Awarded 24 September 2026
Hire of Waste Compactors
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board · Wales
Compactor hire tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
61 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Compactor hire contracts ,
61 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest compactor hire contracts awarded
Awarded 18 September 2026
Procurement for Supply, Delivery and Maintenance of one (1) Static Trommel
YORWASTE LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber
Awarded 2 September 2026
Plant Hire including Servicing and Repairs
Wiltshire Norse Limited · South West
Awarded 26 August 2026
MOBILE PLANT FOR RRC'S
LondonEnergy Ltd · London
Awarded 30 July 2026
Household Waste & Recycling Centre (HWRC) - Plant Hire Services Contract
London Borough of Harrow · London
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Bergmann Direct Limited won the most compactor hire contracts
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergmann Direct Limited East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 5 | £1.5m | 5 | ||
| 2joint | CWS ENGINEERING LIMITED South West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £2.8m | 3 | ||
| 2joint | HARDALL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £858k | 3 | ||
| 2joint | Mardon Recycling Machinery Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £49k | 1 | ||
| 2joint | BENAGH ENGINEERING MOTOR WORKS LTD Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 3 | Not published | 3 | ||
| 6joint | Monks Contractors Limited Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1.9m | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Molson Group Wales · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1.7m | 2 | ||
| 6joint | STENNETTS LTD London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1.3m | 2 | ||
| 6joint | CAPITAL COMPACTORS LIMITED South East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £901k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Blue Machinery Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 2 | £533k | 2 |
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Who buys
Councils award 56% of compactor hire contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
7 buyers bought compactor hire more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many compactor hire contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many compactor hire contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ministry of Justice | 8 | £165k |
| 2 | Leicestershire County Council | 3 | £2.2m |
| 3 | Norse Group | 2 | £3.2m |
| 4 | Ubico Limited | 2 | £1.4m |
| 5 | South Gloucestershire Council | 2 | £298k |
| 6 | Nuclear Restoration Services | 2 | £175k |
| 7 | Powys County Council | 2 | Not published |
| 8 | Glasgow City Council | 1 | £15.2m |
| 9 | East Ayrshire Council | 1 | £1.7m |
| 10 | The Highland Council | 1 | £1.5m |
Prices
Half of compactor hire contracts are worth less than £191k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 77% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Glasgow City CouncilTurmec Limited · 2 Apr 2025
- Leicestershire County CouncilPaction Ltd · 24 Jun 2025
- Norse GroupMonks Contractors Limited · 4 Jun 2026
- East Ayrshire CouncilCWS ENGINEERING LIMITED, Blue Machinery · 25 Mar 2026
- Norse GroupRob Brooks Engineering Limited · 28 Aug 2025
- The Highland CouncilMolson Group · 15 Dec 2025
- Teignbridge District CouncilCWS ENGINEERING LIMITED · 11 Mar 2026
- North East Scotland CollegeBergmann Direct Limited · 7 Feb 2026
- Ubico LimitedCAPITAL COMPACTORS LIMITED · 28 May 2026
- LondonEnergy LtdSTENNETTS LTD · 26 Aug 2026
Where and when
Wales awards the most compactor hire contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Wales | 9 | £1.2m |
| East Midlands | 8 | £1.7m |
| London | 8 | £1.4m |
| South West | 8 | £3.2m |
| Scotland | 6 | £18.7m |
| North West | 4 | £695k |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | £381k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | £2.2m |
| South East | 2 | £478k |
| West Midlands | 1 | £90k |
| East of England | 1 | £1.5m |
| North East | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of compactor hire tenders close within 30 days of being published
Each dot is a compactor hire tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 65% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 30 days
is how long the typical compactor hire tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 34 UK compactor hire tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new compactor hire tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
38 in the last 24 months. - 77%
of the money is in the 10 biggest compactor hire contracts.
Of 55 contracts with a published value. - 76%
of compactor hire contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 51 award notices.
Questions
How many compactor hire contracts does the UK public sector award?
61 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 47 public buyers.
How long are compactor hire tenders open for?
The median compactor hire tender is open for 30 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector compactor hire contract worth?
The median is £191k, and 53% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector compactor hire contracts?
Bergmann Direct Limited won the most (5).
Which buyers award the most compactor hire contracts?
Councils award 56% of them.
What is included
Supply, rental, installation and maintenance of equipment that compacts, bales, sorts, shreds or moves waste at estates, depots and recycling facilities: static and portable compactors, balers, roll packers, chute systems, MRF sorting lines, shredders and waste handling plant.
- Static waste compactors for hospitals, depots and recycling centres
- Compactor rental
- Cardboard and auto-feed balers
- Roll packers
- Baler maintenance and repair
- Waste and linen chute systems
- MRF conveyor and sorting equipment design and installation
- Mobile shredder hire for HWRC and domestic waste
- Hire of waste handling plant at depots
- Magnetic, eddy current and optical sorting and separation equipment for recycling and material recovery plants
What is not included
- Solar compactor litter bins (see Litter, dog waste and indoor recycling bins)
- Compactor hook-lift containers (see Skip and RoRo container supply and repair)
- Food waste digesters and dewaterers (see On-site food waste equipment)
- Weighbridges and vehicle weighing systems (see Weighbridges and vehicle weighing systems)
- Design, build and operate treatment facilities (see Energy from waste)
- Building a waste facility (see Commercial construction)
- General construction plant hire (see Plant hire)
- Refuse collection vehicles (see Bin lorries)