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 28 May 2026
Clinical and Chemical Waste Collection
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 27 May 2026
Folkestone and Hythe Transfer Services
- Awarded contract
Disposal of Domestic Mixed Recyclable Waste
- Awarded contract
Provision of Services for the Acceptance and Composting of Green Waste
- Closed tenderPublished 26 May 2026
Provision of Green & Wood Waste Services
- Awarded contract
Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Treatment Contract
- Closed tenderPublished 26 May 2026
Waste Collection Services for HMS Victory Project
- Closed tenderPublished 26 May 2026
Waste Management Services
- Closed tenderPublished 26 May 2026
Waste Management Services
- Closed tenderPublished 26 May 2026
Waste Management Services
- Awarded contract
Primary Care Healthcare waste collection and disposal service to General Practice and Community Pharmacy for NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB)
- Awarded contract
CPU 6350 Hire of Refuse Collection Vehicles for Derby commercial waste vehicles replacement
- Awarded contract
CPU 8130 Hire of Food Waste Collection Vehicles for NCC
- Awarded contract
Waste Management Service
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 21 May 2026
The provision of recycling and waste collection services including destruction of confidential wastepaper from Shropshire Council owned/run sites
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 21 May 2026
The Provision of Processing Wood Waste Recycling Services
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 21 May 2026
Provision of environmental services
- Closed tenderPublished 20 May 2026
Darparu Gwasanaeth Atgyweirio ac Ailddefnyddio, yn cynnwys gwasanaeth casglu Gwastraff Swmpus / Delivery of Repair and Reuse Service with the inclusion of a Bulky Waste collection service
- Awarded contract
T1167 - General Waste and Recycling (Mini Competition - LUPC)
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 20 May 2026
Waste Management Services
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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