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Drain cleaning contracts

UK public sector · 95 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
95
Last 12 months
Median contract
£88k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£34.6m
79 of 83 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
71
Suppliers
92

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most drain cleaning contracts took 19% of them (18 of 95).
  • The median contract, £88k, is 37% below the median across construction & trades contracts (£139k).
  • South East had the most contracts: 22, or 23% of the total.

Who buys drain cleaning

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

  1. 1Hampshire County Council12 contracts
  2. 2NHS Property Services Limited4 contracts
  3. 3UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)4 contracts
  4. 4East Sussex County Council3 contracts
  5. 5Kent County Council3 contracts
  6. 6South Gloucestershire Council2 contracts
  7. 7Gov Facility Services Ltd2 contracts
  8. 8East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust2 contracts
  9. 9Derby Homes1 contract
  10. 10Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council1 contract

Top drain cleaning contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Dalrod7 contracts
  2. 2Metro Rod4 contracts
  3. 3FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LTD3 contracts
  4. 4SEMILONG SERVICES LIMITED2 contracts
  5. 5Our Rainwater Limited2 contracts
  6. 6LONDON DRAINAGE FACILITIES LIMITED2 contracts
  7. 7ROSKERRY BUILDING SERVICES LTD2 contracts
  8. 8Northport Construction Services Limited2 contracts
  9. 9Draincare Manchester2 contracts
  10. 10COLOURS DECORATING LIMITED1 contract

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

15Q4 2025*28Q1 202627Q2 202625Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 90 · Northern Ireland 2 · Wales 2 · Scotland 1

South East22East of England10London10South West10North West8West Midlands6North East5Yorkshire and The Humber5East Midlands4Wales2Northern Ireland2Scotland1UK-wide or not stated10

What is included

Planned and reactive drain cleaning and jetting, CCTV drainage surveys, and below-ground drain repairs and improvements for building estates and housing.

  • Drain cleaning, unblocking and jetting
  • Drain and gully clearance on estates
  • CCTV drainage surveys
  • Clean and foul drain repairs
  • Below-ground drainage repair
  • Drainage improvement works at schools and sites
  • SuDS retrofit such as permeable paving and rainwater planters

What is not included

  • Above-ground drainage in buildings (con.mech.plumbing)
  • Highway drainage (con.civils.highway-drainage)
  • Water company sewers (con.civils.water-sewer-networks)
  • Pumping stations and package treatment plants (con.civils.pumping-stations)
  • Grease trap servicing, tankering and septic tank emptying (another industry: waste-environment)

Often bought by the same buyers