According to AVEBIOM, Paradores de Turismo de España has put out to tender the supply of certified wood pellets for three of its establishments. The Spanish biomass association published a summary on 31 August 2026. For related European pellet market context on this blog, see our note on the 2025 wood pellet market report.

Who is buying

According to AVEBIOM, the buyer is Paradores de Turismo de España.

AVEBIOM is not the contracting authority. The association says it gave technical support while the tender was prepared.

Which sites and which lots

According to AVEBIOM, the framework covers three lots. Distributors may bid for one or more lots.

• Parador de Teruel — €91,839 per year excluding VAT, as reported
• Parador de Gredos (Ávila) — €82,500 per year excluding VAT, as reported
• Parador de Mazagón (Huelva) — €39,930 per year excluding VAT, as reported

According to AVEBIOM, the base tender budget is €214,269 per year excluding VAT. The association reports an estimated framework value of €857,076. That figure covers one initial year plus up to three annual extensions, as summarised by AVEBIOM.

Offer deadline

According to AVEBIOM, the deadline for offers is 21 September 2026 at 14:00.

If this article is read after that date, treat the call as a recent tender timeline, not as an open invitation to bid.

Quality and who may bid

According to AVEBIOM, all pellet under the tender must meet ENplus® A1 or an equivalent standard under ENplus® ST 1001:2022, as required in the tender documents the association describes.

According to AVEBIOM, bidders must hold a valid ENplus® distributor certification (or equivalent), with identifier and scope.

According to AVEBIOM, bulk delivery scopes differ by site: Teruel and Gredos allow small-scale bulk (under 20 t) and large-scale bulk; Mazagón is small-scale bulk only, as reported.

Reception controls, as summarised

According to AVEBIOM, reception controls before filling a silo include an identified sample, temperature below 40 °C, moisture at or below 10%, and traceability through delivery notes and control samples.

According to AVEBIOM, up to four companies may be awarded per lot. Submission is electronic only, as reported.

Where the full file sits

AVEBIOM points readers to the Spanish Public Sector Procurement Platform for the full documentation.

BIOPLACE reports this tender as industry context for certified bulk pellet demand in Spain. The buyer is Paradores de Turismo de España. This is not a Biohome or BIOPLACE bid, endorsement or award.

Euro figures and technical thresholds are those AVEBIOM attributes to its 31 August 2026 summary. They are not independently re-checked here against the live procurement platform.

Source (name and date, no outbound link): AVEBIOM, 31 August 2026. Host for reference: avebiom.org.