Flood barriers tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
53 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 22 October 2026
Updated 22 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Flood barriers tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
53 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 22 October 2026
Updated 22 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- £250k a monthawarded
- 2.2contracts a month
- 58%won by SMEs
- 2frameworks and DPSs running
Flood barriers contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
53 contracts across the UK, of any size
The latest flood barriers contracts awarded
WMD - PFR Lot 2 - Welland and Nene Property Flood Resilience works
Schools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build) - SWS - 2026-2030
Additional Properties- Project Groundwater (Heighington) Provision and installation of Property Flood resilience measures (PFR)
Diseworth Property Flood Resilience
Whitehouse Construction Co. Limited won the most flood barriers contracts
Flood Control (NI) Limited won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitehouse Construction Co. Limited West Midlands · 1 framework place · See every contract | 22 | £6.9m | 6 | ||
| 2 | Flood Control (NI) Limited North West · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 9 | £13.9m | 4 | ||
| 3 | M3 Floodtec South West · 1 framework place · See every contract | 6 | £1.1m | 3 | ||
| 4 | Lakeside Flood Solutions Ltd North West · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 3 | £1.4m | 2 | ||
| 5joint | FLOOD CONTROL INTERNATIONAL LTD East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1.4m | 2 | ||
| 5joint | JBA Consulting South West · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | £180k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Ground Control London · See every contract | 1 | £10m | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Apex Flood Solutions East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £462k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Southern Flat and Pitched Roofing Ltd South East · See every contract | 1 | £84k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Watertight International East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £75k | 1 |
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Transport and utility bodies award 53% of flood barriers contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
5 buyers bought flood barriers more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many flood barriers 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 flood barriers contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Environment Agency | 28 | £10.7m |
| 2 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 6 | £2.3m |
| 3 | Leicestershire County Council | 4 | £194k |
| 4 | Lincolnshire County Council | 3 | £587k |
| 5 | West Northamptonshire Council | 2 | £1.4m |
| 6 | Department for Education | 1 | £20m |
| 7 | East Midlands Housing Group | 1 | £115k |
| 8 | East Sussex County Council | 1 | £96k |
| 9 | Hampshire County Council | 1 | £84k |
| 10 | Cornwall Council | 1 | £82k |
Half of flood barriers contracts are worth less than £171k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
The 10 biggest flood barriers contracts
- Department for EducationGround Control, Flood Control (NI) Limited · 23 Jul 2026
- Environment AgencyWhitehouse Construction Co. Limited · 26 Jun 2026
- West Northamptonshire CouncilFLOOD CONTROL INTERNATIONAL LTD · 5 Jun 2025
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsFlood Control (NI) Limited · 1 Jun 2026
- Environment AgencyLakeside Flood Solutions Ltd · 19 Sep 2025
- Environment AgencyFlood Control (NI) Limited · 12 Feb 2026
- Environment AgencyFlood Control (NI) Limited · 12 Feb 2026
- Environment AgencyWhitehouse Construction Co. Limited · 1 Aug 2025
- Environment AgencyM3 Floodtec · 27 Mar 2026
- Environment AgencyWhitehouse Construction Co. Limited · 26 Nov 2024
No flood barriers contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
The 22 flood barriers contracts ending are one-off work, which is not re-let as it was.
The West Midlands awards the most flood barriers contracts. October and March are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 0 | 17 | £6m | £189k | Whitehouse Construction Co. Limited (16) | Environment Agency (13) | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 11 | £2.6m | £119k | Whitehouse Construction Co. Limited (3) | Leicestershire County Council (4) | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 6 | £2m | £91k | Tied | Environment Agency (2) | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 6 | £530k | £82k | M3 Floodtec (3) | Environment Agency (3) | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 4 | £3m | £740k | Flood Control (NI) Limited (2) | Environment Agency (4) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 3 | £549k | £219k | Flood Control (NI) Limited (2) | Environment Agency (2) | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 2 | £446k | – | – | Environment Agency (2) | 0 |
| London | 0 | 2 | £20.4m | – | Flood Control (NI) Limited (2) | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
- £250k a month
of flood barriers contracts awarded.
Typical contract £126k x 2 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2.2
flood barriers contracts are awarded in a typical month.
53 contracts in the last 24 months. - 2
frameworks and DPSs are running for flood barriers work.
0 open to join now. - 58%
of flood barriers contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 19 award notices.
Questions
How many flood barriers contracts does the UK public sector award?
53 in the 24 months to 22 October 2026, from 15 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector flood barriers contract worth?
The median is £171k, and 58% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector flood barriers contracts?
Whitehouse Construction Co. Limited won the most (22). Flood Control (NI) Limited won the most by value (£13.9m).
Which buyers award the most flood barriers contracts?
Transport and utility bodies award 53% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most flood barriers contracts?
The West Midlands: 17 of 53 in the 24 months to 22 October 2026, then the East Midlands (11) and the South East (6).
What is included
Survey, supply and installation of property-level flood resistance and resilience measures such as flood doors, barriers, non-return valves and green measures.
- Property flood resilience surveys
- Supply and installation of flood resistance products
- Property flood resilience frameworks
- Flood resilience measures at schools
What is not included
- Community-scale flood schemes (con.civils.flood-defence)