Waste and recycling tenders and contracts in the UK
There are 34 live waste and recycling tenders in the UK right now, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. This page covers recycling, skip hire and clinical waste collection 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.
01What buyers ask for
From the 34 live waste and recycling tenders in the UK we have read so far.
- Minimum turnover
- Rarely stated in the notice
- Contract length
- Typically 3 years
- Suitable for SMEs
- 21 of 34 flagged by the buyer
- Frameworks & DPS
- 6 of 34
Insurance
- Employer's liability usually £10m (asked for in 2 of 34)
02Live waste and recycling tenders in the UK
- Hartpury University & Hartpury College of Further Education - Total Waste Management ServicesHartpury CollegeSouth West£600kCloses 2 daysSME
- Waste Service Mobile PlantEssex County CouncilEast of England£720k–4.4mCloses 3 daysSME
- Waste Transfer StationLondon Borough of LewishamLondon£1.1mCloses 4 daysSME
- MBC-1620 Green Waste and Street Sweepings HaulageMelton Borough CouncilEast Midlands£138kCloses 4 days
- 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 7 days
- Molendinar Park HA Common Area Cleaning 2027Molendinar Park Housing Association LimitedScotlandNot statedCloses 7 days
- DBC (EE) Provision of a Waste Haulage Service for Dacorum Borough CouncilDacorum Borough CouncilEast of England£300kCloses 10 days
- Highway Waste Services Framework_2026Leicestershire County CouncilEast Midlands£500k–4mCloses 11 daysFrameworkSME
- Trunk Road Litter PickingTest Valley Borough CouncilSouth East£280kCloses 11 days
- Leighton Linslade Town Council Waste ContractLeighton Linslade Town CouncilUK-wide£180k–270kCloses 11 daysSME
- Tender to Establish a Framework for the Supply and Delivery of Various Containers at Household Recycling CentresArds and North Down Borough CouncilNorthern Ireland£220kCloses 14 daysFrameworkSME
- Highways - A8 In-Situ recycling patching worksWirral CouncilNorth West£875kCloses 14 days
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- The Provision of Specialist Cleaning, Clearance and Disposal ServicesSouth Lanarkshire CouncilScotland£15mCloses 14 days
- Services to support the National Rollout for establishing a waste management route for existing High Activity Sealed Sources (HASS) in the UKNuclear Decommissioning AuthorityNorth West£23mCloses 15 daysSME
- Provision of Compactor and Skip Inspection, Maintenance and Repair ServicesArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilNorthern IrelandNot statedCloses 15 daysSME
- PRO0663 - Grounds Maintenance Services YorkshireYour Housing GroupYorkshire and the Humber£667kCloses 16 daysSME
- Waste Collection and Disposal Services (General, Recycling, Glass and Food Waste)Hampshire and isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustSouth East£1.9mCloses 17 daysSME
- 260068 Contract for the supply, delivery, commission, installation, consumables, & maintenance of a Twin-Screw Extruder for Compounding and RecyclingQueen's University BelfastNorthern Ireland£609kCloses 17 days
- Contract for the staffing and operation of Household Waste Recycling Centres within Lincolnshire.Lincolnshire County CouncilEast Midlands£800k–10mCloses 18 daysSME
- Molendinar+Reidvale HAs Landscape Maintenance Framework 2027Molendinar Park Housing Association LimitedScotlandNot statedCloses 21 daysFramework
- Provision of West Ardnamurchan Refuse & Recycling CollectionsHighland CouncilScotlandNot statedCloses 21 days
- TENDER FOR THE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF WASTE TIMBER Ref: 2627 TNDR EP 004AFermanagh and Omagh District CouncilNorthern Ireland£338k–780kCloses 22 days
- CONTRACT HIRE WITH MAINTENANCE; AND MAINTENANCE ONLY; OF REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLES, MECHANICAL SWEEPERS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLESEast Staffordshire Borough CouncilWest Midlands£4m–14mCloses 22 daysSME
- Scrap Metal, LAB (Lead Acid Batteries) and Abandoned Vehicles Collection, Transportation and RecyclingLeeds City CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£1,000–1.4mCloses 23 days
- DCC Wastewater Sludge Cake HaulageDwr Cymru CyfyngedigWalesNot statedCloses 23 days
- The Collection, Transportation and Recycling of Gypsum Containing WasteLancashire County CouncilNorth West£281k–2.4mCloses 25 daysFrameworkSME
- Provision of Treated Residual Waste Recovery Services - Thornton Waste Recovery ParkLancashire County CouncilNorth West£20m–40mCloses 29 daysSME
- Provision of Wood Waste Collection & Treatment Services 2026Calderdale Norse LtdYorkshire and the Humber£1.8mCloses 35 daysSME
- Tipping and Waste Disposal Framework Agreement - Ref 01044Tai Tarian LtdWales£240kCloses 36 daysFrameworkSME
- Third-Party Bulk Haulage of Non-Hazardous WasteYorwaste LtdYorkshire and the Humber£1.1m–7.1mCloses 38 daysSME
- Waste Composition Analysis 2026-2027Merseyside Waste Disposal AuthorityNorth West£250kCloses 77 daysSME
- Environmental Services ContractBracknell Forest Borough CouncilSouth East£2.3m–185mCloses 81 daysSME
- Conditions of ParticipationSHROPSHIRE TOWNS AND RURAL HOUSING LIMITEDWest MidlandsNot statedCloses Not statedSME
- SF6 Recycle and Re-use FrameworkNATIONAL GRID UK LIMITEDNorth East +9Not statedCloses Not statedFrameworkSME
03Who is buying
- Molendinar Park Housing Association Limited 2 live tenders
- Lancashire County Council 2 live tenders
- Hartpury College 1 live tender
- Essex County Council 1 live tender
- London Borough of Lewisham 1 live tender
04Waste and recycling contracts: common questions
How many waste and recycling tenders are live in the UK?
34 right now, from 32 public buyers, with 13 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 waste and recycling contracts?
Few notices state a minimum turnover; it is usually set out in the tender documents. The insurance named most often is employer's liability at around £10m. Most requirements sit in the tender documents rather than the notice, so check the pack before you bid.
Can a small business win waste and recycling contracts?
Often, yes. 21 of the 34 live tenders in the UK are marked by the buyer as suitable for small businesses, and 6 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: 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.
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