MLA’s tender process, rules and current tenders
MLA invites tenders from suitably qualified organisations or individuals to deliver projects and services aligned with MLA’s strategic priorities. Each tender opportunity will specify the project scope, requirements and closing date.
Tenders must review and comply with all requirements specified in MLA’s Tender Rules and Guidelines and the associated Request for Tender Application form for each tender opportunity. You can find a copy of MLA’s Tender Rules and Guidelines here: MLA’s Tender Rules and Guidelines.
MLA reserves the right to accept or reject any tender, negotiate with one or more tenderers, or vary the process as required under its Procurement Policy and SFA obligations.
Unless otherwise agreed, successful tenderers will enter into MLA’s standard umbrella agreements. More information on and copies of those agreements can be found on the MLA’s agreements page.
Current tenders
Below are all the tenders that are currently open, arranged by the strategic priorities in MLA's 2030 Strategic Plan.
Select a priority area to see the tenders relating to that area. Then select a tender's title to find out more information.
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) are calling for interested and skilled partners to review and redevelop the MLA Cost of Production (COP) calculator.
The MLA COP Calculator was developed into an online tool in 2014. Since its development, the COP calculator has been a popular tool with producers and livestock advisors to better understand the cost associated with producing red meat (beef, sheep and goats). Eleven years since development, the tool needs a review of the content and the online user experience to ensure it meets current user demand.
Note that this tender consists of two parts − reviewing and updating the COP data, including extension material creation, and the redevelopment of the tool. There is opportunity for service providers to apply for one or both parts of the project tender, however it is possible that multiple service providers will be required to complete the work.
For further details, please see the request for tender
Expressions of interest must be lodged electronically to kkovacevic@mla.com.au
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST) 05 May 2026. Late proposals will not be accepted.
For any questions regarding this tender, please contact:
Keely Kovacevic
Project Manager – Adoption Capability Building
0407 060 224
Expressions of Interest are sought from suitably qualified organisations to support the design, fabrication and real world testing of an improved discharge platform for use in live cattle export supply chains.
The discharge of cattle from export vessels to trucks at destination ports relies on temporary or fixed discharge platforms.
This project provides an opportunity to address practical constraints associated with existing designs identified through previous industry work, which include alignment challenges, reduced operator visibility and inefficiencies during truck changeover. It will involve the development of a prototype discharge platform, followed by deployment and field testing under commercial operating conditions at an Indonesian port.
The findings will help inform whether improved platform designs could be adopted more broadly across Indonesia and other supply chains.
The aim of this Expression of Interest process is to identify organisations with the technical capability, practical experience and operational flexibility to deliver the project. Shortlisted respondents will be invited to participate in a subsequent, more detailed procurement process.
Click here to download the Expression of Interest document.
Expressions of Interest must be received by 21 April 2026 and should be submitted to Nick Baker via email at nbaker@livecorp.com.au.
The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Donor Company (MDC) is seeking expressions of interests (EOI) from publicly funded research organisation’s (PFRO) commercialisation entity who have technology prototype(s) that are ready to be considered for delivering benefits to the Australian red meat and livestock sector. Prototype(s) must be at least partially validated at a low-medium fidelity technology readiness level of 4 or greater and will be evaluated on a first-come-first-served basis against MLA investment decision criteria and priorities.
There is no maximum or minimum project size, only that all submissions are based on 60% participant and 40% MDC co-investment cash contribution. MLA is flexible on Intellectual Property (IP) ownership to best drive future commercial success and welcomes a clear adoption pathway for PFRO’s to engage with industry stakeholders in the build, test and launch stages.
For further details, please see the EOI Tech Funding guidelines.
Expression of interest must be lodged electronically using the EOI response template and emailed to commercisalisation@mla.com.au.
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST) 1 July 2026.
For any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact MLA IP team:
Rhys Pirie – E: rpirie@mla.com.au or Tom Dobbie – E: tdobbie@mla.com.au
The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Donor Company (MDC) is seeking expressions of interests (EOI) from publicly funded research organisation’s (PFRO) commercialisation entity who have technology prototype(s) that are ready to be considered for delivering benefits to the Australian red meat and livestock sector. Prototype(s) must be at least partially validated at a low-medium fidelity technology readiness level of 4 or greater and will be evaluated on a first-come-first-served basis against MLA investment decision criteria and priorities.
