Awarded 25 September 2026
Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Plant Residual Waste Treatment Contract
Milton Keynes City Council · South East
Energy from waste tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
65 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Energy from waste contracts ,
65 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest energy from waste contracts awarded
Awarded 17 September 2026
Waste Tip South London
Clarion Housing Group · London
Awarded 8 September 2026
North Tyneside Council Waste Management Contract
North Tyneside Council · North East
Awarded 1 September 2026
Disposal of Residual Waste
Staffordshire County Council · West Midlands
Awarded 1 September 2026
Residual waste disposal
Staffordshire County Council · West Midlands
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
ENVIRO SKIP HIRE LTD won the most energy from waste contracts
SUEZ won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENVIRO SKIP HIRE LTD West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 12 | £1.4m | 1 | ||
| 2joint | SUEZ North West · See every contract | 9 | £877m | 6 | ||
| 2joint | Willshee's Waste & Recycling Ltd West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 9 | £739k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Biffa East Midlands · See every contract | 5 | £184m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | FCC Environment North West · SME · See every contract | 5 | £57.5m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Veolia West Midlands · See every contract | 5 | £2.6m | 4 | ||
| 7joint | H W Martin Waste Ltd East Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £32.8m | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Cireco (Scotland) LLP Scotland · SME · See every contract | 3 | £24.4m | 3 | ||
| 7joint | T J WASTE & RECYCLING LIMITED South East · SME · See every contract | 3 | £2.1m | 3 | ||
| 10joint | RiverRidge Recycling Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 2 | £7.7m | 2 |
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Who buys
Councils award 94% of energy from waste contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
8 buyers bought energy from waste more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many energy from waste 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 energy from waste contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Staffordshire County Council | 27 | £29.7m |
| 2 | Lancashire County Council | 3 | £64.3m |
| 3 | Milton Keynes City Council | 2 | £627m |
| 4 | North Northamptonshire Council | 2 | £471m |
| 5 | Aberdeen City Council | 2 | £23.7m |
| 6 | LondonEnergy Ltd | 2 | £7.6m |
| 7 | Southampton City Council | 2 | £2m |
| 8 | Lincolnshire County Council | 2 | £160k |
| 9 | East London Waste Authority | 1 | £291m |
| 10 | North Tyneside Council | 1 | £220m |
Prices
Half of energy from waste contracts are worth less than £310k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 92% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Milton Keynes City CouncilSUEZ · 25 Sep 2026
- Milton Keynes City CouncilSUEZ · 27 Apr 2026
- East London Waste AuthorityCory · 1 Dec 2025
- North Northamptonshire CouncilBiffa, H W Martin Waste Ltd · 31 Mar 2025
- North Tyneside CouncilSUEZ · 8 Sep 2026
- North Northamptonshire CouncilBiffa, H W Martin Waste Ltd · 31 Mar 2025
- West Northamptonshire CouncilFCC Environment, Thalia WB ODC Limited · 28 Mar 2025
- Tees Valley CouncilsWinner not published · 26 Mar 2025
- Durham County CouncilWinner not published · 10 Nov 2024
- Stoke-on-Trent City CouncilNorth Midlands Operations Limited · 18 Mar 2025
Where and when
The West Midlands awards the most energy from waste contracts. March and September are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 28 | £89.7m |
| South East | 6 | £635m |
| Scotland | 6 | £49.6m |
| East Midlands | 5 | £633m |
| North West | 4 | £64.3m |
| London | 4 | £299m |
| North East | 3 | £437m |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | £8m |
| East of England | 2 | £1.9m |
| South West | 2 | £187k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 1 | £3m |
| Wales | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of energy from waste tenders close within 34 days of being published
Each dot is a energy from waste tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 29% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 21% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 34 days
is how long the typical energy from waste tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 41 UK energy from waste tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new energy from waste tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
56 in the last 24 months. - 92%
of the money is in the 10 biggest energy from waste contracts.
Of 57 contracts with a published value. - 67%
of energy from waste contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 45 award notices. - 42%
of energy from waste contracts are awarded in March and September.
27 of 65 contracts.
Questions
How many energy from waste contracts does the UK public sector award?
65 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 31 public buyers.
How long are energy from waste tenders open for?
The median energy from waste tender is open for 34 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector energy from waste contract worth?
The median is £310k, and 46% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector energy from waste contracts?
ENVIRO SKIP HIRE LTD won the most (12). SUEZ won the most by value (£877m).
Which buyers award the most energy from waste contracts?
Councils award 94% of them.
What is included
Acceptance and treatment or disposal of residual and bulky municipal waste, and refuse-derived fuel made from it, at energy from waste, mechanical biological treatment or other recovery facilities, usually on a gate fee per tonne. Includes contracts to operate, or design, build and operate, a council-owned treatment plant.
- Energy from waste and incineration gate fee contracts
- Thermal treatment of residual municipal waste
- Bulky residual waste treatment
- Short-term or emergency residual waste diversion
- Haulage of residual waste to an energy from waste plant within a treatment contract
- Sale of spare energy from waste capacity
- Operation and maintenance of a council-owned energy from waste plant
- MBT facility design, build, finance and operate
- Landfill disposal of residual waste on a gate fee
- Treatment and disposal of residual, bulky, commercial and street cleansing waste lifted from the council's own facilities
- Treatment and energy recovery of refuse-derived fuel from a council's MBT plant, with its collection and transport
What is not included
- POPs and upholstered seating waste (see POPs and upholstered seating waste treatment)
- Transfer station operation or haulage bought without treatment (see Waste transfer station operation and bulk haulage)
- Landfill site operation and aftercare (see Landfill site operation, aftercare and landfill gas)
- Multi-stream disposal with no stream named (see Waste treatment and disposal (stream not specified))
- Residual kerbside collection (see Household waste and recycling collection and integrated environmental services)
- Building a facility without operating it (see Commercial construction)