CA18537 - Nova Education Trust Contract for Supply of Biomass Boiler Fuel Pellets
Nova Trust · Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 11:40.
Opportunity overview
Nova Education Trust is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide the supply and management of biomass wood pellets for Nova Education Trust, C09-C11, The Sir Colin Campbell Building, University of Nottingham, Innovation Park, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU (hereafter referred to as the 'Client' or 'Trust').
The services are to be provided at the following sites:
• The Garibaldi School, Forest Town, Mansfield NG19 0JX
• Meden School, Burns Lane, Warsop, Mansfield, NG20 0QN
The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing 1st January 2027 with an option to extend for a further one year.
To access this competition:
Registered:
Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18537.
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Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18537 as the reason for registration.
Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.
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PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Nova Education Trust is inviting bids for one supplier to supply and manage biomass wood-pellet fuel for The Garibaldi School in Forest Town, Mansfield and Meden School in Warsop, Mansfield. The stated initial term is three years from 1 January 2027, with an option for a further year.
Who this may suit
Relevant to suppliers of biomass wood pellets and associated fuel-supply management services able to serve the two named Mansfield-area schools.
Key points identified
Supply scopeSupply and management of biomass wood pellets.Evidence: Description: "provide the supply and management of biomass wood pellets".
Supplier arrangementSingle supplier.Evidence: Description: "seeking to appoint a single supplier".
Portal accessAccess the competition through the MultiQuote supplier portal, quoting opportunity CA18537 when registering.Evidence: Description instructs suppliers to log in or register at suppliers.multiquote.com and view/quote "CA18537".
97% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified2 risks or unknowns
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Nova Education Trust is inviting bids for one supplier to supply and manage biomass wood-pellet fuel for The Garibaldi School in Forest Town, Mansfield and Meden School in Warsop, Mansfield. The stated initial term is three years from 1 January 2027, with an option for a further year.
Who this may suit
Relevant to suppliers of biomass wood pellets and associated fuel-supply management services able to serve the two named Mansfield-area schools.
Key deliverables
Supply of biomass wood pellets
Management of biomass wood pellets supply
Service to The Garibaldi School and Meden School
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Supply scope
99% confidence
Supply and management of biomass wood pellets.
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Description: "provide the supply and management of biomass wood pellets".
Supplier arrangement
99% confidence
Single supplier.
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Description: "seeking to appoint a single supplier".
Portal access
98% confidence
Access the competition through the MultiQuote supplier portal, quoting opportunity CA18537 when registering.
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Description instructs suppliers to log in or register at suppliers.multiquote.com and view/quote "CA18537".
Certifications and accreditations
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No certification or accreditation requirement is stated in the supplied notice text.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Marked suitable for SMEs.
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Process field "suitable_for_sme": 1.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Not marked suitable for VCSEs.
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Process field "suitable_for_vcse": 0.
Other supplier eligibility requirements
97% confidence
Unknown.
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No further eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice text.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum stated value
98% confidence
Up to £900,000.
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Process field "value_max": 900000, currency GBP.
Contract term
99% confidence
Three years from 1 January 2027, with an option to extend by one year.
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Description: "period of 3 years commencing 1st January 2027 with an option to extend for a further one year".
Pricing and payment terms
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing mechanism or payment terms are stated in the supplied notice text.
Delivery
Named service locations
99% confidence
The Garibaldi School, Forest Town, Mansfield NG19 0JX; and Meden School, Burns Lane, Warsop, Mansfield NG20 0QN.
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Both sites are explicitly listed in the description.
Buyer contact address
98% confidence
C09-C11, The Sir Colin Campbell Building, University of Nottingham Innovation Park, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU.
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Description identifies this as the Trust/Client address.
Delivery geography metadata
99% confidence
Inconsistent/broad structured delivery locations also list British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and United Kingdom, alongside NG7 2TU.
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Supplied locations records contain these delivery-location entries, whereas the narrative specifies two Mansfield schools.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open.
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Process fields "display_status": "open" and "source_status": "active".
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure.
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Process fields "procurement_method": "open" and "procurement_method_details": "Open procedure".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
4 November 2026 at 10:00 UTC.
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Process field "submission_deadline": "2026-11-04T10:00:00Z".
Competition reference
99% confidence
CA18537.
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Title begins "CA18537" and portal instructions reference opportunity CA18537.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Delivery-location data inconsistency
99% confidence
The structured delivery-location metadata lists multiple broad and geographically inconsistent territories, while the narrative identifies two specific school sites in Mansfield. Suppliers should rely on the named sites pending clarification.
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Locations records include British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man and Rest of the World; description names The Garibaldi School and Meden School in Mansfield.
Extension-value basis
95% confidence
It is not stated whether the £900,000 maximum value includes the optional one-year extension.
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The notice states a £900,000 value maximum and separately states a three-year term with a one-year extension option, without linking the value to either term.
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