There is no maximum or minimum project size, only that all submissions are based on 60% participant and 40% MDC co-investment cash contribution. MLA is flexible on Intellectual Property (IP) ownership to best drive future commercial success and welcomes a clear adoption pathway for PFRO’s to engage with industry stakeholders in the build, test and launch stages.
For further details, please see the EOI Tech Funding guidelines.
Expression of interest must be lodged electronically using the EOI response template and emailed to commercisalisation@mla.com.au.
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST) 1 July 2026.
For any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact MLA IP team:
Rhys Pirie – E: rpirie@mla.com.au or Tom Dobbie – E: tdobbie@mla.com.au
The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Donor Company (MDC) is seeking expressions of interests (EOI) from publicly funded research organisation’s (PFRO) commercialisation entity who have technology prototype(s) that are ready to be considered for delivering benefits to the Australian red meat and livestock sector. Prototype(s) must be at least partially validated at a low-medium fidelity technology readiness level of 4 or greater and will be evaluated on a first-come-first-served basis against MLA investment decision criteria and priorities.
There is no maximum or minimum project size, only that all submissions are based on 60% participant and 40% MDC co-investment cash contribution. MLA is flexible on Intellectual Property (IP) ownership to best drive future commercial success and welcomes a clear adoption pathway for PFRO’s to engage with industry stakeholders in the build, test and launch stages.
For further details, please see the EOI Tech Funding guidelines.
Expression of interest must be lodged electronically using the EOI response template and emailed to commercisalisation@mla.com.au.
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST) 1 July 2026.
For any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact MLA IP team:
Rhys Pirie – E: rpirie@mla.com.au or Tom Dobbie – E: tdobbie@mla.com.au
The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Donor Company (MDC) is seeking expressions of interests (EOI) from publicly funded research organisation’s (PFRO) commercialisation entity who have technology prototype(s) that are ready to be considered for delivering benefits to the Australian red meat and livestock sector. Prototype(s) must be at least partially validated at a low-medium fidelity technology readiness level of 4 or greater and will be evaluated on a first-come-first-served basis against MLA investment decision criteria and priorities.
There is no maximum or minimum project size, only that all submissions are based on 60% participant and 40% MDC co-investment cash contribution. MLA is flexible on Intellectual Property (IP) ownership to best drive future commercial success and welcomes a clear adoption pathway for PFRO’s to engage with industry stakeholders in the build, test and launch stages.
For further details, please see the EOI Tech Funding guidelines.
Expression of interest must be lodged electronically using the EOI response template and emailed to commercisalisation@mla.com.au.
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST) 1 July 2026.
For any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact MLA IP team:
Rhys Pirie – E: rpirie@mla.com.au or Tom Dobbie – E: tdobbie@mla.com.au
The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Donor Company (MDC) is seeking expressions of interests (EOI) from publicly funded research organisation’s (PFRO) commercialisation entity who have technology prototype(s) that are ready to be considered for delivering benefits to the Australian red meat and livestock sector. Prototype(s) must be at least partially validated at a low-medium fidelity technology readiness level of 4 or greater and will be evaluated on a first-come-first-served basis against MLA investment decision criteria and priorities.
There is no maximum or minimum project size, only that all submissions are based on 60% participant and 40% MDC co-investment cash contribution. MLA is flexible on Intellectual Property (IP) ownership to best drive future commercial success and welcomes a clear adoption pathway for PFRO’s to engage with industry stakeholders in the build, test and launch stages.
For further details, please see the EOI Tech Funding guidelines.
Expression of interest must be lodged electronically using the EOI response template and emailed to commercisalisation@mla.com.au.
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST) 1 July 2026.
