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Collection, Transportation and Recovery of Waste Wood from Council HRCs
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council · Northern Ireland · 1-year contract
Held by McKinstry Skip Hire Limited
Wood waste recycling tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
213 wood waste recycling tenders and contracts, 60 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£560k
- Contracts a month1
- Won by SMEs73%
- Renewing in 6 months5
- Frameworks and DPSs5
- Live now4See them →
Wood waste recycling contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
23 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
4 wood waste recycling opportunities are open now
- OpenCloses in 13 daysTENDER FOR THE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF WASTE TIMBER Ref: 2627 TNDR EP 004AFermanagh and Omagh District Council · Northern IrelandEst.£780k
- OpenCloses in 4 weeksProvision of Wood Waste Collection & Treatment Services 2026Calderdale Norse Limited · Yorkshire and the HumberEst.£1.8m
- Pre-market14 Aug 2026Pre-Market Engagement - Service for the Collection, Transportation and Recovery of Waste Wood from Council Household Recycling CentresLisburn and Castlereagh City Council · Northern Ireland
- Awarded29 Oct 2026Wood Waste Disposal ServicesWood Waste Disposal Services · South EastWon by Countrystyle Recycling£8.8m
- Awarded26 Oct 2026Pre-Market Engagement - Service for the Collection, Transportation and Recovery of Waste Wood from Council Household Recycling CentresLisburn and Castlereagh City Council · Northern IrelandWon by McKinstry Skip Hire Limited£4.1m
- Awarded10 Jul 2026ITT 09/2025 HRC Sites Collection,Recycling, Disposal of Waste StreamsNewry, Mourne and Down District Council · Northern IrelandWon by Regen Waste Ltd and 3 more
- Awarded1 Jul 2026Provision of Green & Wood Waste ServicesCalderdale Norse Limited · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by R Holroyd & Sons
- Awarded29 Jun 2026Wood Waste Collection and Treatment ContractBristol Waste Company · South WestWon by South West Wood Products£1.2m
- Awarded22 Jun 2026Somerset Wood Recycling: A Future from our PastNorth Somerset Council · South WestWon by Somerset Wood Recycling C.I.C.£60k
- Awarded10 Jun 2026Haulage and Treatment of WoodStirling Council · ScotlandWon by Harper Contracts Insch Ltd£288k
- Awarded1 May 2026Collection and Treatment of Wood WasteBath & North East Somerset Council · South WestWon by South West Wood Products£613k
- Awarded12 Mar 2026Recycling/Disposal of wood waste from HWRCCity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Northern Trading (Cumbria) Limited£256k
- Awarded6 Mar 2026Collection & Processing of Wood WasteCity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Seras UK Ltd£350k
- Awarded28 Feb 2026CALL-OFF: Lot 5 - Wood and TimberLincolnshire County Council · East MidlandsWon by Lindum Group and 3 more
- Awarded20 Feb 2026Wood Waste Collection and RecyclingCity and County of Swansea · WalesWon by Boden & Davies Limited£360k
- Awarded10 Feb 2026Processing of TimberPerth & Kinross Council · ScotlandWon by SUEZ
- Awarded23 Jan 2026Collection, treatment and recycling of Mixed WoodLondonEnergy Ltd · LondonWon by Countrystyle Recycling£1.7m
- Awarded12 Nov 2025Collection, Transportation and Recovery of Waste Wood from Council HRCsLisburn and Castlereagh City Council · Northern IrelandWon by McKinstry Skip Hire Limited£448k
- Awarded20 Aug 2025Segregated/Unsegregated Waste for Processing & Diversion from General WasteEast Ayrshire Council · ScotlandWon by Hamilton Tarmac and 2 more
- Awarded18 Jul 2025Treatment of Shredded and Non-Shredded WoodSouth Ayrshire Council · ScotlandWon by Timberpak
- Awarded21 Mar 2025Collect & Recycle Wood, Chipboard & MDF (Mixed)East Renfrewshire Council · ScotlandWon by Lowmac Alloys
- Awarded15 Mar 2025Bulky Log-Wood and Green Waste Removal 2025-27Folkestone & Hythe District Council · South EastWon by Bourne Amenity Ltd£30k
- Awarded10 Mar 2025Bulky Log-Wood and Green Waste RemovalFolkestone & Hythe District Council · South EastWon by Bourne Amenity Ltd£30k
- Awarded7 Jan 2025Award of Treatment of Shredded and Non-Shredded WoodScottish Government · ScotlandWon by M McKenzie Waste Ltd£165k
- Awarded18 Dec 2024ITQ for the Processing of Wood Waste for Dundee City CouncilDundee City Council · ScotlandWon by NWH Group£34k
- Awarded3 Dec 2024Mixed quality wood waste (Industry Grade C)Flintshire County Council · WalesWon by Boden & Davies Limited£300k
- Open to joinOpen nowWest Midlands DPS1 supplier on it
Where to bid
Where wood waste recycling tenders are run
Delta eSourcing2 22%
Supplying the South West2 22%
EU-Supply1 11%
Kent Business Portal1 11%
ProContract1 11%- Other portals (2)2 22%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
5 frameworks and DPSs for wood waste recycling work are running. 1 is open to join now.
