Ends Jan 2027
VIVID - Provision of Waste Management Services
VIVID Housing Limited · South East
Held by Go Green Limited, R Collard Group
Total waste management tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
292 total waste management tenders and contracts, 65 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£870k
- Contracts a month1.3
- Won by SMEs19%
- Renewing in 6 months3
- Frameworks and DPSs8
- Live now2See them →
Total waste management contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
30 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
2 total waste management opportunities are open now
- Pre-market5 Oct 2026NEX26/32 Waste ManagementTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus · North EastEst.£421k
- Pre-market25 Sep 2026Provision of Waste RemovalUniversity of Leeds · Yorkshire and the HumberEst.£1.2m
- Awarded3 Aug 2026Supply of Waste ServicesVia East Midlands Limited · East MidlandsWon by Enva£612k
- Awarded31 Jul 2026Total Waste Management Services for Birkbeck, University of LondonBirkbeck, University of London · LondonWon by Biffa£109k
- Awarded15 Jul 2026Total Waste Management ServicesLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust · LondonWon by Grundon Waste Management Ltd£540k
- Awarded2 Jul 2026Waste Management ServicesUniversity of Lincoln · East MidlandsWon by Biffa£1.1m
- Awarded23 Jun 2026EA - National Ops WasteEnvironment AgencyWon by Acumen Waste Services£7.5m
- Awarded5 Jun 2026Waste Management ServicesUniversity of East Anglia · East of EnglandWon by Norse Group£7.3m
- Awarded28 May 2026Provision of Waste Management ServicesCross Keys Homes · East of EnglandWon by Veolia£279k
- Awarded21 May 2026FLS-1801 Waste Management ServicesForestry and Land Scotland · Scotland
- Awarded20 May 2026T1167 - General Waste and Recycling (Mini Competition - LUPC) Framework Agreement - Waste Management Services (Sustainable) EFM5076 - LUPC Lot 1: Total Waste Management Mini CompetitionUniversity of Essex · East of EnglandWon by Biffa
- Awarded24 Apr 2026YSJU ITT for Waste Management ServicesYork St John University · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Veolia and 1 more£850k
- Awarded3 Feb 2026Domestic Waste Collection, Disposal Recycling, Skip, Confidential, WEEE, Chemical Waste ServicesGloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited · South WestWon by Printwaste Recycling & Shredding£2.4m
- Awarded30 Jan 2026Recycling and Resource Management Tender at Manchester and East Midlands AirportsMAG Airport Limited · North WestWon by Mitie and 1 more£15.9m
- Awarded20 Jan 2026Waste Management Services - The Felixstowe Dock and Railway CompanyThe Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company · East of EnglandWon by East Suffolk Services Limited£2.6m
- Awarded14 Jan 2026Provision of Waste Management ServicesNew College Lanarkshire · ScotlandWon by Biffa£252k
- Awarded12 Jan 2026Provision of Waste Management ServicesBuckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority · South EastWon by Biffa£192k
- Awarded12 Nov 2025Provision for Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Total Waste Management ServiceLee Valley Regional Park Authority · LondonWon by J O'Doherty Haulage Limited£600k
- Awarded10 Nov 2025CA16489 - Waste and Recycling Services for Middlesbrough College GroupMiddlesbrough College · North EastWon by SUEZ£162k
- Awarded30 Sep 2025TOTAL HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICESHull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Mitie£713k
- Awarded5 Aug 2025CA15781 - Tyne Coast College Mini Competition Invitation for Waste Management Services via the CPC Waste Management ServicesTyne Coast College · North EastWon by Biffa£119k
- Awarded17 Jul 2025CA15855 - Hartlepool College of Further Education - Waste Management, Lot 2 - Total Waste Management UKC1 Tees Valley and Durham RegionHartlepool College of Further Education · North EastWon by J & B Recycling Limited£79k
- Awarded10 Jul 2025New Spitalfields & Billingsgate Market Waste & Market CleansingCity of London Corporation · LondonWon by Mitie£18.4m
- Awarded16 Jun 2025Waste Management ServicesTyne Coast College · North EastWon by Biffa£272k
- Awarded24 May 2025TOTAL WASTE MANAGEMENTBirkbeck, University of London · LondonWon by Biffa£36k
- Awarded1 May 2025MDDC202501-001 - Total Waste Management & Technical ServicesMid Devon District Council · South WestWon by Reconomy£200k
- Awarded1 Feb 2025Award Notice for Waste Management Services for Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow School of Art and The Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandGlasgow Caledonian University · ScotlandWon by Enva£541k
