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Asbestos removal contracts

UK public sector · 157 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
157
Last 12 months
Median contract
£102k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£72.5m
121 of 123 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
119
Suppliers
111

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most asbestos removal contracts took 20% of them (32 of 157).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter rose 23% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £102k, is 26% below the median across construction & trades contracts (£139k).
  • South East had the most contracts: 22, or 14% of the total.

Who buys asbestos removal

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Hampshire County Council9 contracts
  2. 2UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)5 contracts
  3. 3Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex4 contracts
  4. 4Prosper Learning Trust3 contracts
  5. 5West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust3 contracts
  6. 6Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust3 contracts
  7. 7Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust3 contracts
  8. 8Southampton City Council2 contracts
  9. 9Aster Group2 contracts
  10. 10The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea2 contracts

Top asbestos removal contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1European Asbestos Services10 contracts
  2. 2Rhodar8 contracts
  3. 3ASBESTECH LIMITED5 contracts
  4. 4Cablesheer5 contracts
  5. 5Duct Clean UK5 contracts
  6. 6Shield Services Group4 contracts
  7. 7Damada Asbestos Removals Ltd4 contracts
  8. 8Gwella Contracting Services3 contracts
  9. 9ASPECT CONTRACTS LIMITED3 contracts
  10. 10HFS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED3 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

43Q4 2025*35Q1 202636Q2 202643Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 143 · Wales 7 · Scotland 6 · Northern Ireland 1

South East22North West19London19South West18Yorkshire and The Humber15East of England13North East12East Midlands11Wales7Scotland6West Midlands5Northern Ireland1UK-wide or not stated9

What is included

Removal, encapsulation and remediation of asbestos-containing materials by licensed and non-licensed contractors, with enclosures, decontamination, waste consignment and making good, whether planned, reactive or within refurbishment or demolition.

  • Licensed asbestos removal
  • Notifiable non-licensed and non-licensed work
  • Encapsulation and enclosure
  • Asbestos remedial works and debris clean-up
  • Removal ahead of or within refurbishment and demolition projects
  • Removal in void and occupied homes
  • Resident supervisor and operative teams provided by a removal contractor
  • Consignment and disposal of removed asbestos

What is not included

  • Asbestos surveys and sampling (con.hazard.asbestos-surveys)
  • Independent air monitoring and four-stage clearance (con.hazard.asbestos-analytical)
  • Management plans and consultancy (con.hazard.asbestos-management)
  • Demolition of the structure itself (con.hazard.demolition)
  • Hazardous waste collection and disposal bought on its own (another industry: waste-environment)
  • Asbestos awareness training (another industry: education-training)

Often bought by the same buyers