Fact sheet for heating plants
- Auctions based on the heating plant's own/existing contracts and conditions.
- Total competition and openness concerning procurement.
- Documentation for competitive procurement for consumers and the board of directors/owners.
- More direct trade between the heating plant and the manufacturer; no intermediaries.
- Procurement on tender-like terms with advertising on tender portals and deadlines for questions.
- The possibility of dividing volumes into smaller/shorter contracts leads to increased competition.
- Increased opportunities for small, local suppliers.
- More local wood chips mean less Co2 emissions and congestion on the roads.
- Full flexibility in relation to auction conditions means, among other things, that local suppliers can be prioritised.
- The seller makes offers an informed basis which gives the best price.
- The manufacturers without the required certification can bid directly and deliver through Biomasse Børsen's supplier programme.
- The suppliers are screened according to the certification level.
- Both spot quantities and main quantities can be traded, with different conditions/assumptions.
- Main quantities (A-suppliers) can be offered to ensure that the desired number of different suppliers (security of supply) are contracted.
- Less time spent on meetings, negotiations, and follow-up on certification, etc.
- Possibility of translation of contracts (in return for payment) to attract foreign suppliers.
- Full flexibility for trading conditions, ex-forest, at plant, CIF, FOB, etc.
- Possibility of targeted purchase of biomass (time/location/volume), e.g., delivered in port for disembarking.
- Possibility of limiting the number of different hauliers/nationalities.
- Free to heating plants. However, a payment of a lump sum may be required for screening very small plants.
- The heating plant can set a maximum price as protection against unacceptable bids.
- The heating plant can monitor all ongoing auctions.
- The heating plant can view all own, closed auctions.
- Biomass Auctions conducts delivery screening and offers advice spars on the procurement strategy.
- In the long term, some form of regional price statistics will be prepared, probably in the form of a price index.
- Electronic signature of contracts after the auction ends.
- Possibility of reporting data concerning the industry agreement free of charge when fully purchasing via Biomass Auctions.
- Possibility of delivery planning/ordering of deliveries.