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Hull City Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Held by All Occasions, HPSS, St John Ambulance
Portable toilet hire tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
155 portable toilet hire tenders and contracts, 43 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£75k
- Contracts a month0.9
- Won by SMEs60%
- Renewing in 6 months1
- Frameworks and DPSs4
Portable toilet hire contracts
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21 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest portable toilet hire contracts awarded
- Awarded17 Sep 2026Mendip Toilet HireBristol City Council · South WestWon by Mendip Toilet Hire Limited£8k
- Awarded1 Jul 2026Provision of temporary toilets at Notting Hill Carnival 2026The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · LondonWon by Gilcombe Farm trading as Compoost Solutions (COMPOOST SOLUTIONS LIMITED)£356k
- Awarded1 Jun 2026Provision of Portable Chemical Toilets for Irish Traveller SitesNorthern Ireland Housing Executive · Northern IrelandWon by Balloo Hire£68k
- Awarded13 May 2026Contract for City Centre Portable ToiletsCity and County of Swansea · WalesWon by City Hire Gorseinon Ltd£83k
- Awarded1 May 2026Events Portable ToiletsNorth Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by William G. Search Limited£102k
- Awarded1 Apr 2026Temporary Toilets - Straiton Place ParkThe City of Edinburgh Council · ScotlandWon by Portakabin£120k
- Awarded1 Apr 2026Award of PKC13984 Visitor Management Toilet HireScottish Government · ScotlandWon by The Six Group Ltd£29k
- Awarded30 Mar 2026Temporary ToiletsSouth Tyneside Council · North EastWon by John Nixon Limited£151k
- Awarded16 Feb 2026Toilets for Major Events ProgrammeSefton Council · North WestWon by Northwest Portable Toilet Company£21k
- Awarded1 Jan 2026Toilets for the Bedford River Festival 2026Bedford Borough Council · East of EnglandWon by Any Occasion Hire Limited£25k
- Awarded1 Dec 2025Strand Temporary Toilet Facilities Contract ExtensionSefton Council · North WestWon by Peter Pinnington Solutions
- Awarded25 Nov 2025Toilet provision for Graduation EventUniversity of East Anglia · East of EnglandWon by Zoo Events Group
- Awarded10 Sep 2025Westonbirt Temporary Toilet FacilitiesForestry England · South WestWon by Kington Deluxe Toilet Hire Limited£100k
- Awarded15 Aug 2025UOS-S00927 Marquee HireUniversity of Suffolk · East of EnglandWon by T&L Marquee Hire Limited
- Awarded15 Jul 2025Provision of Sanitation Facilities for the International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight 2025South Ayrshire Council · ScotlandWon by GAP Group£75k
- Awarded15 Jul 2025Provision of Sanitation Facilities for the International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight 2025South Ayrshire Council · ScotlandWon by GAP Group£75k
- Awarded14 Jul 2025Award of Provision of Mobile Toilet Hire.Scottish Government · ScotlandWon by Event-a-Loo Ltd£13k
- Awarded5 Jun 2025GB-London: Enabling Works Contract for the Provision of Temporary Toilets and other Minor WorksThe Royal Parks · LondonWon by GPF Lewis PLC£59k
- Awarded15 Apr 202555837 ERL DriffieldEast Riding of Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by JP Developers Ltd£64k
- Awarded1 Apr 2025WHTHT - SACH CDC Unit Toilet HireWest Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · East of EnglandWon by Hygienic Finishes (South) Ltd£30k
- Awarded17 Feb 2025Portable Toilet Hire - Bedford Kite and Motoring Festival June 21st & 22nd 2025 - AWARDBedford Borough Council · East of EnglandWon by Any Occasion Hire Limited£6k
Where to bid
Where portable toilet hire tenders are run
EU-Supply2 40%- eTenderWales2 40%
ProContract1 20%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
4 frameworks for portable toilet hire work are running. None are open to join now.
