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title: "ITT282 Appointment of Biomass Woodchip Supplier"
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# ITT282 Appointment of Biomass Woodchip Supplier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/itt282-appointment-of-biomass-woodchip-supplier-ocds-h6vhtk-02bdae). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Northampton: "ITT282 Appointment of Biomass Woodchip Supplier". Published status: complete. Published Value: £304,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Northampton](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-northampton-urn-133857)
- **Published Value:** £304,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 July 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Wood fuels
- **Delivery Location:** UKF24
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £274,371 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/itt282-appointment-of-biomass-woodchip-supplier-ocds-h6vhtk-02bdae#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02bdae`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/itt282-appointment-of-biomass-woodchip-supplier-ocds-h6vhtk-02bdae#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofnorthampton%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/itt282-appointment-of-biomass-woodchip-supplier-ocds-h6vhtk-02bdae#participate

## Description
The University is seeking an efficient, high-quality supplier of G50/MC 25% (+/-5), BSL authorised virgin timber to fuel its biomass boiler at our Waterside Campus. The woodchip must be UK sourced and under no circumstances use material derived from non-virgin timber Roundwood. The storage silo has a usable volume of 88m3. The Contract will include the delivery of an estimated annual requirement of 3,800,000 kWh. The University has pledged to become Net Zero Carbon in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030, and needs to eliminate or offset circa 5,000 tonnes of CO2e by the end of the decade. A key aspect of delivering this reduction is our 995KW Herz Biofire biomass boiler. In support of our commitment to tackling climate change, the University is seeking to supply the fuel sustainably and minimise embedded carbon emissions. Contract commencement 1st December 2021 for 2 years with an option to extend for a further period or periods of up to 1 year.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09111400
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Estimated Value:** £304,000

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 031810-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Wilby Tree Surgeons**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-38343`
  - Value: £274,371 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 031810-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £274,371
  - Signed Date: 01/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031810-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-20T15:52:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:38:57.568Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02bdae