Published date: 7 November 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 November 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000

  • Agricultural supplies - 03144000

  • Agricultural machinery - 16000000

    • Wood charcoal - 24327200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_158260/631934

Published date

7 November 2017

Closing date

24 November 2017

Contract start date

27 November 2017

Contract end date

19 January 2018

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

To support the sustainable management of invasive willow on Goss Moor NNR there is a requirement for a mobile charcoal retort kiln capable of processing low grade cut timber into a range of saleable charcoal products.
• Producing high quality lump wood charcoal and bio char.
• A retort type kiln with a two stage burn cycle where wood gasses produced can be burnt to complete the reaction, automated or remote warning flare off valve to control temperature is essential

More information

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About the buyer

Address

Natural England
Peterborough
PE1 1NG
England

Email

Supplier.enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk