Current tenders
MLA is seeking applications from organizations (or partnerships of organisations) to develop a gap analysis that describes investment and technology research, development and adoption (RD&A) opportunities associated with livestock biosecurity in Australia.
Deadline for submissions:
Applications must be received by 17:00 AEST on Friday 21 February 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Use the preliminary proposal template and submit proposals electronically to MLA via mlaurence@mla.com.au
Applicants should carefully review this page and the MLA Project Funding Application Guidelines before completing their detailed project application.
Further information please email or call:
Dr Michael Laurence
Program Manager - Animal Wellbeing
Phone: 0429109997
Email: mlaurence@mla.com.au
MLA is seeking tenders to undertake a project to understand the triple bottom line impact of livestock advisors on red meat producers’ properties.
MLA is committed to ensuring the growth of the livestock advisor sector through investment in development programs and by promoting the uptake of their services by producers. However, there has been little analysis of the triple bottom line (environmental, social, economic) impact of livestock advisors on their client’s properties, business and the industry as a whole. This information is crucial in promoting the value of livestock advisors to producer clients and to demonstrate the impact on-farm to justify and support further MLA investment.
This request for tender aims to identify a service provider to propose and complete an analysis of the value of livestock advisors to the red meat industry.
Deadline for submissions
Tender proposals must be received by MLA before 5.00pm AEDT on Tuesday 18th February 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.
If you have any questions regarding this tender, or would like to discuss a possible application, please contact:
Keely Kovacevic
Project Manager – Adoption Capability Building
Meat & Livestock Australia
Phone: 0407 060 224
Email: kkovacevic@mla.com.au
The BREEDPLAN Executive Committee are seeking expressions of interest from Breed association representatives to contribute to the direction of BREEDPLAN genetic evaluation system through the BREEDPLAN Advisory Committee.
The Advisory Committee provides a critical role in communicating and representing the views and requirements of BREEDPLAN clients, potential clients and the wider beef industry to the BREEDPLAN Executive. It also ensures that the BREEDPLAN Business Plan meets those needs and will perform an important role in the annual review of operational performance and consider the need for additional services.
This EOI closes on the 14th of February 2025 – please see attached EOI document & application form for further detail.
In response to the Southern Australian Livestock Research Council’s (SALRC) research and development priority, MLA is seeking preliminary proposals from individuals or organisations with the capability to evaluate and consolidate recommendations for best practice management for calves during their first year of life.
MLA applications must be lodged electronically as Word document to projectcall@mla.com.au
Applications must be received by 17:00 AEST on Friday 28th February 2025.
- Request for tender form and specifications
- Preliminary project proposal template
- Project application guidelines
Strict adherence to the time deadline for applications will occur. Incomplete request for tender applications without the required documentation will not be assessed
For more information, please contact:
Ainsley Smith
Project Manager – Grassfed Beef Productivity
Email: asmith@mla.com.au
Phone: 0474 199 470
Integrity Systems Company (ISC) is seeking tenders to undertake a review of the current and future roles of NVDs to ensure they continue to be fit for purpose.
The NVD fulfills a critical assurance and traceability role for the Australian meat and livestock industry. It supports and communicates the food safety and treatment status of animals as they move through the supply chain. The NVD has been in existence, in various forms, within the Australian meat and livestock industry for over 30 years. During this period NVDs have undergone some significant alterations. This project will undertake a review of the current and future roles of NVDs and will identify how the NVD and its delivery mechanism needs to evolve to ensure it continues to be fit for purpose and addresses the emerging traceability and credential requirements of markets.
This project is funded by the Commonwealth under the Livestock and Animal Traceability Development, Implementation, and Improvement Grant Round with the Department
Deadline for submissions:
All proposals must be received by 5pm AEDT on Tuesday 18 February 2025.
No date extensions will be able to be granted for proposal submissions.
