Highways and civil engineering tenders and contracts in the UK
There are 90 live highways and civil engineering tenders in the UK right now, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. This page covers highway maintenance, resurfacing, drainage and civil engineering contracts from councils, the NHS and other public buyers. Below is what buyers are asking for, so you can see whether you qualify before you spend hours bidding.
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01What buyers ask for
From the 90 live highways and civil engineering tenders in the UK we have read so far.
- Minimum turnover
- Typically £150k (stated in 1 of 90)
- Contract length
- Typically 2 years
- Suitable for SMEs
- 62 of 90 flagged by the buyer
- Frameworks & DPS
- 14 of 90
Insurance
- Public liability (asked for in 1 of 90)
02Live highways and civil engineering tenders in the UK
- SuDS2601 - St Ives Crescent SuDSNorth East Lincolnshire Borough CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£750kCloses TomorrowSME
- Contract for Groundworks at Felindre Phase 1City & County of SwanseaWales£90kCloses TomorrowSME
- DCWW 2113 - Low Value Small WorksDwr Cymru CyfyngedigWest Midlands +1Not statedCloses TomorrowSME
- BBV HS2 MWCC North - Pumped DrainageBalfour Beatty VINCI JV HS2West Midlands£2.5m–5mCloses 2 daysSME
- Framework for the Supply, Installation and Decommissioning of Bus SheltersAngus CouncilScotland£2m–5.9mCloses 2 daysFramework
- Resurfacing of Blatherwick's Yard Car Park, Arnold.Gedling Borough CouncilEast Midlands£120kCloses 3 daysSME
- St Edmunds College Water Hygiene ServicesST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGEEast of EnglandNot statedCloses 3 days
- Post Office Branch - Three Bridges RoadPost Office LimitedSouth EastNot statedCloses 3 daysSME
- The Supply and Delivery of Biomass wood pellets to locations within Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Area.Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilNorthern IrelandNot statedCloses 4 daysSME
- Raparee Cliff Protection Works Phase 1North Devon District CouncilSouth West£174kCloses 4 daysSME
- CP2821-26 Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway EarthworksDevon County CouncilSouth West£170kCloses 4 daysSME
- CP2821-26 Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway EarthworksDevon County CouncilSouth West£170kCloses 4 daysSME
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- LPC1: Peatland Restoration and Grazing InfrastructureNeath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilWales£174kCloses 4 daysSME
- CP2821-26 Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway EarthworksDevon County CouncilSouth West£170kCloses 4 daysSME
- SA242 Penallta Road Bridge StrengtheningCaerphilly County Borough CouncilWales£600kCloses 4 daysSME
- Construction of an Accessible Perimeter Walkway around Steeton Bowling GreenSteeton with Eastburn Parish CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£35kCloses 4 daysSME
- Manchester International Airport Phase 2 - Overbridge CivilsKier Transportation - CP7 NWCNorth West£500k–1mCloses 4 daysSME
- TD2340 - Framework for Highways ServicesDerby City CouncilEast Midlands£72mCloses 7 daysFramework
- Kishorn Port - Phase 1B - East Quay DevelopmentKishorn Port LimitedScotland£30mCloses 7 days
- Drainage, Jetting, External Leak Detection and Repair and External Fresh Water Maintenance ServicesBroadacres Housing AssociationYorkshire and the Humber£625kCloses 7 daysSME
- Norbury Railway Bridge Art CommissionLondon Borough of CroydonLondon£33kCloses 7 days
- Footway Slurry Seal 2027Wigan CouncilNorth West£1mCloses 9 daysSME
- Carriageway Micro Asphalt and Pre-Patching 2027Wigan CouncilNorth West£1mCloses 9 daysSME
- Framework Agreement for the Supply, Installation, Repairs and Maintenance of Tarmacadam and other SurfacesStaffordshire County CouncilWest Midlands£7mCloses 9 daysFrameworkSME
- Thanet Bus Shelter Replacement ProjectThanet Bus Shelter Replacement ProjectSouth East£1.5mCloses 9 daysSME
- Highway Surface Treatments Term Contract - Sprays/Surface Dressing/Slurry/Micro AsphaltHalton Borough CouncilNorth West£4.4mCloses 9 daysSME
- 4 John Street, Maryport - Lintel Replacement and RenderingStorm Tempest LtdNorth West£20k–30kCloses 10 daysSME
- Fire Safety Products and Associated ServicesKent County Council trading as Procurement ServicesSouth East£15m–120mCloses 10 daysFrameworkSME
- A66 Northern Trans Pennine Project(NTP) - Carleton Underpass Structure (Precast Concrete Beams)KIER TRANSPORTATION LIMITEDNorth West£10mCloses 10 days
- Contract for the Execution of Re-roofing of Pitched Roofs and Resurfacing of Balconies at Sketty Park Phase 3City & County of SwanseaWales£180kCloses 11 daysSME
- Highway Waste Services Framework_2026Leicestershire County CouncilEast Midlands£500k–4mCloses 11 daysFrameworkSME
- The Replacement of the Sports Hall Flat Roof, Edenbridge Leisure CentreSevenoaks District CouncilSouth East£120kCloses 11 daysSME
- Installation of new security modular building, College of Policing RytonCOLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITEDWest MidlandsNot statedCloses 11 daysSME
