Waste Tenders
See open waste collection tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
This page focuses on waste collection itself: kerbside and refuse collection, commercial and trade waste, and bulk or bulky-item collection. It sits inside the wider waste management category, which also covers disposal, treatment and recycling infrastructure.
There are 4,573 matching notices on record, 1,976 already awarded and 409 currently open. Councils run most of the collection work, alongside universities, NHS trusts and other sites managing their own commercial waste.
4,499 results
- Closed tenderPublished 15 December 2025
Gas and Aerosol Recycling and Processing Services
- Closed tenderPublished 11 December 2025
DfC - USEL - Supply and Delivery of 2x New Luton style vans (in 2026/27) and 2 x New 7.5 Tonne Medium-Sized Commercial Vehicles (in 2027/28) - ID 6191699 - PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT
- Expired contract
Provision of Hazardous Waste Collection and Equipment Management
- Closed tenderPublished 11 December 2025
DfC - USEL - Supply and Delivery of 2x New Luton style vans (in 2026/27) and 2 x New 7.5 Tonne Medium-Sized Commercial Vehicles (in 2027/28) - ID 6191699 - PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT
- Expired contract
Food Waste communications
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 10 December 2025
TENDER FOR COLLECTION AND TREATMENT OF BIOWASTE (GREENWASTE AND BROWN BIN WASTE) REF: 2526 TNDR EP 009
- Closed tenderPublished 9 December 2025
Waste and Recycling Collections, Street Cleansing and Winter Services
- Awarded contract
Provision of Waste Management Services
- Closed tenderPublished 9 December 2025
Commercial Waste Management Software System (WMS) – CPU 6534
- Closed tenderPublished 8 December 2025
EBCT 419 - Provision of temporary agency staff for Operational Services
- Closed tenderPublished 8 December 2025
Provision of temporary agency staff for Operational Services
- Awarded contract
Waste Collection Units
- Closed tenderPublished 8 December 2025
Commercial Waste Management Software System (WMS)
- Closed tenderPublished 4 December 2025
UKRI-4940 Commercial Waste Collection & Recycling
- Awarded contract
Garden Waste Licences
- Awarded contract
Food Waste Collection and Treatment
- Awarded contract
Commercial Steel Bins
- Awarded contract
Supply and Delivery of Waste Collection Sacks
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 2 December 2025
Market engagement on future waste management arrangements for the treatment of garden waste in accordance with the statutory duties of the East London Waste Authority (ELWA).
- Closed tenderPublished 28 November 2025
Waste Management
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about waste collection, commercial waste, bulk waste in the UK public sector.
How do I get waste collection contracts in the UK public sector?
Search live waste collection tenders on public and private portals, or move earlier. On Stotles, you can read a council's waste strategy or environmental services budget for signs of a collection contract retender before it opens, see what is open now, and build your bid from there. For more, explore the platform.
How is this different from waste management tenders?
This page covers waste collection specifically: kerbside, refuse, commercial and bulk collection. Waste management tenders is the wider category, also covering disposal, treatment, transfer stations and recycling infrastructure that a collection contract feeds into.
What CPV codes cover waste collection tenders?
The most common codes are 90511000 (Refuse collection services), 90500000 (Refuse and waste related services) and 90514000 (Refuse recycling services), often appearing together on the same notice.
What counts as commercial or bulk waste collection?
Commercial waste covers trade and business waste collected from non-household premises, such as offices, laboratories and leisure sites. Bulk waste covers larger or bulky items collected outside the standard household round, including furniture and bulky household waste lots.
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