Waste and recycling tenders and contracts in the UK

Every open public contract for waste and recycling from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, closing soonest first. Each one has its own page with the key facts and a link to the official notice.

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Closing soonest

• Provision of Food Waste Haulage ServicesHighland Council · Scotland£975k · closes 19 Oct 2026
• Garden Waste ContractEast London Waste Authority · London£4.5m · closes 19 Oct 2026
• Hartpury University & Hartpury College of Further Education: Total Waste Management ServicesHartpury College · South West£600k · closes 22 Oct 2026
• Provision of Waste and Recycling Haulage Services for Conwy County Borough CouncilConwy County Borough Council · Wales£1.4m · closes 22 Oct 2026
• Contract for the Purchase of up to 22 x Waste Collection VehiclesCity & County of Swansea · Wales£6m · closes 26 Oct 2026
• Cyngor Gwynedd Framework Agreement for Recycling and / or Dispoasl of PlasterboardCyngor Gwynedd · Wales£360k · closes 26 Oct 2026
• Cyngor Gwynedd Framework Agreement for Recycling and / or Dispoasl of Inert Waste RubbleCyngor Gwynedd · Wales£400k · closes 26 Oct 2026
• LCC: Provision of Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR) ServicesLincolnshire County Council · East Midlands£7.8m · closes 30 Oct 2026
• 1620 Green Waste and Street Sweepings HaulageMelton Borough Council · East Midlands£138k · closes 30 Oct 2026
• Provision of Kerbside Collections and Associated Services for the Islands of Eday, Sanday, Stronsay, Westray, North Ronaldsay, Papa Westray, Rousay, Egilsay and WyreOrkney Islands Council · Scotland£1.1m · closes 2 Nov 2026
• Molendinar Park HA Common Area Cleaning 2027Molendinar Park Housing Association Limited · Scotlandvalue not published · closes 2 Nov 2026
• DBC (EE) Provision of a Waste Haulage Service for Dacorum Borough CouncilDacorum Borough Council · East of England£300k · closes 5 Nov 2026
• Highway Waste Services Framework_2026Leicestershire County Council · East Midlands£4m · closes 6 Nov 2026
• Trunk Road Litter PickingTest Valley Borough Council · South East£280k · closes 6 Nov 2026
• The Provision of Specialist Cleaning, Clearance and Disposal ServicesSouth Lanarkshire Council · Scotland£15m · closes 9 Nov 2026
• Highways: A8 In-Situ recycling patching worksWirral Council · North West£875k · closes 9 Nov 2026
• Services to support the National Rollout for establishing a waste management route for existing High Activity Sealed Sources (HASS) in the UKNuclear Decommissioning Authority · North West£23m · closes 10 Nov 2026
• Grounds Maintenance Services YorkshireYour Housing Group · North West£667k · closes 11 Nov 2026
• Waste Collection and Disposal Services (General, Recycling, Glass and Food Waste)Hampshire and isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · South East£1.9m · closes 12 Nov 2026
• Contract for the staffing and operation of Household Waste Recycling Centres within Lincolnshire.Lincolnshire County Council · East Midlands£10.2m · closes 13 Nov 2026
• Provision of West Ardnamurchan Refuse & Recycling CollectionsHighland Council · Scotlandvalue not published · closes 16 Nov 2026
• Molendinar+Reidvale HAs Landscape Maintenance Framework 2027Molendinar Park Housing Association Limited · Scotlandvalue not published · closes 16 Nov 2026
• Scrap Metal, LAB (Lead Acid Batteries) and Abandoned Vehicles Collection, Transportation and RecyclingLeeds City Council · Yorkshire and the Humber£1.4m · closes 18 Nov 2026
• Provision of Treated Residual Waste Recovery Services: Thornton Waste Recovery ParkLancashire County Council · North West£39.7m · closes 24 Nov 2026
• CPU 7328 Development for Social Housing of former United Reform Church, CliftonNottingham City Council · East Midlands£4.6m · closes 2 Dec 2026
• Environmental Services ContractBracknell Forest Borough Council · South East£185m · closes 15 Jan 2027

Coming up: buyers preparing to tender

Planned procurements and market engagement notices. These are the moment to talk to the buyer, before the tender is written.

• Food Waste Receipt and TreatmentSuffolk County Council · East of England£4.4m · notice published 16 Oct 2026
• Provision of Services for the Acceptance and Treatment of Waste CarpetLancashire County Council · North Westvalue not published · notice published 16 Oct 2026
• Provision of Hard Plastics Acceptance and Recycling ServicesLancashire County Council · North Westvalue not published · notice published 16 Oct 2026
• Commercial Waste and Recycling ServicesWokingham Borough Council · South Eastvalue not published · notice published 16 Oct 2026
• Collections and processing of Hard PlasticsCity & County of Swansea · Wales£250k · notice published 15 Oct 2026
• Bioresource TreatmentScottish Water · Scotland£48m · notice published 14 Oct 2026
• Commercial waste and recyclingWokingham Borough Council · South East£3m · notice published 7 Oct 2026
• Food and Green Waste TreatmentOxfordshire County Council · South Eastvalue not published · notice published 6 Oct 2026
• Waste Management (sustainable) servicesLondon Universities Purchasing Consortium · London£110m · notice published 6 Oct 2026
• Hire of Skips for SchoolsThe City of Edinburgh Council · Scotland£400k · notice published 5 Oct 2026

Recently awarded

• Waste Bay Spoil RemovalNy Highways Limited · current supplier: N Jagger Limited · £579kEnd date not published
• CPU 6553 Co Mingle Recycling and Residual WasteNottingham City Council · current supplier: H W MARTIN WASTE LIMITED · £9.6mRuns to 31 Mar 2028
• Kerbside Fibres & Mixed Containers (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)Dumfries and Galloway Council · current supplier: a small supplier · £123kEnd date not published
• Partnering Agreement for Environmental and Street Scene ServicesGosport Borough Council · current supplier: FCC ENVIRONMENT (UK) LIMITED · £8.8mRuns to 31 Mar 2028
• Cambridgeshire County Council Collection, Treatment, and Disposal of Clinical WasteCambridgeshire County Council · current supplier: Vetspeed · £330kEnd date not published
• Recycling Sorting Equipment: Addition to Existing PlantNeath Port Talbot County Borough Council · current supplier: a small supplier · £1.3mRuns to 31 Mar 2027

The market in numbers

In the last 12 months our data shows 230 waste and recycling contracts awarded by UK public buyers, with a median published value of £500k. The typical contract runs for about 2 years. The buyers awarding the most: Devon County Council, Nuclear Waste Services Limited, Hyde Housing Association Ltd..

What buyers often ask for

Carrying waste as a business needs registration as a waste carrier with the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA or the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, depending on where you work. Buyers also commonly ask for ISO 14001. Requirements vary from contract to contract: the tender documents are the final word.

Waste and recycling contracts ending in the next 12 months