36 live Water & Environmental tenders across the UK. Water, waste management, recycling and environmental services.
Updated 1 October 2026
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Waste collection and disposal, recycling and materials recovery, street cleansing, hazardous and clinical waste, water and wastewater treatment, drainage and sewer maintenance, environmental consultancy and land remediation, and grounds and ecological management.
CPV codes: CPV 90000 for sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, 90500 for refuse and waste services, 90700 for environmental services, and 45232 for water and sewage works.
Councils are the primary buyers — waste collection and street cleansing are among the largest single contracts a district or unitary authority lets. Waste disposal authorities and combined authorities procure treatment and disposal at scale. NHS trusts procure clinical waste; water companies procure treatment and network services under the utilities rules.
Right now the most active buyers publishing in this category on Daily Tenders are Highland Council, Audit Scotland, Scottish Prison Service, Falkirk Council, Forestry and Land Scotland and Registers of Scotland.
Environment Agency waste carrier, broker and dealer registration, environmental permits for treatment and transfer sites, ISO 14001, and consignment note compliance for hazardous waste. Clinical waste requires additional permitting and, for healthcare buyers, evidence of compliant treatment routes.
Municipal waste and street cleansing contracts are typically seven to fifteen years given the fleet and depot investment involved, which makes them infrequent but transformative. They are often procured through competitive dialogue or negotiation rather than open tender, because the specification is developed with bidders.
Commonly seven to ten years, sometimes longer with extensions, because bidders must invest in vehicles and infrastructure that need a long payback. Re-procurement timetables are usually published well in advance.
A procedure where the buyer discusses solutions with shortlisted bidders before final tenders, used when requirements cannot be specified precisely upfront. It is common for large waste contracts and demands significant bid resource, so qualify carefully before committing.
Published contract award notices from the last two years: who won, for how much, and the official notice. Across 101 awards with a published value, the typical contract was £297k, and half fell between £90k and £946k.
221 awards for water & environmental in the last two years. Subscribers see what comparable contracts went for on every tender they open.
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