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Commercial waste collection contracts

UK public sector · 52 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
52
Last 12 months
Median contract
£339k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£43.1m
49 of 52 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
47
Suppliers
36

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most commercial waste collection contracts took 50% of them (26 of 52).
  • The median contract, £339k, is 3.6 times the median across waste & environment contracts (£95k).
  • Yorkshire and The Humber had the most contracts: 10, or 19% of the total.

Who buys commercial waste collection

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

  1. 1NORWICH CITY SERVICES LIMITED3 contracts
  2. 2Cumberland Council2 contracts
  3. 3University Centre Somerset College Group2 contracts
  4. 4NHS Property Services Limited1 contract
  5. 5West Sussex County Council1 contract
  6. 6Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust1 contract
  7. 7NHS Blood and Transplant1 contract
  8. 8Lancaster University1 contract
  9. 9National Records of Scotland1 contract
  10. 10Somerset NHS Foundation Trust1 contract

Top commercial waste collection contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Veolia10 contracts
  2. 2Biffa9 contracts
  3. 3SUEZ5 contracts
  4. 4Cumbria Waste Recycling2 contracts
  5. 5Grundon Waste Management Ltd2 contracts
  6. 6FCC Environment2 contracts
  7. 7ReFood UK Ltd2 contracts
  8. 8The Recycling Partnership Ltd1 contract
  9. 9Mitie1 contract
  10. 10Binn Group Ltd1 contract

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

6Q4 2025*13Q1 202622Q2 202610Q3 20261Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 45 · Scotland 4 · Wales 2 · Northern Ireland 1

Yorkshire and The Humber10North West7South West7North East4East Midlands3East of England3West Midlands2London2South East2Wales2Scotland2Northern Ireland1UK-wide or not stated7

What is included

Scheduled collection of general waste, dry mixed recycling, cardboard, glass, food and catering waste and other non-hazardous streams from a public body's own buildings, kitchens and sites, usually with containers supplied and disposal, recycling or anaerobic digestion included.

  • General and residual waste from offices, schools, colleges, universities, depots and hospitals
  • Dry mixed recycling, cardboard, paper, glass and metals collections
  • NHS non-healthcare (domestic) waste
  • Communal and garden waste collection for housing association estates
  • Catering packaging, disposable cup and compostable packaging collections
  • Pallet removal and other single non-hazardous streams from council sites
  • Food and catering waste collection from public sector kitchens
  • Food waste collection, transport and treatment bought together
  • Coffee grounds collection
  • Food waste collections for a council's commercial customers
  • Used cooking oil collection bought on its own

What is not included

  • One supplier managing all waste streams and subcontractors (see Total waste management)
  • Skip and RoRo hire (see Skip hire and RoRo container haulage)
  • Household kerbside rounds (see Household waste and recycling collection and integrated environmental services)
  • Waste lines inside FM contracts with no stream named (see Waste management services (unspecified))
  • Clinical and offensive waste (see Clinical and healthcare waste collection and disposal)
  • Confidential paper (see Confidential waste collection and shredding)
  • Hazardous waste (see Hazardous waste collection and disposal)
  • WEEE and batteries (see WEEE and battery collection and recycling)
  • Food waste treatment bought on a gate fee (see Food waste treatment and anaerobic digestion)
  • Treatment or disposal of trade waste a council has already collected (see Waste treatment and disposal (stream not specified))
  • On-site digesters and dewaterers (see On-site food waste equipment)
  • Cooking oil supply with used oil collection (see Cooking oil supply and used oil collection)
  • Washroom sanitary units (see Sanitary and nappy disposal unit servicing)

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