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
- Expired contract
BT1802 - BARTEC SOFTWARE FOR WASTE REPROCUREMENT
- Awarded contract
Collection and Disposal of Confidential Waste
- Closed tenderPublished 4 April 2025
Expression of Interest - Bulky Waste
- Expired contract
Clinicial Waste collection
- Awarded contract
Tipping & Waste Framework
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 2 April 2025
Commissioning of contractor(s) for a Green and Food Waste Contract
- Awarded contract
Tipping & Waste Framework
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 2 April 2025
Closed Framework Agreement: Access to Quarries, Materials, Recycling Centres and Landfill Sites
- Expired contract
govDelivery Digital Communications Platform - Granicus-Firmstep Limited
- Awarded contract
Horsham District Council - Clinical Waste Services
- Closed tenderPublished 1 April 2025
CFT 3773 Single Party Framework Agreement for Provision of Maintenance Works for South Dublin County Council Premises (including Protected Structures), Vacant Sites and Lands
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 1 April 2025
Local Authority Support and Waste Composition Transformation Pre-Market Engagement
- Awarded contract
Provision of Clinical Waste Collection and Disposal services
- Awarded contract
Waste Management Solution
- Awarded contract
Contract for Waste Disposal - Hanford Energy Recovery Facility
- Expired contract
Provision of a Clinical Waste Collection & Disposal Service
- Awarded contract
Food Waste Vehicles
- Closed tenderPublished 28 March 2025
Bulky Waste Collection and Disposal
- Awarded contract
Domestic Bulky Household Waste Collections
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 28 March 2025
Provision of Waste Collection Services for the University of Nottingham
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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