- Maidstone Road Car Park ResurfacingLenham Parish CouncilSouth EastNot statedCloses 11 daysSME
- Lenham Cemetery Road Surfacing ProjectLenham Parish CouncilSouth EastNot statedCloses 11 daysSME
- Resurfacing of Church Car Park - Church Street, AudleyAudley Rural Parish CouncilNorth West +1£90kCloses 14 daysSME
- Supply and Lay of Bond CoatDerbyshire County CouncilEast MidlandsNot statedCloses 14 daysSME
- Angus Rural Mobility Hub - Enabling Infrastructure WorksAngus CouncilScotland£4.7mCloses 14 days
- Brackenhill Park Masterplan Phase 3 WorksCity of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£129kCloses 14 daysSME
- Highways - A8 In-Situ recycling patching worksWirral CouncilNorth West£875kCloses 14 days
- Highways Structures Principal InspectionsThe Council of the Borough of KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber£170kCloses 14 daysSME
- Water Treatment Services including Water Risk AsesssmentsSolihull College and University CentreWest Midlands£80kCloses 15 days
- B981 - Provision of a Home Delivery Service for Eco-friendly Menstrual Products for Bridgend County Borough CouncilBridgend County Borough CouncilWales£320kCloses 15 daysSME
- Footways Maintenance Survey (Lot 3) (2027)West Sussex County CouncilSouth East£60kCloses 15 daysSME
- Gunn Road Mains Cold Water Upgrade 2026Dartford Borough CouncilSouth East£150kCloses 15 daysSME
- The Friary Multi-Storey Car Park RefurbishmentLichfield District CouncilWest Midlands£650kCloses 15 daysSME
- TENDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PLAYPARK AT RIVERSIDE WALK, DROMOREFermanagh and Omagh District CouncilNorthern Ireland£310kCloses 16 days
- Invitation to Tender for Remediation of foul and surface water drainage at Three Elms Trading Estate, HerefordHerefordshire CouncilWest Midlands£150kCloses 16 daysSME
- EDC/2026/4456 Framework for Traffic Signal Equipment Maintenance, Supply & Associated WorksEast Dunbartonshire CouncilScotland£2.3mCloses 17 daysFramework
- Provision of Structural Repairs and Planned Maintenance to Blackpool Tower Winter 2026/7 and Summer 2027Blackpool Borough CouncilNorth WestNot statedCloses 18 daysSME
- PUBLIC SECTOR DECARBONISATION SCHEME 4 - DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF AIR COURCE HEAT PUMPS – BRIGHOUSE SWIMMING POOLThe Borough Council of CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber£1.3mCloses 18 daysSME
- Boiler chemical and Softener ServicesMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustSouth EastNot statedCloses 21 days
- Istanbul Perimeter Wall 25/26 – Istanbul, TürkiyeFCDO ServicesSouth East£2.6mCloses 22 daysSME
- Norwich City Verges Mowing 2026Norse Eastern LtdEast of England£525kCloses 23 daysSME
- Technical and Highways Works FrameworkSalford City CouncilNorth West£20m–300mCloses 23 daysFrameworkSME
- Integrated Partnerships FrameworkNORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITEDNorthern Ireland£150m–10500mCloses 23 daysFrameworkSME
- Yorkshire Highway Alliance Road Markings Framework 2026-28Leeds City CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£7.2mCloses 24 daysFramework
- HE1076 Wiltshire Council Machine Surfacing Term ContractWiltshire CouncilSouth West£200mCloses 24 daysSME
- SWAST-5147-E Newton Abbot Structural repairs (2a)South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustSouth West£100kCloses 25 daysSME
- Silsden Road (Addingham) Play Area RefurbishmentCity of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£116kCloses 25 daysSME
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03Who is buying
- Devon County Council 3 live tenders
- Wigan Council 3 live tenders
- City & County of Swansea 2 live tenders
- Angus Council 2 live tenders
- Derby City Council 2 live tenders
04Highways and civil engineering contracts: common questions
How many highways and civil engineering tenders are live in the UK?
90 right now, from 78 public buyers, with 41 closing in the next 14 days. We bring together notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and refresh this page every hour.
What do buyers ask for in highways and civil engineering contracts?
Where a minimum turnover is stated (1 of the 90 notices we have read), it is typically £150k. The insurance named most often is public liability. Most requirements sit in the tender documents rather than the notice, so check the pack before you bid.
Can a small business win highways and civil engineering contracts?
Often, yes. 62 of the 90 live tenders in the UK are marked by the buyer as suitable for small businesses, and 14 are frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems (approved supplier lists that buyers then order from). Smaller lots and lower-value contracts are usually the best place to start. Check the minimum turnover and insurance first, as those are the checks that rule most bids out.
05Expert notes: Construction & trades
Public construction work often runs through frameworks and minimum standards such as Constructionline or CHAS, and SSIP accreditation for health and safety. Larger contracts usually set a minimum turnover; smaller lots and Contracts Finder notices are where SMEs get started.
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