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Renewable Biomass and Related Services DPS - 1080

Our dedicated team is here to support you with the procurement and use of renewable biomass products, including woodchip and wood pellets, for reducing carbon emissions and enhancing energy sustainability. This DPS also provides for related services including boiler maintenance and fuel level management.

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Details

A dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for the bulk supply of renewable biomass products such as biomass wood pellets and biomass wood chips. Each product will be to a particular specification, as required and set by the customer.

 

Related services such as boiler maintenance and servicing, completion of RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) applications, supply of heat (where suppliers/providers fund, own and operate the boiler and sell the heat to the client on per kWh basis), Hopper/storage vessel housekeeping training, wood cracking and wood chipping and fuel level management. Throughout the life of this DPS there will be open rounds for new providers/suppliers to join providing they pass the mandatory minimum selection criteria, set by YPO. Customers will specify their full requirement of products and services within their specification/Call for Competition documents. Customers also have the option to run their own further competitions, via this YPO DPS.

 

Who can use the DPS?

Our customers include but are not limited to local government departments, emergency services, educational institutions, charities, housing associations and social enterprises.

 

How do customers access the DPS?

The first step to using the DPS is to complete a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). The NDA confirms that that any information and/or documents provided will be kept confidential by the customer. Please see the documents tab above to download the NDA/Access Agreement.

 

The NDA/ Access Agreement should be completed and returned to the energy team at YPO, by email to [email protected].

Key Facts on this Framework

Period:
16 August 2021 - 24 February 2029
Extension Opportunities:
No Extension
Contract Notice:
2021/S 000-009517
Award Notice:
Not applicable
Geographic Coverage:
National

Free support available

The route to market for this solution is via a further competition and our experienced team are on hand to help you through every step of this process – offering practical advice and support when you need it.

Our free support includes:

Further competition support

    • Assistance with or management of the supplier pre-engagement
    • Assistance and guidance in the drafting of the documentation, including the provision of template documents
    • Advice on the specification, including the provision of anonymised specifications
    • Advice on the award criteria, including sustainability to ensure compliance
    • Advertising the further competition on YPO’s e-tendering portal – ProContract, and full administration of the process, including clarification log management
             There are three ways to run a further competition via ProContract
                  1. YPO can administer the full end-to-end further competition process
                  2. Request temporary access to ProContract and run the further competition yourself or with our support
                  3. If you're a current user of ProContract you can access and use our solutions directly without our involvement. View the 'How to access YPO’s frameworks directly' user guide.
    • Running or supporting the evaluation process
    • Moderation of the evaluation process
    • Drafting/checking award and rejection letters, including provision of template documents

Standard documents available

   • Further competition template
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Specification examples
   • Example award questions
   • Pricing matrix
   • Award and rejection letters
   • Call-off contract terms and conditions

 

Lot 1 - Biomass Fuel Chips

This DPS provides for the compliant procurement of biomass wood fuel chips and related products, to a particular size and specification, as specified by the customer during the call for competition. This DPS also provides for related services including (but not limited to):

• Boiler maintenance and servicing for relevant product areas
• Completion of RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) applications where applicable
• Supply of heat (where suppliers/providers fund, own and operated the boiler and sell the heat to the client on per kWh basis
• Hopper/storage vessel housekeeping training
• Wood cracking and wood chipping
• Fuel level management

Suppliers/providers are registered on the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) which a fuel sustainability scheme administered on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Purchasing from a BSL registered supplier/provider is an essential requirement for those customers who claim RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) payments from the government. For more information, please visit: http://biomass-suppliers-list.service.gov.uk/

Lot 2 - Biomass Fuel Pellets

This DPS provides for the co compliant procurement of biomass wood fuel pellets and related products (such as biomass briquettes). The most common specification is ENplus A1 however all sizes and specifications can be procured through this DPS, as specified by the customers during the call for competition. This DPS also provides for related services including (but not limited to):

• Boiler maintenance and servicing for relevant product areas
• Completion of RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) applications where applicable
• Supply of heat (where suppliers/providers fund, own and operated the boiler and sell the heat to the client on a per kWh basis)
• Hopper/storage vessel housekeeping training
• cracking and wood chipping
• Fuel level management

Suppliers/providers are registered on the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) which a fuel sustainability scheme administered on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Purchasing from a BSL registered supplier is an essential requirement for those customers who claim RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) payments from the government. For more information, please visit: http://biomass-suppliers-list.service.gov.uk

Suppliers/providers are also registered ENplus producers or traders. A key advantage of the ENplus standard is that pellet quality is managed through the entire supply chain including production, storage and transport all the way to the end consumer. For more information, please visit: http://www.pelletcouncil.org.uk

 

Blogs:

  • Our biomass suppliers fuelling a greener future
    No matter what industry you are in, we are all facing unique individual challenges to become carbon neutral by 2050. Therefore, this is no different for our leading suppliers on our new Renewable Biomass and Related Services DPS. Although the DPS provides a clear, compliant route to market for biomass goods and services, our supply base is also continuously exploring new and innovative solutions to fight against climate change.

