reference.

Applications must be received by 5pm AEDT on Friday 03 December 2021.

Request for tender

MDC application form

For more information, please contact:

Jack Cook
MLA Project Officer
Phone: +61 (2) 9463 9127
Email: jcook@mla.com.au

Request for Tender - Supporting the development and adoption of data and insights in the red meat and livestock industry

The Integrity Systems Company 2025 strategy outlines the pathway to connect the Australian red meat and livestock industry through greater use of data and digital systems. The MLA Group Data Platform is managed via ISC and enables the capturing, storage, and transformation of data for use by digital systems. The data platform aims to provide greater value to red meat producers through supporting enhanced data systems and providing greater industry data for benchmarking.

The Data Platform is an enabler through which whole of industry data sharing and decision support and enhanced industry performance can be achieved. Adding to industry and research data, the Data Platform aims to allow the storage and interoperability of other structured and unstructured datasets such as climate, market, sustainability, social media, imagery, documents etc. These are used to enrich production data, further enabling linking of datasets and providing additional analytic and decision support opportunities. As the Data Platform enters the next phase of development, opportunities are available to work closely with commercial providers in industry to explore and further define the platforms potential.

ISC would like to engage with providers working within red meat and livestock industry who deliver data solutions for enhanced traceability, improving livestock lifetime performance or data insights for producers and/or supply chains.  This tender is open to all interested parties. Supply chains, commercial providers and start-ups who are interested are encouraged to discuss opportunities for MDC funding with MLA prior to submitting a proposal.

Applications must be lodged electronically as a Word document to nleahy@integritysystems.com.au (cc: aburtontaylor@integritysystems.com.au) along with other requirements of this terms of reference.

Applications must be received by Sunday the 12th December, 2021.

Terms of reference

For more information, please contact:

Naomi Leahy
Project Manager – Data & Insights
Phone: 0428 399 579
Email: nleahy@integritysystems.com.au

Expressions of Interest

MLA is seeking Expressions of Interest from organisations / companies with the capability to develop, pilot and host the digital tool envisaged in the Environmental Credentials for Australian Beef Project. This is a two-stage tender process; with the first stage being an Expression of Interest which will be followed by an opportunity for a briefing meeting to gather sufficient detail to support progression to stage 2.

Expressions of interest must be received by 5pm (AESDT), 26 November 2021.

For More Information

Contact:

Renelle Jeffrey

Manager – Sustainability Portfolio

Email: rjeffrey@mla.com.au

National Livestock Genetics Consortium (NLGC) Taskforce Position Nominations Open

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and the National Livestock Genetics Consortium (NLGC) are seeking expressions of interest from breed association representatives, prime lamb producers, genetics researchers, the processing sector and integrated supply chain representatives with extensive professional experience that will oversee and assist the strategic direction of MLA’s genetic investments.

Successful applicants would contribute to providing a formal industry consultation platform for the investment in livestock genetics, in accordance with the taskforce terms of reference. Applications close on Close of Business 10th December 2021. The Terms of Reference and Expressions of Interest for each of the vacant positions are included below:

Applications should include a cover letter and CV and be sent to Hamish Chandler, Program Manager – Genetics.

For more information please contact:

Hamish Chandler

Email: hchandler@mla.com.au

Phone: 0417 254 858