Engagement of Industry Partners to deliver specialist business advisory and facilitation services

The Department is seeking to establish a comprehensive national network of suitably qualified organisations (to be known as ‘Industry Partners’) to deliver specialist business advisory and facilitation services to eligible businesses for the Programme’s Business Management and Research Connections elements. It is expected that up to 12 Industry Partners will be engaged and are each able to engage a minimum of five specified personnel. The network of Industry Partners must enable the Programme to reach eligible businesses Australia wide.

The Industry Partners will be required to promote the Programme services to eligible businesses, through business development activities to their own networks or memberships, to ensure adequate take up and maintain demand for Programme services.

The Industry Partners will also provide the Department with market and industry intelligence relating to the Programme’s eligible industry sectors, through their understanding of and linkages to businesses and through the delivery of services for the Programme.

Accordingly, the Department invites suitably qualified organisations, consultants, or contractors to submit a tender to deliver specialist business advisory and facilitation services for the Programme.