For more information, please contact:
Verity Suttor
Project Manager – Integrity Systems Operations
Email: vsuttor@integritysystems.com.au
Phone: 0411 680 507
MLA is seeking applications from organizations (or partnerships of organizations) to develop a gap analysis that describes investment and technology adoption opportunities for the control of buffalo fly in Australia.
Deadline for submissions: Applications must be received by 17:00 AEST on Friday 7th March 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Use the preliminary proposal template and submit proposals electronically to MLA via mlaurence@mla.com.au
Applicants should carefully review this page and the MLA Project Funding Application Guidelines before completing their detailed project application.
Further information please email or call:
Dr Michael Laurence
Program Manager - Animal Wellbeing
Phone: 0429109997
Email: mlaurence@mla.com.au
MLA is seeking full applications from individuals, organisations or project teams with the capability to investigate factors that contribute to the success or failure of eID tag retention in goat ears across properties, environments and production systems. The outcomes from this project will maximise the benefits of Australia’s traceability tools in terms of logistics efficiencies and improved information flow regarding provenance, biosecurity, animal welfare and sustainability.
Note: This project is funded through the Australian Government Livestock and Animal Traceability Development, Implementation and Improvement grant program. Prospective project teams will be required to deliver activities in line with a prescribed Activity Workplan.
Deadline for submissions
Full proposals must be received by MLA before 5.00pm AEDT on Friday 28 February 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Use the full proposal template available here, and submit proposals electronically to MLA at tenders@mla.com.au
Applicants should carefully review this page and the MLA Project Funding Application Guidelines before completing their detailed project application.
Further information
If you have questions about this project call, contact:
Dr Daniel Forwood
Project Manager – Sheep and Goat Productivity
Phone: 0457 477 537
Email: dforwood@mla.com.au
The BREEDPLAN Executive Committee are seeking expressions of interest from individual beef breeders and industry representatives to contribute to the direction of BREEDPLAN genetic evaluation system through the BREEDPLAN Advisory Committee.
The Advisory Committee provides a critical role in communicating and representing the views and requirements of BREEDPLAN clients, potential clients and the wider beef industry to the BREEDPLAN Executive. It also ensures that the BREEDPLAN Business Plan meets those needs and will perform an important role in the annual review of operational performance and consider the need for additional services.
This EOI closes on the 14th of February 2025 – please see attached EOI document & application form for further detail.
MLA is seeking applications from organizations (or partnerships of organizations) to develop a minimum 80% effective (protective immunity in challenge studies) single or double-shot vaccine construct that protects cattle against IBK. This opportunity is to secure either levy funding (to provide full project funding) for the program of work, or a collaborative funding opportunity whereby MLA, via the MLA donor company, can contribute up to 40% of the total project cost (not including project administration fees). Partnered investments via the MDC will be considered favourably.
Deadline for submissions: Applications must be received by 17:00 AEST on Friday 7th March 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.
IBK Vaccine Terms of Reference
Use the preliminary proposal template and submit proposals electronically to MLA via mlaurence@mla.com.au
Applicants should carefully review this page and the MLA Project Funding Application Guidelines before completing their detailed project application.
Further information please email or call:
Dr Michael Laurence
Program Manager - Animal Wellbeing
Phone: 0429109997
Email: mlaurence@mla.com.au
MLA is seeking preliminary applications from organizations (or partnerships of organizations) to deliver strategic R&D to progress the development of novel tools that can deliver user-friendly, cost-effective and accurate pasture biomass assessments for red meat roducers across Australia.
MLA applications must be lodged electronically as Word document to tenders@mla.com.au
Applications must be received by 17:00 AEST on Wednesday 19th February 2025.
- Request for tender form and specifications
- Detailed project proposal template
- Project application guidelines
Strict adherence to the time deadline for applications will occur. Incomplete request for tender applications without the required documentation will not be assessed
For more information, please contact:
Dr Allan Peake
Program Manager – Sustainable Feedbase Resources
Email: apeake@mla.com.au
MLA are seeking expressions of interest from individuals with extensive professional experience in the red meat processing sector in Australia for a skills-based vacancy for a Processor representative on the National Livestock Genetics Consortium (NLGC).