  • Four top tips to store your biomass
    During recent times, there has been a huge strain on public sector organisations to make the transition to renewable fuels. One of these has been the use of biomass – and in turn this has brought many challenges. In this blog, we asked our suppliers on the Renewable Biomass and Related Services DPS for their top tips on biomass storage. 
  • The cycle of biomass energy
    Under new laws and regulations set by the government to help reduce our carbon emissions, our customer and supply base have been under a considerable amount of pressure to move away from the use of fossil fuels, such as washed coal and transition over into the uses of biofuels. 
  • UK biomass: Road map
    Within this blog, Sam from our Energy team provides an insight into the route to market our products undertake before arriving at the required destinations. 

  • Case Study:
  • Helping Wiltshire Council procure biomass wood pellets for 18 sites
    Wiltshire Council was looking for an assisted mechanism to procure a new contract to deliver wood pellet at a range of its sites, where biomass boilers are the main source of heating. The procurement process had to comply with public sector rules and the DPS provided by YPO was seen as an efficient and robust route to meeting the requirements.

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  • Lot 1 - Wood Chip:


    • Alterntive Heat Ltd

  • AMP Biomass Fuels: AMP Biomass Fuels are biomass specialists; we are the largest established biomass wood fuel supplier in the UK. As well as industry-leading fuel expertise, we have a well-respected boiler installation, maintenance, and servicing division, plus a biomass consultancy team which enables us to support any technical issues a customer may have and help them to get the most out of their whole system.

  • Biosol Renewables UK Ltd: Biosol Renewables UK are a Welsh family business which specialise in the supply of premium BSL and Woodsure approved biomass fuel, tailored to our customers’ needs. Our facilities have the capability of supplying 100,000 tonnes of product each year through our diverse transport network. We also provide an all-encompassing service for the design, supply, installation and service of biomass boilers and Solar PV systems working with the leading, most established manufacturers.

  • Edge Renewables Ltd: Edge Renewables has depot sites in both Shropshire and Herefordshire, we have been supplying clients across the domestic, commercial, agricultural, and public sector for the last 11 years. Using our own specialist machinery, we can dry, chip, store, and supply wood chip to the correct specification for all models of wood chip boilers and other applications.

  •  Green Team Partnership Ltd (WoodyFuel)

  • LC Energy Ltd: LC Energy is a leading specialist in biomass energy supply and sustainability consultancy. We have a proven track record in sustainable wood chip and bulk blown wood pellet supply, timber purchase agreements, sustainability consultancy, biomass system design, installation and maintenance services to private and commercial sectors. 

  •  Milner Forestry

  •  New Forest Energy Ltd: New Forest Energy (‘NFE’) has been supplying high quality virgin woodchip from roundwood timber for 11 heating seasons and has a well-established reputation for the quality and consistency of our woodchip. The company’s principal product is high quality wood chip specifically for use in biomass boilers between 150kW and 2MW thermal. We currently supply c.85,000m3 per year (20,000t) of virgin woodchip from our network of 7 hubs to a range of customers in England and Wales, including our own boilers.

  • Puffin Energy Ltd

  • Flush Energy Ltd


    Lot 2 - Wood Pellets:


    • Alterntive Heat Ltd: Alternative Heat is a family owned and operated company specialising in the design, offsite fabrication, and delivery of prefabricated MEP and renewables solutions for the public, commercial, industrial, healthcare, and large-scale residential sectors. We have a proven track record in the Design & Build, Supply, Installation and ongoing Operation and Maintenance of commercial biomass heating systems throughout the UK and Ireland.

  •  AMP Biomass Fuels

  • Biosol Renewables UK Ltd

  •  LC Energy Ltd

  • Milner Forestry

  • Millhouse World of Wood

  •  Puffin Energy Ltd Verd Energy Limited: Verdenergy are providers of high quality ENPlus A1 pellets, supplied in blown or bagged form. We operate from strategically placed fuel depots that perfectly cover the North of England and the Midlands, we also have several partner sites that helps give us greater flexibility when responding to the needs of our customers and providing a fast efficient turnaround from order to delivery. Operating our own depots means we are not restricted to a third party’s timetable; it also means we can screen your pellets at the optimal rate to ensure they are at the very highest standard at the time we deliver.

  •  Y Pellets Ltd: Based in Yorkshire, Y Pellets is the fastest growing and most technology led biomass wood pellet distribution companies in the UK. We’ve invested heavily in having the best vehicles, tracking systems and customer billing as our goal is to be the most professional yet customer centric business in this market. All of our pellets are highest grade EN Plus A1 and we are part of the Innasol Group, the largest and most successful biomass boiler distributor in the UK with over 4000 installations.

  • BBSM Ltd

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