- Awarded17 Jan 2025FHFT - NC - Total Waste ManagementFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust · South EastWon by Grundon Waste Management Ltd£6.5m
- Awarded16 Jan 2025Total Waste ManagementGovernment Commercial Agency · South EastWon by Grundon Waste Management Ltd£9.7m
- Awarded24 Dec 2024Provision of Waste Management Services for Midland Metro Limited (MML)West Midlands Combined Authority · West MidlandsWon by Veolia£240k
- Awarded19 Dec 2024Provision of Integrated Waste and Recycling Collection and Disposal Service - AWARDAvon Fire & Rescue Service · South WestWon by Hills Waste Solutions Ltd£80k
- Awarded6 Dec 2024New Spitalfields & Billingsgate Market Waste & Market CleansingCity of London Corporation · LondonWon by Mitie£23.7m
Where to bid
Where total waste management tenders are run
Delta eSourcing3 43%
Atamis1 14%
In-Tend1 14%
MultiQuote1 14%
Panacea1 14%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
8 frameworks for total waste management work are running. None are open to join now.
Biffa won the most total waste management contracts
Mitie won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
EducationCouncilsTransport and utilitiesNHS and healthPolice, fire and rescueOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biffa North East · 3 framework places · See every contract | 8 | £1.8m | 6 | ||
| 2 | Mitie London · 3 framework places · See every contract | 4 | £56.9m | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Grundon Waste Management Ltd South East · 1 framework place · See every contract | 3 | £16.8m | 3 | ||
| 3joint | Veolia Yorkshire and the Humber · 3 framework places · See every contract | 3 | £944k | 3 | ||
| 5 | Enva East Midlands · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | £612k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Acumen Waste Services 4 framework places · See every contract | 1 | £7.5m | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Norse Group East of England · See every contract | 1 | £7.3m | 1 | ||
| 6joint | East Suffolk Services Limited East of England · See every contract | 1 | £2.6m | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Printwaste Recycling & Shredding South West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £2.4m | 1 | ||
| 6joint | Churchill North West · See every contract | 1 | £1.9m | 1 |
6 more total waste management contractors ranked. See the full ranking →
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Who buys
Schools, colleges and universities award 40% of total waste management contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
3 buyers bought total waste management more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many total waste management contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many total waste management contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
EducationCouncilsTransport and utilitiesNHS and healthPolice, fire and rescueOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of London Corporation | 2 | £42.2m |
| 2 | Tyne Coast College | 2 | £392k |
| 3 | Birkbeck, University of London | 2 | £145k |
| 4 | MAG Airport Limited | 1 | £15.9m |
| 5 | Environment Agency | 1 | £7.5m |
| 6 | University of East Anglia | 1 | £7.3m |
| 7 | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £6.5m |
| 8 | The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company | 1 | £2.6m |
| 9 | Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited | 1 | £2.4m |
| 10 | University of Lincoln | 1 | £1.1m |
89 total waste management contracts awarded since 2021
- 122021
- 122022
- 222023
- 152024
- 132025
- 152026 so far
Prices
Half of total waste management contracts are worth less than £571k
EducationCouncilsTransport and utilitiesNHS and healthPolice, fire and rescueOther buyers
The 10 biggest total waste management contracts
- City of London CorporationMitie · 6 Dec 2024
- City of London CorporationMitie · 10 Jul 2025
- MAG Airport LimitedMitie, Churchill · 30 Jan 2026
- Government Commercial AgencyGrundon Waste Management Ltd · 16 Jan 2025
- Environment AgencyAcumen Waste Services · 23 Jun 2026
- University of East AngliaNorse Group · 5 Jun 2026
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustGrundon Waste Management Ltd · 17 Jan 2025
- The Felixstowe Dock and Railway CompanyEast Suffolk Services Limited · 20 Jan 2026
- Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company LimitedPrintwaste Recycling & Shredding · 3 Feb 2026
- University of LincolnBiffa · 2 Jul 2026
Renewing contracts
10 total waste management contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
3 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Mar 2027
Waste Management and Minimisation Services
Humankind Charity
Held by Go Green Limited, Zest Recycle Ltd
