Food and beverage industry options to enhance rates of new-to-the-firm technology adoption

Details

Tender Closed
RFx ID :	25052539
Tender Name :	Food and beverage industry options to enhance rates of new-to-the-firm technology adoption
Reference # :	C0033032
Open Date :	Thursday, 4 November 2021 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Close Date  :	Friday, 26 November 2021 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Department/Business Unit :	Policy and Trade
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	80000000 - Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services 93000000 - Politics and Civic Affairs Services
Regions:	New Zealand
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Tom van Ryn thomas.vanryn@mpi.govt.nz
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :
Agency Address :	NEW ZEALAND

BACKGROUND

In 2019, Government launched the Industry Strategy as a key pillar to progress the Government’s Economic Plan for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive economy. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is the lead agency for development of the Food and Beverage ITP, which focuses on transforming industries to lift aggregate productivity and enabling the scaling up of highly productive and internationally competitive clusters in areas where we have a comparative advantage.

Previous research described the key barriers that food and beverage firms and entrepreneurs face to value-added product development and growth. This research noted adoption of technology as an area where improvements could be made. This finding was supported by the Food and Beverage ITP Advisory Group.


PROCUREMENT SPECIFICATION

This consultancy services order relates to the purchase of a report on options to incentivise or otherwise enhance rates of new-to-the-firm technology adoption among food and beverage firms in New Zealand. The report sought will cover:
• A review of options to incentivise or otherwise enhance rates of new-to-the-firm technology adoption among food and beverage firms;
• An assessment of the likely effectiveness and impact of these options in the New Zealand context. A specific component of this should consider the likely effectiveness and impact of these options for Māori food and beverage firms; and
• Recommendations of which of these options, or combinations of these, would best enhance rates of new-to-the-firm technology adoption among New Zealand food and beverage firms, including Māori firms. Recommendations should focus not only on Government action only, but consider the potential for action by Government, industry, and other actors that have been identified as relevant throughout the course of the analysis.

The primary aims of this research report are to:
A. Understand what options could be used to incentivise or otherwise enhance rates of new-to-the-firm innovative technology adoption among food and beverage firms.
B. Understand the likely effectiveness and impact of the above options in the New Zealand context, including for Māori food and beverage firms.
C. Receive recommendations of which of these options, or combinations of these, could be pursued in the ITP to best enhance rates of new-to-the-firm innovative technology adoption that results in firms accelerating innovation and value-adding activity.

This tender has been awarded.

• Sapere Research Group Limited - Level 9, 1 Willeston Street, Wellington, 6011, NEW ZEALAND
  Value $ 116,756

Award Date: Friday, 22 April 2022 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Friday, 6 May 2022 11:13 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)