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
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Contract for Doman Road Waste Transfer Site (WTS) Technical Support
- Awarded contract
Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Processing and Haulage Procurement - AWARD
- Awarded contract
Confidential Waste
- Closed tenderPublished 2 October 2025
TD2280 - Management and Processing of Food Waste
- Closed tenderPublished 30 September 2025
Collection and Recycling of Building and Construction Waste
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 30 September 2025
Request for Information - Bulk Waste (Not inclusive of WUDS)
- Awarded contract
North Northamptonshire Council Fleet Fuel Cards
- Closed tenderPublished 29 September 2025
RECYCLE RIGHT WINTER CAMPAIGN 2025-26
- Closed tenderPublished 29 September 2025
Processing of Food Waste
- Awarded contract
Garden Waste Stickers
- Awarded contract
Washroom Services
- Awarded contract
New Spitalfields & Billingsgate Market Waste & Market Cleansing
- Awarded contract
New Spitalfields & Billingsgate Market Waste & Market Cleansin
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 18 September 2025
UKRI-4940 Commercial Waste Collection & Recycling
- Awarded contract
Landfilling of Contract Waste
- Closed tenderPublished 16 September 2025
Provision of Human Healthcare Waste collection, Transportation and Disposal services.
- Closed tenderPublished 15 September 2025
Bulk Printing for Waste Collection Service
- Closed tenderPublished 15 September 2025
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF GARDEN WASTE TAGS
- Awarded contract
CA16284 - Invitation to tender for the Confidential Waste Services contract across academies within DNEAT and for DoNESC
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 15 September 2025
Second Market Assessment questionnaire for the provision of Primary Care Clinical Waste collection and disposal services for the 11 ICBs in the Midlands
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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