Waste & hygiene tenders

Win UK public-sector waste and hygiene contracts.

Refuse collection, recycling, clinical waste, hazardous disposal and washroom hygiene contracts at councils, NHS Trusts, universities and central-government estates. Pulled from the official portals, scored against your stored profile.

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Every UK government waste & hygiene tender, pulled directly from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, scored against your stored profile in 30 seconds.

  • Fit-score every tender before you bid
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Typical contracts we help you win

The waste & hygiene contracts in the directory

Pulled from the same official UK public-sector portals every buyer is required to publish on. No paid aggregator carries notices the official portals don't have.

  • Council refuse collection and street cleansing (multi-vehicle, multi-route)
  • Recycling contracts: kerbside, communal, commercial waste
  • NHS clinical waste collection (orange bag, yellow bag, sharps)
  • Hazardous waste disposal: chemical, asbestos, contaminated soils
  • Washroom services: feminine hygiene units, sanitary disposal, air freshener
  • Schools and university waste audits + collection

What buyers actually score on

The compliance items that win or lose at SQ stage

Waste Carriers Licence

Environment Agency Upper Tier registration for any operative transporting waste commercially. Lower Tier for own waste.

Insurance

Public liability £10m floor on clinical and hazardous. Employer's liability £10m. Pollution liability £2m–£5m on hazardous contracts.

Hazardous waste consignment notes

Schedule 1 EWC codes correctly assigned. Consignment notes retained for 3 years. Annual returns to the EA on Special Waste.

ADR-trained drivers (hazardous)

European Agreement for Dangerous Goods by Road certification for drivers handling clinical or chemical waste.

SSIP + ISO 14001

CHAS, SMAS, SafeContractor or Constructionline. ISO 14001 effectively mandatory above £100k. Carbon Reduction Plan on contracts above £5m under PPN 06/21.

Duty of care

Section 34 Environmental Protection Act 1990 compliance. Waste transfer notes, audit trail, named-officer responsibility.

Where the work lives

CPV codes the directory covers

Set saved-search alerts on the official portals against these codes if you'd rather build the discovery layer yourself. Or skip the manual setup and use the curated waste & hygiene feed.

  • 90500000

    Refuse and waste-related services

  • 90511000

    Refuse collection services

  • 90513000

    Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment

  • 90520000

    Radioactive, toxic, medical and hazardous waste

  • 90523000

    Toxic, non-radioactive waste disposal

  • 90700000

    Environmental services (parent)

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