Gilcombe Farm trading as Compoost Solutions (COMPOOST SOLUTIONS LIMITED) won the most portable toilet hire contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsCentral governmentEducationNHS and healthHousingOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | GAP Group Scotland · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | £75k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Any Occasion Hire Limited East of England · SME · See every contract | 2 | £31k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Gilcombe Farm trading as Compoost Solutions (COMPOOST SOLUTIONS LIMITED) London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £356k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | John Nixon Limited North East · See every contract | 1 | £151k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | William G. Search Limited Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 1 | £102k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Kington Deluxe Toilet Hire Limited South West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £100k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | City Hire Gorseinon Ltd Wales · SME · See every contract | 1 | £83k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | Balloo Hire Northern Ireland · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £68k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | JP Developers Ltd Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 1 | £64k | 1 | ||
| 3joint | GPF Lewis PLC London · See every contract | 1 | £59k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 62% of portable toilet hire contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
4 buyers bought portable toilet hire more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many portable toilet hire contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Each dot is a buyer: how many portable toilet hire contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsCentral governmentEducationNHS and healthHousingOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Ayrshire Council | 2 | £151k |
| 2 | Scottish Government | 2 | £41k |
| 3 | Bedford Borough Council | 2 | £31k |
| 4 | Sefton Council | 2 | £21k |
| 5 | The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 1 | £356k |
| 6 | South Tyneside Council | 1 | £151k |
| 7 | The City of Edinburgh Council | 1 | £120k |
| 8 | North Yorkshire Council | 1 | £102k |
| 9 | Forestry England | 1 | £100k |
| 10 | City and County of Swansea | 1 | £83k |
58 portable toilet hire contracts awarded since 2021
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Prices
Half of portable toilet hire contracts are worth less than £66k
CouncilsCentral governmentNHS and healthHousingOther buyers
The 10 biggest portable toilet hire contracts
- The Royal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaGilcombe Farm trading as Compoost Solutions (COMPOOST SOLUTIONS LIMITED) · 1 Jul 2026
- South Tyneside CouncilJohn Nixon Limited · 30 Mar 2026
- The City of Edinburgh CouncilPortakabin · 1 Apr 2026
- North Yorkshire CouncilWilliam G. Search Limited · 1 May 2026
- Forestry EnglandKington Deluxe Toilet Hire Limited · 10 Sep 2025
- City and County of SwanseaCity Hire Gorseinon Ltd · 13 May 2026
- South Ayrshire CouncilGAP Group · 15 Jul 2025
- South Ayrshire CouncilGAP Group · 15 Jul 2025
- Northern Ireland Housing ExecutiveBalloo Hire · 1 Jun 2026
- East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilJP Developers Ltd · 15 Apr 2025
Renewing contracts
2 portable toilet hire contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
1 in the next 6 months. The 2 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Jul 2027
Supply of Events Equipment and Services Retender Lots 1,3 & 6. Tender Lot 7
Hull City Council · Yorkshire and the Humber · 3-year contract
Held by Addplant Limited, All Occasions, Ron Cook Engineers Limited
Where and when
April and July are the busiest months
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East of England | 0 | 5 | £61k | £25k | Any Occasion Hire Limited (2) | Bedford Borough Council (2) | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 5 | £312k | £75k | GAP Group (2) | South Ayrshire Council and Scottish Government (2 each) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 2 | £21k | – | – | Sefton Council (2) | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 2 | £166k | – | – | – | 2 |
| London | 0 | 2 | £415k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 2 | £108k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | £151k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | £83k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | £68k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £75k a month
of portable toilet hire contracts awarded.
Typical contract £75k x 1 contract a month, last 12 months. - 1
portable toilet hire contract comes up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 4
frameworks and DPSs are running for portable toilet hire work.
0 open to join now. - 60%
of portable toilet hire contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 15 award notices.
How many portable toilet hire tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 155 | 43 |
| Contracts awarded | 52 | 13 |
7 portable toilet hire contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 5 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 17 buyers awarded portable toilet hire contracts to 19 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many portable toilet hire contracts does the UK public sector award?
21 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 17 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector portable toilet hire contract worth?
The median is £66k, and 94% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most portable toilet hire contracts?
Councils award 62% of them.
How many portable toilet hire contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
2 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 1 January 2027. Another 2 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for portable toilet hire work that are open to join?
4 frameworks and DPSs for portable toilet hire work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
Hire, delivery, servicing and emptying of portable toilets and welfare units for sites and events.
- Portable WC hire and maintenance
- Toilet trailers
- Servicing and emptying
What is not included
- Cesspit and septic tank emptying without toilet hire (another industry: waste-environment)
- Automated public toilets (see Automated public toilet servicing and maintenance)