For any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact MLA IP team:
Rhys Pirie – E: rpirie@mla.com.au or Tom Dobbie – E: tdobbie@mla.com.au
The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Donor Company (MDC) is seeking expressions of interests (EOI) from publicly funded research organisation’s (PFRO) commercialisation entity who have technology prototype(s) that are ready to be considered for delivering benefits to the Australian red meat and livestock sector. Prototype(s) must be at least partially validated at a low-medium fidelity technology readiness level of 4 or greater and will be evaluated on a first-come-first-served basis against MLA investment decision criteria and priorities.
There is no maximum or minimum project size, only that all submissions are based on 60% participant and 40% MDC co-investment cash contribution. MLA is flexible on Intellectual Property (IP) ownership to best drive future commercial success and welcomes a clear adoption pathway for PFRO’s to engage with industry stakeholders in the build, test and launch stages.
For further details, please see the EOI Tech Funding guidelines.
Expression of interest must be lodged electronically using the EOI response template and emailed to commercisalisation@mla.com.au.
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST) 1 July 2026.
For any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact MLA IP team:
Rhys Pirie – E: rpirie@mla.com.au or Tom Dobbie – E: tdobbie@mla.com.au
The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Donor Company (MDC) is seeking expressions of interests (EOI) from publicly funded research organisation’s (PFRO) commercialisation entity who have technology prototype(s) that are ready to be considered for delivering benefits to the Australian red meat and livestock sector. Prototype(s) must be at least partially validated at a low-medium fidelity technology readiness level of 4 or greater and will be evaluated on a first-come-first-served basis against MLA investment decision criteria and priorities.
There is no maximum or minimum project size, only that all submissions are based on 60% participant and 40% MDC co-investment cash contribution. MLA is flexible on Intellectual Property (IP) ownership to best drive future commercial success and welcomes a clear adoption pathway for PFRO’s to engage with industry stakeholders in the build, test and launch stages.
For further details, please see the EOI Tech Funding guidelines.
Expression of interest must be lodged electronically using the EOI response template and emailed to commercisalisation@mla.com.au.
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST) 1 July 2026.
For any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact MLA IP team:
Rhys Pirie – E: rpirie@mla.com.au or Tom Dobbie – E: tdobbie@mla.com.au
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has opened Expressions of Interest for BulkUp, a new program designed to help red meat businesses improve production efficiency and whole‑farm profitability.
BulkUp combines MLA’s established adoption products such as EDGEnetwork courses, Profitable Grazing Systems and more, under a long term peer‑to‑peer learning and supported coaching model. It focuses on strengthening management and financial decision‑making, improving production efficiency by optimising feedbase utilisation.
Participants work through integrated modules covering business management, farm systems, feedbase and livestock performance, supported by quarterly technical workshops, monthly facilitated group meetings and annual benchmarking.
- Request for tender - BulkUp National Coordinator
- Expression of interest - BulkUp participants
- Expression of interest - BulkUp - Group Coach
- Expression of interest - BulkUp - Business Analyst
Producers and delivery partners are encouraged to get involved in the first phase of this exciting new program. More information at mla.com.au/bulkup
Full proposals must be received by MLA before 11.59pm (AEDT) Friday 1 May 2026. Late proposals will not be accepted.
The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Donor Company (MDC) is seeking expressions of interests (EOI) from publicly funded research organisation’s (PFRO) commercialisation entity who have technology prototype(s) that are ready to be considered for delivering benefits to the Australian red meat and livestock sector. Prototype(s) must be at least partially validated at a low-medium fidelity technology readiness level of 4 or greater and will be evaluated on a first-come-first-served basis against MLA investment decision criteria and priorities.
There is no maximum or minimum project size, only that all submissions are based on 60% participant and 40% MDC co-investment cash contribution. MLA is flexible on Intellectual Property (IP) ownership to best drive future commercial success and welcomes a clear adoption pathway for PFRO’s to engage with industry stakeholders in the build, test and launch stages.
For further details, please see the EOI Tech Funding guidelines.
Expression of interest must be lodged electronically using the EOI response template and emailed to commercisalisation@mla.com.au.
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST) 1 July 2026.
