Refuse disposal and treatment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 90510000·Services · class·in Cleaning & Environmental Services
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 182 lots from 117 competitions run by 77 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 99 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 83 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 212 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 63 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 22 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| DCC Wastewater Sludge Cake Haulage | Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig | 18 Nov 2026 | 24d | £6,000,000 |
| Scrap Metal, LAB (Lead Acid Batteries) and Abandoned Vehicles Collection, Transportation and Recycling | Leeds City Council | 18 Nov 2026 | 23d | £1,372,000 |
| Trunk Road Litter Picking | Test Valley Borough Council | 6 Nov 2026 | 11d | £280,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
90514000 Refuse recycling services294 notices · 41%90510000 Refuse disposal and treatment186 notices · 26%90511000 Refuse collection services101 notices · 14%90512000 Refuse transport services80 notices · 11%90511200 Household-refuse collection services25 notices · 3%90513800 Sludge treatment services25 notices · 3%90513100 Household-refuse disposal services21 notices · 3%- Cleaning services 583 · 12m
- Refuse and waste related services 318 · 12m
- Environmental management 257 · 12m
- Environmental services 154 · 12m
- Asbestos removal services 88 · 12m
- Facility related sanitation services 84 · 12m
- Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services 80 · 12m
- Pollution tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation 72 · 12m
- Environmental protection 49 · 12m
- Cleaning and sanitation services 46 · 12m
- All of Cleaning & Environmental Services →
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities64%(458 notices)
458 of 713 notices are Local authorities (64%).Other public bodies16%(114 notices)
114 of 713 notices are Other public bodies (16%).Central government9%(64 notices)
64 of 713 notices are Central government (9%).Education & universities3%(21 notices)
21 of 713 notices are Education & universities (3%).Police, fire & emergency1%(9 notices)
9 of 713 notices are Police, fire & emergency (1%).Not classified7%(47 notices)
47 of 713 notices are Not classified (7%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Norse Commercial Services Ltd | Other public bodies | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Local authorities | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| Cardiff Council | Central government | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| City & County of Swansea | Local authorities | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| East Ayrshire Council | Local authorities | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council | Local authorities | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Lancashire County Council | Local authorities | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | Local authorities | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Bath & North East Somerset Council | Local authorities | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Bristol Waste Company | Other public bodies | 8 | 1 | 0 |
305 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 627 of 719 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| East of England | 2 | 48% | 39% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 3 | 71% | 47% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | 45% | 39% | |
| Scotland | 3 | 73% | 92% | |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 94% | 97% | |
| South West England | 3 | 43% | 29% | |
| East Midlands | 3 | 33% | 36% | |
| South East England | 3 | 24% | 42% | |
| North West England | 3 | 50% | 39% | |
| West Midlands | 3 | 37% | 24% | |
| Greater London | 3 | 32% | 50% | |
| North East England | 3 | 38% | 12% |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract89%(637 notices)
637 of 719 notices are Contract (89%).Framework11%(76 notices)
76 of 719 notices are Framework (11%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(6 notices)
6 of 719 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open56%(403 notices)
403 of 719 notices are Open (56%).Route not published22%(158 notices)
158 of 719 notices are Route not published (22%).Selective9%(62 notices)
62 of 719 notices are Selective (9%).Limited / restricted8%(54 notices)
54 of 719 notices are Limited / restricted (8%).Direct award6%(42 notices)
42 of 719 notices are Direct award (6%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold78%(135 notices)
135 of 174 notices are Above threshold (78%).Below threshold22%(39 notices)
39 of 174 notices are Below threshold (22%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (303) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid34%(61)
61 of 182 lots fall in 1 bid (34%).2–345%(82)
82 of 182 lots fall in 2–3 (45%).4–619%(34)
34 of 182 lots fall in 4–6 (19%).7 or more3%(5)
5 of 182 lots fall in 7 or more (3%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 182 lots from 117 competitions run by 77 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 99 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 83 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
209 of 286 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 17 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
272 SME bids out of 410, on 162 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
122 of 204 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 100 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
7 of 303 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 41 lots from 18 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 624 awards to 307 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 17% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Biffa Waste Services Ltd | 28 | 33 | 9 | 23 |
| VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED | 15 | 16 | 6 | 14 |
| SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd | 14 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| H W Martin Waste Ltd | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
| R. HEATRICK LTD | 9 | 19 | 5 | 4 |
| Bryson Recycling Ltd | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| FCC Recycling (UK) Limited | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| ReGen Waste Ltd | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 318 of 719 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in refuse disposal and treatment
22 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Provision of Kerbside Collections and Associated Services for the Islands of Eday, Sanday, Stronsay, Westray, North Ronaldsay, Papa Westray, Rousay, Egilsay and Wyre | Orkney Islands Council | 2 Nov 2026 | 7d | £1,068,006 |
| Trunk Road Litter Picking | Test Valley Borough Council | 6 Nov 2026 | 11d | £280,000 |
| TENDER FOR THE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF WASTE TIMBER Ref: 2627 TNDR EP 004A | Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | 17 Nov 2026 | 22d | £780,000 |
| Scrap Metal, LAB (Lead Acid Batteries) and Abandoned Vehicles Collection, Transportation and Recycling | Leeds City Council | 18 Nov 2026 | 23d | £1,372,000 |
| DCC Wastewater Sludge Cake Haulage | Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig | 18 Nov 2026 | 24d | £6,000,000 |
| Treatment and Disposal of Recyclable and Residual Waste | Scotland Excel | 12 Feb 2029 | 840d | £200,000,000 ceiling |
| Sludge Disposal and/or Restoration, Sludge Treatment and Sludge Storage | United Utilities Water Limited | 2 Jul 2029 | 980d | £15,000,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 9051. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.