The NLGC is a skills-based taskforce, established in 2016 by MLA. The NLGC acts in an advisory capacity and provides direction and support to increase collaboration, transparency, communication and investment in livestock genetics research, development and adoption (RD&A) for the benefit of Australian red meat producers. The primary aim of the NLGC is, through strategic research investments, to increase the rate of genetic progress for traits that drive value chain productivity and sustainability in the sheep and beef industries.
This EOI closes on 11 February 2025 – please see attached EOI document and application form for further detail.
MLA are seeking expressions of interest from individuals with extensive professional experience in cattle breeding in Northern Australia, with tropical breeds, either seedstock or commercial in Australia for a skills-based vacancy for a Northern Beef Producer representative on the National Livestock Genetics Consortium (NLGC).
The NLGC is a skills-based taskforce, established in 2016 by MLA. The NLGC acts in an advisory capacity and provides direction and support to increase collaboration, transparency, communication and investment in livestock genetics research, development and adoption (RD&A) for the benefit of Australian red meat producers. The primary aim of the NLGC is, through strategic research investments, to increase the rate of genetic progress for traits that drive value chain productivity and sustainability in the sheep and beef industries.
This EOI closes on 11 February 2025 – please see attached EOI document and application form for further detail.
MLA are seeking expressions of interest from individuals with extensive professional experience in Merino sheep breeding in Australia, either seedstock or commercial for a skills-based vacancy for a Merino Producer representative on the National Livestock Genetics Consortium (NLGC).
The NLGC is a skills-based taskforce, established in 2016 by MLA. The NLGC acts in an advisory capacity and provides direction and support to increase collaboration, transparency, communication and investment in livestock genetics research, development and adoption (RD&A) for the benefit of Australian red meat producers. The primary aim of the NLGC is, through strategic research investments, to increase the rate of genetic progress for traits that drive value chain productivity and sustainability in the sheep and beef industries.
This EOI closes on 11 February 2025 – please see EOI document and application form for further detail.
MLA is seeking tenders to develop and deliver an MDC funded training program aimed at increasing the capability, capacity and number of livestock advisors across all red meat production zones.
There is currently a lack of opportunities to build capability and capacity of livestock advisors across Australian production zones. There is a strong call within agricultural industries for more accredited training programs, particularly for those entering or re-entering the field, with structured support for early career professionals including mentoring and peer-to-peer learning.
The reduction in capability and capacity within the livestock advisor sector limits the pool of extension personal able to successfully deliver training programs to Australian red meat producers.
This request for tender aims to address the current gap in capability and capacity building programs for early-career red meat livestock advisors across Australian agricultural zones and build on MLA’s existing Livestock Advisor training programs.
Deadline for submissions
Tender proposals must be received by MLA before 5.00pm AEDT on Thursday 13 March 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Use the Request for Tender to guide the completion of your application.
If you have any questions regarding this tender, or would like to discuss a possible application, please contact:
Keely Kovacevic
Project Manager – Adoption Capability Building
MLA
Phone: 0407 060 224
Email: kkovacevic@mla.com.au
MLA is seeking application for funding from organizations to use computer vision and artificial intelligence as well as traditional statistical modelling techniques to develop improved methods to forecast and provide early warning of heat load of feedlot cattle
Preliminary applications and supporting documentation as requested in the RFT must be lodged electronically to: tenders@mla.com.au
Request for tender - Using computer vision to improve Feedlot Cattle heat load forecasting
Applications must be received by 17:00 AEDT on 14 February 2025.
The MLA Goat Productivity program provides services and best practice information to help Australian producers secure a future as innovative, profitable and resilient world leaders in goat production. The program delivers a range of resources, tools and engagement opportunities for goat producers to equip them with knowledge to improve their business.
MLA is seeking preliminary applications from individuals, organisations or project teams with the capability to develop and execute an extension workshop program on best practice management approaches to internal parasite control in goats.
Deadline for submissions
Preliminary applications must be received by MLA before 5.00pm AEDT on Wednesday 12 February 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Use the preliminary proposal template available here, and submit proposals electronically to MLA at tenders@mla.com.au
Applicants should carefully review this page and the MLA Project Funding Application Guidelines before completing their detailed project application.
Further information
If you have questions about this project call, contact:
Dr Daniel Forwood
Project Manager – Sheep and Goat Productivity
Phone: 0457 477 537
Email: dforwood@mla.com.au
The MLA Goat Productivity program provides services and best practice information to help Australian producers secure a future as innovative, profitable and resilient world leaders in goat production. The program delivers a range of resources, tools and engagement opportunities for goat producers to equip them with knowledge to improve their business.
MLA is seeking full applications from individuals, organisations or project teams with the capability to establish a biodiversity baseline for the Australian goat industry.
Deadline for submissions
Full proposals must be received by MLA before 5.00pm AEDT on Wednesday 12 February 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Use the full proposal template available here, and submit proposals electronically to MLA at tenders@mla.com.au
Applicants should carefully review this page and the MLA Project Funding Application Guidelines before completing their detailed project application.
Further information
If you have questions about this project call, contact:
Dr Daniel Forwood
Project Manager – Sheep and Goat Productivity
Phone: 0457 477 537
Email: dforwood@mla.com.au
MLA is seeking Full Applications from individuals, organisations or project teams with the capability to identify and evaluate non-invasive weaning management strategies which reduce weaning stress in lambs and optimise the weaning process. This proposal will encompass research, development and adoption (RD&A) activities in the Sheep Productivity sector that achieve outcomes in line with the priorities of the Red Meat Panel.
Deadline for submissions
Full proposals must be received by MLA before 5.00pm AEDT on Wednesday 12th February 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Use the full proposal template available here, and submit proposals electronically to MLA at projectcall@mla.com.au
Applicants should carefully review this page and the MLA Project Funding Application Guidelines before completing their preliminary or detailed project application.
Request for Tender – Wean-a-lamb
Further information
If you have questions about these terms of reference, contact:
Dr Daniel Forwood
Project Manager – Sheep and Goat Productivity
Email: dforwood@mla.com.au
MLA is seeking Full Applications from commercial ag-tech providers and ag-tech developers to identify, evaluate and demonstrate autonomous and/or robotic in-paddock innovations which covers one of the following:
1. Reduce on-farm labour during key activities in the production cycle which may include (but is not limited to) marking, drenching, drafting, veterinary product application etc.
2. Enhance sheep productivity data captured which may include (but is not limited to) liveweight, body condition score, pregnancy status, animal wellbeing etc.
Innovations should focus on off-animal ag-tech solutions which negate the need for additional labour units or animal handling (as required for securing devices to livestock).
Deadline for submissions
Full proposals must be received by MLA before 5.00pm AEDT on Wednesday 12th February 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Use the full proposal template available here, and submit proposals electronically to MLA at projectcall@mla.com.au
Applicants should carefully review this page and the MLA Project Funding Application Guidelines before completing their preliminary or detailed project application.
Request for Tender – FlockMate
Further information
If you have questions about these terms of reference, contact:
Dr Daniel Forwood
Project Manager – Sheep and Goat Productivity
Email: dforwood@mla.com.au
MLA is seeking preliminary proposals for RD&A projects that will develop, demonstrate and communicate best practice on crop grazing for producers across the mixed farming zones of Western Australia. In scope are all agro-climatic regions in the mixed farming zone (i.e. from low to high rainfall zones).
Deadline for submissions
Preliminary proposals must be received by MLA before 5.00pm AEDT on Wednesday 19th February 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.
Use the preliminary proposal template available here, and submit proposals electronically to MLA at projectcall@mla.com.au
Applicants should carefully review this page and the MLA Project Funding Application Guidelines before completing their preliminary or detailed project application.
Terms of Reference: Grazing Crops
For more information contact:
Joe Gebbels
Email: jgebbels@mla.com.au
Mobile +61 448 273 214
