Live from the four UK portals · 8 October 2026

Waste management tenders in the UK

Waste collection, recycling, treatment and disposal, skip hire and clinical waste for councils, NHS bodies, schools and universities. Large council waste contracts run for many years, so the renewal date matters.

17
Open now
394
Awarded in the last 12 months
£294,000
Typical contract (median)
38%
Won by SMEs
160
Ending in the next 12 months

Open now

17 open waste management tenders, closing soonest first

Each links to the official notice, where you read the documents and bid. The same tender published on two portals is shown once.

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Who wins

Suppliers winning the most waste management contracts

Single-supplier awards in the last twelve months.

  1. Biffa Waste Services Ltd26 awards
  2. SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd13 awards
  3. Veolia Es (UK) Limited11 awards
  4. Sharpsmart Ltd9 awards
  5. Ipl Plastics (Uk) Ltd6 awards
  6. Shred Station Ltd5 awards
  7. Grundon Waste Management Limited4 awards
  8. Personnel Hygiene Services Limited4 awards

Who buys

Buyers awarding the most waste management contracts

All awards in the last twelve months.

  1. Staffordshire County Council8 awards
  2. Nuclear Waste Services8 awards
  3. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust5 awards
  4. Warwickshire County Council5 awards
  5. DERBY CITY COUNCIL5 awards
  6. City & County of Swansea5 awards
  7. Colchester City Council4 awards
  8. Ministry of Justice4 awards

Coming up for renewal

160 waste management contracts end in the next twelve months

The largest by published value, with the supplier holding each now. End dates come from the original award notices, so these re-tenders are visible months before they are advertised. How to use a renewal date.

ContractSupplierValueEnds
Dry Mixed RecyclingKent County CouncilN+P Crayford MRF Ltd£9.0m21 Oct 2026
UKHSA Devices, Logistics Support and Recycling PartnerUK Health Security AgencyComputacenter (UK) Limited£7.8m14 Sept 2027
VLLW Hazardous 2025 - 2027Nuclear Waste ServicesAugean South Limited£3.8m31 Mar 2027
Haulage and Treatment of Food and Garden WasteWigan CouncilBiowise Limited£3.6m31 Jan 2027
HCC - 09/23 - The Provision of Facilities for the Collection and Treatment of Scrap Metals and Lead Acid Batteries from Recycling Centres in Hertfordshire - AWARDHertfordshire County Council - EnvironmentNationwide Metal Recycling Ltd£3.3m30 Nov 2026
The Provision of Waste Collection & Recycling ServicesLoughborough UniversityBiffa Waste Services Ltd£3.0m31 Jul 2027
Hazardous Waste Collection & Disposal Services at Household Hazardous Waste Events and Incidental Hazardous WasteNorfolk County CouncilAsco Uk Limited£3.0m23 Sept 2027
Bath Recycling Centre Main Contractor-Mini-competition under Procure Partnerships South West £1m-£5mBath and North East Somerset CouncilBeard£2.9m31 Oct 2026

Recently awarded

The latest waste management contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
Waste and Recycling Collection Services to Schools and Corporate Buildings - AWARDWest BerkshireHills Waste Solutions Ltd£750,00028 Feb 2029
WCC - DPS - Waste Miscellaneous StreamsWarwickshire County CouncilVarious£7,00023 Feb 2029
WCC - DPS - Waste Miscellaneous Streams Q4 2025Warwickshire County CouncilVarious£73,00023 Feb 2029
WCC - DPS - Waste Miscellaneous Streams Q3 2025Warwickshire County CouncilVarious£55,00023 Feb 2029
Engine Oil Disposal ServicesKent County CouncilSlicker Recycling LimitedValue not published6 Oct 2026
SYP Confidential Waste Disposal Services for South Yorkshire PoliceSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityShred Station Limited£140,0006 Oct 2026
Waste CollectionsTHE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUSTVeolia Es (Uk) LimitedValue not published5 Oct 2026
Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park Residual Waste Treatment ContractMilton Keynes City CouncilSUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK LtdValue not published2 Oct 2026

Common questions

Waste management tenders

How many waste management tenders are open in the UK?

17 open UK public sector waste management tenders were listed on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales on 8 October 2026. 394 waste management contracts were awarded in the last twelve months.

Who wins waste management contracts?

Over the last twelve months the suppliers named on the most waste management contract awards were Biffa Waste Services Ltd (26), SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd (13), Veolia Es (UK) Limited (11). Most suppliers win only one or two, so the market is wider than the top names suggest.

How much is a typical waste management contract worth?

The median published value of single-supplier waste management contracts awarded in the last twelve months was £294,000. Values vary widely, and many notices publish no value at all.

Can small businesses win waste management contracts?

Yes. 38% of the waste management contracts awarded in the last twelve months where the buyer recorded the winner's size went to small and medium-sized businesses (57 of 151).

How do I get waste management tenders by email?

Tender Radar checks every new UK notice each weekday morning against your organisation's profile, scores how well each fits and emails you the ones worth reading, with the waste management contracts coming up for renewal. It is free for 30 days, then £30 a month.

How these figures are worked out: a notice or award is counted here when one of its CPV codes falls in this sector, or its title names the work. Awards are from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; open tenders from all four UK portals. SME status is as the buyer recorded it on each award notice.

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