Ends Apr 2027
MDDC202501-001 - Total Waste Management & Technical Services
Mid Devon District Council · South West · 2-year contract
Held by Reconomy
Total waste management contract for a central government bodySouth East£100k to £1mEnds Jun 2027
Total waste management contract for a school, college or universityYorkshire and the Humber£1m or moreEnds Jul 2027
Total waste management contract for a school, college or universityNorth East£100k to £1mEnds Jul 2027
Total waste management contract for a school, college or universityNorth East£100k to £1mEnds Jul 2027
Total waste management contract for a school, college or universityNorth EastUnder £100kEnds Jul 2027
Total waste management contract for a school, college or universityYorkshire and the Humber£100k to £1mEnds Oct 2027
Where and when
London awards the most total waste management contracts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0 | 6 | £43.5m | £570k | Mitie and Biffa (2 each) | City of London Corporation and Birkbeck, University of London (2 each) | 0 |
| North East | 1 | 4 | £632k | £141k | Biffa (2) | Tyne Coast College (2) | 4 |
| East of England | 0 | 4 | £10.2m | £2.6m | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 3 | £16.5m | £6.5m | Grundon Waste Management Ltd (2) | – | 2 |
| South West | 0 | 3 | £2.6m | £200k | – | – | 1 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | £794k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 1 | 2 | £1.6m | – | – | – | 2 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 2 | £1.7m | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 1 | £15.9m | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 1 | £240k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with total waste management
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Key findings
- £870k a month
of total waste management contracts awarded.
Typical contract £612k x 1.4 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.3
total waste management contracts are awarded in a typical month.
30 contracts in the last 2 years. - 3
total waste management contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 5 May 2027. - 8
frameworks and DPSs are running for total waste management work.
0 open to join now. - 19%
of total waste management contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 21 award notices.
How many total waste management tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 65 | 292 |
| Contracts awarded | 17 | 78 |
22 total waste management contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 22 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 27 buyers awarded total waste management contracts to 16 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 total waste management contracts does the UK public sector award?
30 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 27 public buyers.
How long are total waste management tenders open for?
The median total waste management tender is open for 33 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector total waste management contract worth?
The median is £571k, and 32% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector total waste management contracts?
Biffa won the most (8). Mitie won the most by value (£56.9m).
Which buyers award the most total waste management contracts?
Schools, colleges and universities award 40% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most total waste management contracts?
London: 6 of 30 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the North East (4) and the East of England (4).
How many total waste management contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
10 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 5 January 2027.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for total waste management work that are open to join?
8 frameworks and DPSs for total waste management work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
One supplier manages all of an organisation's waste streams across its sites, subcontracting collection and disposal where needed, with reporting and duty of care paperwork.
- Total recycling and waste management frameworks
- Managed waste and environmental services for an estate
- Waste reporting and subcontractor management
What is not included
- Collection of named streams from the buyer's sites (see Commercial waste collection)
- Generic waste lines inside FM contracts (see Waste management services (unspecified))
- Clinical waste collection bought on its own (see Clinical and healthcare waste collection and disposal)
- Waste audits and strategy advice (see Waste consultancy)
- Whole integrated FM contracts (see Total and integrated facilities management)