How to win: Nova Education Trust Contract for Supply of Biomass Boiler Fuel Pellets

A goods contract from Nova Trust, worth £900,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Nova Trust

Value

£900,000

Closing date

6 November 2026

About this contract

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.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Nova Trust scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £900,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 6 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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