For any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact MLA IP team:
Rhys Pirie – E: rpirie@mla.com.au or Tom Dobbie – E: tdobbie@mla.com.au
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) are calling for interested and skilled partners to review and redevelop the MLA Cost of Production (COP) calculator.
The MLA COP Calculator was developed into an online tool in 2014. Since its development, the COP calculator has been a popular tool with producers and livestock advisors to better understand the cost associated with producing red meat (beef, sheep and goats). Eleven years since development, the tool needs a review of the content and the online user experience to ensure it meets current user demand.
Note that this tender consists of two parts − reviewing and updating the COP data, including extension material creation, and the redevelopment of the tool. There is opportunity for service providers to apply for one or both parts of the project tender, however it is possible that multiple service providers will be required to complete the work.
For further details, please see the request for tender
Expressions of interest must be lodged electronically to kkovacevic@mla.com.au
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST) 05 May 2026. Late proposals will not be accepted.
For any questions regarding this tender, please contact:
Keely Kovacevic
Project Manager – Adoption Capability Building
0407 060 224
Expressions of Interest are sought from suitably qualified organisations to support the design, fabrication and real world testing of an improved discharge platform for use in live cattle export supply chains.
The discharge of cattle from export vessels to trucks at destination ports relies on temporary or fixed discharge platforms.
This project provides an opportunity to address practical constraints associated with existing designs identified through previous industry work, which include alignment challenges, reduced operator visibility and inefficiencies during truck changeover. It will involve the development of a prototype discharge platform, followed by deployment and field testing under commercial operating conditions at an Indonesian port.
The findings will help inform whether improved platform designs could be adopted more broadly across Indonesia and other supply chains.
The aim of this Expression of Interest process is to identify organisations with the technical capability, practical experience and operational flexibility to deliver the project. Shortlisted respondents will be invited to participate in a subsequent, more detailed procurement process.
Click here to download the Expression of Interest document.
Expressions of Interest must be received by 21 April 2026 and should be submitted to Nick Baker via email at nbaker@livecorp.com.au.
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has opened Expressions of Interest for BulkUp, a new program designed to help red meat businesses improve production efficiency and whole‑farm profitability.
BulkUp combines MLA’s established adoption products such as EDGEnetwork courses, Profitable Grazing Systems and more, under a long term peer‑to‑peer learning and supported coaching model. It focuses on strengthening management and financial decision‑making, improving production efficiency by optimising feedbase utilisation.
Participants work through integrated modules covering business management, farm systems, feedbase and livestock performance, supported by quarterly technical workshops, monthly facilitated group meetings and annual benchmarking.
- Request for tender - BulkUp National Coordinator
- Expression of interest - BulkUp participants
- Expression of interest - BulkUp - Group Coach
- Expression of interest - BulkUp - Business Analyst
Producers and delivery partners are encouraged to get involved in the first phase of this exciting new program. More information at mla.com.au/bulkup
Full proposals must be received by MLA before 11.59pm (AEDT) Friday 1 May 2026. Late proposals will not be accepted.
The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Donor Company (MDC) is seeking expressions of interests (EOI) from publicly funded research organisation’s (PFRO) commercialisation entity who have technology prototype(s) that are ready to be considered for delivering benefits to the Australian red meat and livestock sector. Prototype(s) must be at least partially validated at a low-medium fidelity technology readiness level of 4 or greater and will be evaluated on a first-come-first-served basis against MLA investment decision criteria and priorities.
There is no maximum or minimum project size, only that all submissions are based on 60% participant and 40% MDC co-investment cash contribution. MLA is flexible on Intellectual Property (IP) ownership to best drive future commercial success and welcomes a clear adoption pathway for PFRO’s to engage with industry stakeholders in the build, test and launch stages.
For further details, please see the EOI Tech Funding guidelines.
Expression of interest must be lodged electronically using the EOI response template and emailed to commercisalisation@mla.com.au.
Applications close 5:00pm (AEST) 1 July 2026.
For any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact MLA IP team:
Rhys Pirie – E: rpirie@mla.com.au or Tom Dobbie – E: tdobbie@mla.com.au
Questions
All questions during the tender process should be directed in writing to tenders@mla.com.au
