How is an expansion brief different from a new-build brief?

An expansion is constrained by what already exists. The brief has to describe the current area, systems and operating limits, the bottleneck that actually restricts growth, which shared services (water, pumping, electrical, climate plant, packhouse) are near capacity, and what downtime the operation can absorb. A new-build brief has none of those constraints.

Does the tool tell me how much yield or saving the expansion will deliver?

No. It structures your own figures into a procurement brief. SeedMatchGroup makes no yield, saving or payback promise, and any performance figure must be confirmed by the appointed supplier, engineer and agronomist.

Will fertilizer or seed supply be part of the same request?

No. Recurring inputs are procured separately from capital equipment so that quotations stay comparable. Fertilizer supply is requested through the annual supply RFQ, seed through the seed sourcing request.

What happens after I submit?

The brief is saved and reviewed manually by a sourcing specialist. No supplier is contacted and no buyer details are shared until internal approval.

Expansion & modernization · human-reviewed

Greenhouse Expansion & Modernization RFQ

For operating growers adding area, replacing systems or removing a capacity bottleneck. Enter the figures you already know; the tool structures them into a preliminary expansion brief and carries them straight into the request below.

Direct answer

What does a greenhouse expansion RFQ need to contain?

Existing covered area, crop and current systems; the bottleneck that limits production today; the additional area required; the capacity of shared services — water supply and storage, pumping and filtration, fertigation, climate plant, electrical connection and packhouse — and whether each must be upgraded; which systems are retained, retrofitted or replaced; the acceptable downtime; the budget band and the target window. Expansion cost is frequently dominated by upgrading shared services rather than by the new covered area itself.

Capital equipment and recurring inputs are always requested separately
Water and electrical gaps are calculated from the buyer's own figures only
No yield, saving or payback outcome is promised
No supplier is contacted before manual review and internal approval

Expansion scoping inputs

Every figure is yours. SeedMatchGroup publishes no default consumption rates and adds nothing you have not entered.

Existing covered area (m²)Additional covered area required (m²)Crop grown today / plannedTarget windowWater available today (m³/day)Your peak water rate (L/m²/day)Electrical capacity available (kW)Your electrical load (W/m²)Bottleneck limiting growthSystems to retain or replaceProduction downtime constraint

Expansion planning guide CAPEX vs OPEX estimator Fertilizer supply (separate request)

Submit the expansion for human review

Build your preliminary expansion brief.

Select the packages in scope and describe the existing operation. Nothing is sent to any supplier on submission: a sourcing specialist reviews the brief manually, and supplier outreach only happens after internal approval. Free of charge to the buyer.

Project type *

Crop grown today / planned *

Growing region / country *

Additional covered area (hectares or m²) *

Production system *

Timeline *

Your name *

Work email *

Describe your project (optional)

A few words is enough. The Brief Assistant will expand it into a clear sourcing brief.

The more context you share, the sharper our sourcing shortlist. Nothing is shared with suppliers.

Which packages should the request cover?

Select every package you want included. Anything left unselected is treated as outside the scope, and we will flag it as a possible gap between suppliers. This is equipment and works only — recurring fertilizer supply is requested separately.

Commercial procurement details (optional — helps refine RFQ)

Commercial quantity (kg / tons / bags)

Climate / growing zone

Required certifications

Annual / recurring volume

Budget range (USD)

Delivery schedule

Commercial project qualifier

SeedMatchGroup focuses on commercial agriculture projects from USD 250K. Smaller commercial seed enquiries are reviewed separately.

Precise project area (hectares)

Permitting status

Government / public involvement

Estimated project value

Project stage

Preferred project delivery model *

SeedMatchGroup does not build or install projects. Turnkey requests are reviewed by our team before any introduction to independent EPC contractors or integrators.

What are you looking for? (select all that apply)

Delivery deadline (first shipment)

Financing required?

SeedMatchGroup is not a lender. Financing requests are, with your consent, shared with independent third-party financing providers for evaluation.

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SeedMatchGroup is an independent procurement platform, not an engineering company, EPC contractor, agronomy consultancy or lender, and guarantees no commercial outcome.