Awarded 4 October 2026
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Road sweeper hire tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
64 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
Road sweeper hire contracts ,
64 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest road sweeper hire contracts awarded
Awarded 24 September 2026
Hire of Gritters for Winter Maintenance
Liverpool City Council
Awarded 23 September 2026
Short Term RCV Hire
Southampton City Council
Awarded 15 September 2026
Lease of Refuse Collection Vehicles
Caerphilly County Borough Council · Wales
Awarded 11 September 2026
5T Mechanical Sweeper Rental
London Borough of Enfield · London
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Econ Engineering Ltd won the most road sweeper hire contracts
NRG Riverside won the most by value. 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 | Econ Engineering Ltd North West · SME · See every contract | 14 | £8.3m | 12 | ||
| 2 | NRG Riverside North West · See every contract | 9 | £12.6m | 8 | ||
| 3 | Dawsongroup East Midlands · See every contract | 6 | £911k | 6 | ||
| 4joint | NRG Riverside North East · See every contract | 3 | £8.7m | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Specialist Fleet Services Limited East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £2.7m | 2 | ||
| 4joint | ND Brown East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £437k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Euro Municipal Ltd East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 3 | £376k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | HopDeals North East · SME · See every contract | 3 | £117k | 2 | ||
| 9 | Endurance Vehicle Solutions London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1.4m | 2 | ||
| 10joint | Triple Point Lease Partners Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 1 | £3.6m | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 70% of road sweeper hire contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
10 buyers bought road sweeper hire more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many road sweeper 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 road sweeper 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 | Nottingham City Council | 4 | £632k |
| 2 | London Borough of Redbridge | 3 | £164k |
| 3 | Bromsgrove District Council | 3 | £134k |
| 4 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 2 | £8.1m |
| 5 | North Northamptonshire Council | 2 | £2.1m |
| 6 | Norfolk County Council | 2 | £1m |
| 7 | Greener Ealing Ltd | 2 | £420k |
| 8 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 2 | £387k |
| 9 | Wrexham County Borough Council | 2 | £306k |
| 10 | Leicestershire County Council | 2 | £236k |
Prices
Half of road sweeper hire contracts are worth less than £193k
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 83% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- LANCASHIRE RENEWABLES LIMITEDNRG Riverside, Monks Contractors Limited · 3 Dec 2024
- Lichfield District CouncilNRG Riverside · 13 Mar 2025
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough CouncilNRG Riverside · 19 Dec 2024
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS TrustTriple Point Lease Partners · 17 Jan 2025
- Walsall Council e-TenderingCMS Hire Limited · 16 May 2025
- NY HighwaysEcon Engineering Ltd · 26 May 2026
- North Northamptonshire CouncilSpecialist Fleet Services Limited · 23 Dec 2025
- East Ayrshire CouncilEcon Engineering Ltd · 6 Feb 2026
- Caerphilly County Borough CouncilEndurance Vehicle Solutions · 15 Sep 2026
- Norfolk County CouncilEcon Engineering Ltd · 17 Jun 2026
Where and when
The East Midlands awards the most road sweeper hire contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | 13 | £3.7m |
| North West | 10 | £16.3m |
| London | 7 | £784k |
| North East | 6 | £20.9m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | £6.7m |
| Wales | 5 | £1.9m |
| West Midlands | 3 | £3.3m |
| East of England | 3 | £950k |
| South West | 3 | £967k |
| Scotland | 2 | £1.9m |
| South East | 1 | £150k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of road sweeper hire tenders close within 24 days of being published
Each dot is a road sweeper hire tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 67% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 29% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 24 days
is how long the typical road sweeper hire tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 12 UK road sweeper hire tenders published in the last 24 months. - 83%
of the money is in the 10 biggest road sweeper hire contracts.
Of 59 contracts with a published value. - 47%
of road sweeper hire contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 51 award notices.
Questions
How many road sweeper hire contracts does the UK public sector award?
64 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 50 public buyers.
How long are road sweeper hire tenders open for?
The median road sweeper hire tender is open for 24 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector road sweeper hire contract worth?
The median is £193k, and 64% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector road sweeper hire contracts?
Econ Engineering Ltd won the most (14). NRG Riverside won the most by value (£12.6m).
Which buyers award the most road sweeper hire contracts?
Councils award 70% of them.
What is included
Short-term, flexible and contract hire or lease of HGVs, refuse collection vehicles, sweepers, gritters, gully emptiers and fire appliances, usually with maintenance, to cover peaks, breakdowns and fleet replacement.
- RCV, sweeper, gully emptier and HGV tipper rental lots
- Gritter rental and leasing
- Compact sweeper contract hire
- HGV hire 7.5t and above
- Fire appliance hire
What is not included
- Car and van rental (trn.fleet.short-term-car-and-van-hire)
- Car and van contract hire (trn.fleet.car-and-van-contract-hire)
- Goods vehicles and tippers hired with driver (trn.freight.road-haulage-and-pallet-distribution)
- Outright purchase of these vehicles (trn.vehicle.refuse-collection-vehicles, trn.vehicle.road-sweepers, trn.vehicle.gritters, trn.vehicle.trucks-tippers-and-hgvs, trn.vehicle.fire-appliances)
- Grounds machinery hire (grd.supply.machinery-hire)
- Construction plant hire (con.site.plant-hire)