Countrystyle Recycling won the most wood waste recycling contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsTransport and utilitiesCentral governmentOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | Countrystyle Recycling London · See every contract | 2 | £10.4m | 2 | ||
| 1joint | McKinstry Skip Hire Limited Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 2 | £4.6m | 1 | ||
| 1joint | South West Wood Products South West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1.8m | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Boden & Davies Limited Wales · SME · See every contract | 2 | £660k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Bourne Amenity Ltd South East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £60k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Lowmac Alloys Scotland · SME · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Seras UK Ltd Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 1 | £350k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Northern Trading (Cumbria) Limited Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 1 | £256k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | M McKenzie Waste Ltd Scotland · See every contract | 1 | £165k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Somerset Wood Recycling C.I.C. South West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £60k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 78% of wood waste recycling 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 wood waste recycling more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many wood waste recycling contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Each dot is a buyer: how many wood waste recycling contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsTransport and utilitiesCentral governmentOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | 2 | £4.6m |
| 2 | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 2 | £606k |
| 3 | Folkestone & Hythe District Council | 2 | £60k |
| 4 | Wood Waste Disposal Services | 1 | £8.8m |
| 5 | LondonEnergy Ltd | 1 | £1.7m |
| 6 | Bristol Waste Company | 1 | £1.2m |
| 7 | Bath & North East Somerset Council | 1 | £613k |
| 8 | City and County of Swansea | 1 | £360k |
| 9 | Flintshire County Council | 1 | £300k |
| 10 | Stirling Council | 1 | £288k |
69 wood waste recycling contracts awarded since 2021
- 82021
- 172022
- 92023
- 132024
- 82025
- 142026 so far
Prices
Half of wood waste recycling contracts are worth less than £325k
CouncilsTransport and utilitiesCentral governmentOther buyers
The 10 biggest wood waste recycling contracts
- Wood Waste Disposal ServicesCountrystyle Recycling · 29 Oct 2026
- Lisburn and Castlereagh City CouncilMcKinstry Skip Hire Limited · 26 Oct 2026
- LondonEnergy LtdCountrystyle Recycling · 23 Jan 2026
- Bristol Waste CompanySouth West Wood Products · 29 Jun 2026
- Bath & North East Somerset CouncilSouth West Wood Products · 1 May 2026
- Lisburn and Castlereagh City CouncilMcKinstry Skip Hire Limited · 12 Nov 2025
- City and County of SwanseaBoden & Davies Limited · 20 Feb 2026
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilSeras UK Ltd · 6 Mar 2026
- Flintshire County CouncilBoden & Davies Limited · 3 Dec 2024
- Stirling CouncilHarper Contracts Insch Ltd · 10 Jun 2026
Renewing contracts
5 wood waste recycling contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
5 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Feb 2027
CR478 – MULTI-LOTS RECYCLING AND WASTE COLLECTION
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership · Wales · 4-year contract
Held by Biffa
Ends Feb 2027
CALL-OFF: Lot 5 - Wood and Timber
Lincolnshire County Council · East Midlands · 1-year contract
Held by Clarkeson Recycling Ltd, Lindum Group, New Earth Solution West TA Mid UK Recycling
Wood waste recycling contract for a councilSouth EastUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Wood waste recycling contract for a councilSouth EastUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Where and when
Scotland awards the most wood waste recycling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 0 | 7 | £487k | £165k | Lowmac Alloys (2) | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 1 | 3 | £606k | – | – | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (2) | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 3 | £8.8m | £30k | Bourne Amenity Ltd (2) | Folkestone & Hythe District Council (2) | 2 |
| South West | 0 | 3 | £1.9m | £613k | South West Wood Products (2) | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 3 | £4.6m | – | McKinstry Skip Hire Limited (2) | Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (2) | 1 |
| Wales | 0 | 2 | £660k | – | Boden & Davies Limited (2) | – | 1 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 1 |
| London | 0 | 1 | £1.7m | – | – | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £560k a month
of wood waste recycling contracts awarded.
Typical contract £448k x 1.3 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 5
wood waste recycling contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 5
frameworks and DPSs are running for wood waste recycling work.
1 open to join now. - 73%
of wood waste recycling contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 22 award notices.
How many wood waste recycling tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 60 | 213 |
| Contracts awarded | 15 | 62 |
13 wood waste recycling contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 12 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 20 buyers awarded wood waste recycling contracts to 25 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 wood waste recycling contracts does the UK public sector award?
23 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 20 public buyers.
How long are wood waste recycling tenders open for?
The median wood waste recycling tender is open for 29 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector wood waste recycling contract worth?
The median is £325k, and 31% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most wood waste recycling contracts?
Councils award 78% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most wood waste recycling contracts?
Scotland: 7 of 23 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Yorkshire and the Humber (3) and the South East (3).
How many wood waste recycling contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
5 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 16 November 2026. Another 1 ending is one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for wood waste recycling work that are open to join?
5 frameworks and DPSs for wood waste recycling work are running. 1 is open to join now.
What is included
Haulage and recycling or energy recovery of waste wood from HWRCs, bulky waste and depots into biomass fuel or panel board feedstock.
- Waste wood from HWRCs
- Haulage and treatment of wood and timber
- Wood for energy recovery
What is not included
- Mixed HWRC material frameworks (see Dry mixed recycling)
- Residual bulky waste (see Residual waste treatment and energy from waste)
- Timber harvesting and sales (see Timber harvesting, felling and extraction)