NAC/5110 Biomass Boiler Operation, Maintenance and Fuel Supply for North Ayrshire Sites

This Framework Agreement is for the provision of services of operation including supply of fuel and maintenance of existing biomass boiler installations at 19 sites across North Ayrshire with the provision to add additional sites as required. The agreement shall also include for the provision of a remote monitoring portal for the currently installed RHI compliant heat meters for both client and contractor use.

North Ayrshire Council’s biomass installations are currently fuelled and maintained via an Energy Supply Agreement with the original installer. As part of the new contract NAC expect the incoming supplier to liaise and engage with the incumbent supplier and NAC prior to service commencement date to ensure a smooth handover process. NAC have biomass boiler installations across 19 sites, which are a mixture of wood pellet and wood chip.

As part of the requirement for NAC to receive renewable heat incentive payments for the biomass boiler installations, we are required to purchase wood fuel from suppliers who are registered on the Biomass Suppliers List. By responding to this tender the supplier commits to only utilising listed registered suppliers. The Council reserves the right to seek evidence, at no additional cost to the Council, to ensure that only registered suppliers are utilised.