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Wheelie bins contracts

UK public sector · 96 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
96
Last 12 months
Median contract
£129k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£35.5m
95 of 95 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
62
Suppliers
23

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most wheelie bins contracts took 74% of them (71 of 96).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter fell 28% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £129k, is 36% above the median across waste & environment contracts (£95k).
  • East of England had the most contracts: 15, or 16% of the total.

Who buys wheelie bins

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council4 contracts
  2. 2Cheshire West and Chester Council4 contracts
  3. 3Pembrokeshire County Council4 contracts
  4. 4North Northamptonshire Council3 contracts
  5. 5East Suffolk Council3 contracts
  6. 6City and County of Swansea3 contracts
  7. 7West Oxfordshire District Council3 contracts
  8. 8Colchester City Council2 contracts
  9. 9Cheshire East Council2 contracts
  10. 10Bromsgrove District Council2 contracts

Top wheelie bins contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1IPL Plastics32 contracts
  2. 2Contenur (UK) Limited16 contracts
  3. 3Storm Environmental Limited13 contracts
  4. 4SSI Schaefer Plastics UK Ltd7 contracts
  5. 5Craemer UK Ltd7 contracts
  6. 6The Compost Bag Company5 contracts
  7. 7Peter Ridley Waste Systems4 contracts
  8. 8Egbert Taylor4 contracts
  9. 9SAI-PAC (UK) LTD2 contracts
  10. 10ORWAK EASI UK LIMITED2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

25Q4 2025*32Q1 202616Q2 202623Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 86 · Wales 9 · Scotland 1

East of England15North West10South East10Yorkshire and The Humber9Wales9West Midlands8East Midlands7South West7North East6London3Scotland1UK-wide or not stated11

What is included

Supply and delivery of household and communal waste containers: two-wheeled bins for refuse, recycling, garden waste and glass, four-wheeled and steel communal containers up to 3200 litres, and kitchen and kerbside food caddies, recycling boxes and reusable sacks, including container frameworks that cover several types.

  • Two-wheeled refuse, recycling and garden waste bins
  • Two-wheeled bins used communally for food waste and glass
  • Bulk one-off bin purchases for service changes
  • Refuse and recycling container frameworks led by wheeled bins
  • Spare parts supplied with the bins
  • 1100 litre and other four-wheeled refuse containers
  • Galvanised steel wheeled bins
  • Large communal recycling bins up to 3200 litres
  • Containers over 500 litres, wheeled or not
  • Refuse bins for flats bought under planning obligations
  • Workplace recycling wheeled bins for trade waste customers
  • 5 to 7 litre kitchen caddies
  • 23 to 25 litre kerbside food caddies
  • Kerbside recycling boxes
  • Reusable woven garden waste bags
  • Subsidised home composting and food digester units for residents

What is not included

  • Bin delivery rounds and refurbishment (see Bin delivery and refurbishment)
  • Enclosures and bin hubs (see Bin stores, enclosures and housings)
  • Skips and RoRo containers (see Skip and RoRo container supply and repair)
  • Street litter, dog and indoor bins (see Litter, dog waste and indoor recycling bins)
  • Food waste equipment on institutional sites (see On-site food waste equipment)
  • Refuse sacks and caddy liners (see Refuse sacks and bin liners supply)
  • Bin fill-level sensors bought as IoT (see IoT sensor networks and platforms)

Often bought by the same buyers