SectorUpdated 6 Sept 2026

Waste management tenders & environmental contracts

Live UK public sector opportunities in waste & environment, collected daily from Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales.

45
future deadlines at snapshot
765
awarded, 12 months
£2.7bn
recorded value, 12m
874
ending within 12m of snapshot
925
buyers, 5 years

The UK public sector published 4,398 recorded waste & environment awards over the last five years, worth a recorded £15bn across 925 public buyers. 45 opportunities had future bid deadlines at the snapshot date, and 26% of the last year's awards ran through a framework or DPS. 874 recorded contracts in this market end within the 12 months after the snapshot date.Recorded by BidSkim from published notices. Recorded means published, values describe contracts, not verified payments. Updated 6 Sept 2026.

Opportunity examples

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FTSWolverhampton City CouncilCloses 17 Sept 2026
£5.3m
FTSArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilCloses 18 Sept 2026
£4.2m
Provision of Planning Enforcement Direct Action Contractor
PCSOrkney Islands CouncilCloses 17 Sept 2026
£750k
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Frameworks & DPS in this market

snapshot examples with future recorded deadlines
17 additional framework and DPS routes recorded at the snapshot date
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Who wins this work

top suppliers by recorded wins · 5 years
1Veolia174 wins
£3.2bn
2Biffa163 wins
£2.7bn
3SUEZ85 wins
£628m
5AECOM83 wins
£48.2m
6Waterman80 wins
£12.4m
7WSP77 wins
£284m
8Jacobs66 wins
£415m
9RSK61 wins
£22.1m
10Matchtech57 wins
£3.0m

Who buys it

top buyers by recorded awarded value · 5 years

Awards by year

recorded awards per year
2020202120222023202420252026*2029*
Recorded awards*current year part-year

Recent awards

latest recorded awards, 12 months
FTSNORWICH CITY SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded 1 Sept 2026
£50k
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Waste & Environment procurement, answered

computed from published notices

How many waste & environment contracts were open at the snapshot date?

45 waste & environment opportunities were recorded with future bid deadlines across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales as of 6 Sept 2026. This is a dated snapshot, not a live count. Check each official notice for changes; a free scan checks current opportunities against your business.

Who buys waste & environment services in the UK public sector?

925 public buyers awarded recorded waste & environment contracts in the last five years. The largest by recorded value are Essex County Council, Leicestershire County Council, London Borough of Lambeth.

Which waste & environment frameworks and DPS were advertised at the snapshot date?

19 framework and DPS routes were advertised at the snapshot date for waste & environment work, including Waste Management Dynamic Purchasing System and Change to Period of Validity of existing Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for The Supply of Services Relating to the Treatment and Energy Recovery/Disposal of Residual Waste Arisings - Extension to 23 February 2029. BidSkim badges framework and DPS routes in your matched feed and flags the ones you can still join.

How many waste & environment contracts are coming up for renewal?

874 recorded contracts in this market carried an end date within 12 months of the snapshot date, worth a combined £760m where a value was published. Renewal timing signals, incumbents and predicted return windows are part of BidSkim Predict.

Market snapshot

6 Sept 2026
Recorded awards, 5 years
4,398
Recorded value, 5 years
£15bn
Buyers active, 5 years
925
Ending within 12m of snapshot
874
Via framework or DPS, 12m
26%

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About this data. Built from published notices on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, classified by CPV code and entity-resolved by BidSkim. Framework and DPS establishment notices are listed separately, excluded from open-opportunity counts, and value totals exclude framework ceilings and implausible outliers. Counts refer to the snapshot date; opportunity examples with past or same-day recorded deadlines are hidden. Official notices may contain amendments, cancellations or access restrictions. Last updated 6 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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