Waste & recycling tenders in the UK

01What buyers ask for

From the 21 live waste & recycling tenders in the UK we have read so far.

Minimum turnover

Rarely stated in the notice

Contract length

Typically 3.5 years

Suitable for SMEs

14 of 21 flagged by the buyer

Frameworks & DPS

2 of 21

Insurance

• Employer's liability (asked for in 1 of 21)

02Live waste & recycling tenders in the UK

• Hartpury University & Hartpury College of Further Education - Total Waste Management ServicesHartpury CollegeSouth West£600kCloses TomorrowSME
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• SH2026-050 Servicing and Maintenance of Wastewater AssetsSouthern HousingSouth East£600kCloses 2 daysSME
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• Waste Service Mobile PlantEssex County CouncilEast of England£720k–4.4mCloses 13 daysSME
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• MBC-1620 Green Waste and Street Sweepings HaulageMelton Borough CouncilEast Midlands£138kCloses 16 days
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• Waste Transfer StationLondon Borough of LewishamLondon£1.1mCloses 16 daysSME
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• Provision of Kerbside Collections and Associated Services for the Islands of Eday, Sanday, Stronsay, Westray, North Ronaldsay, Papa Westray, Rousay, Egilsay and WyreOrkney Islands CouncilScotland£82k–1.1mCloses 19 days
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• Molendinar Park HA Common Area Cleaning 2027Molendinar Park Housing Association LimitedScotlandNot statedCloses 19 days
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• DBC (EE) Provision of a Waste Haulage Service for Dacorum Borough CouncilDacorum Borough CouncilEast of England£300kCloses 22 days
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• Trunk Road Litter PickingTest Valley Borough CouncilSouth East£280kCloses 23 days
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• Highway Waste Services Framework_2026Leicestershire County CouncilEast Midlands£500k–4mCloses 23 daysFrameworkSME
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• Leighton Linslade Town Council Waste ContractLeighton Linslade Town CouncilUK-wide£180k–270kCloses 23 daysSME
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• The Provision of Specialist Cleaning, Clearance and Disposal ServicesSouth Lanarkshire CouncilScotland£15mCloses 26 days
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03Who is buying

• Hartpury College 1 live tender
• Southern Housing 1 live tender
• Essex County Council 1 live tender
• Melton Borough Council 1 live tender
• London Borough of Lewisham 1 live tender

04Expert notes: Cleaning & facilities

Cleaning and facilities contracts are often won on price per square metre and quality checks. Buyers commonly ask for public liability insurance of £5m or more, COSHH procedures and, increasingly, social value commitments such as paying the Real Living Wage.

From the tenderITT tender experts. New to tendering? Read our Invitation to Tender guide and SQ vs ITT.

05Waste & recycling tenders by region