CPV 90000000
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services — UK government contracts
225
Contracts indexed
£3.6b
Known total value
What UK government contracts fall under CPV 90000000?
Division 90 covers sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services — waste collection and disposal, recycling, street cleansing, building cleaning, pest control, winter gritting services and environmental remediation. Cleaning products are division 39.
Councils dominate: waste collection and disposal contracts are among the biggest local-government procurements, alongside street cleansing and school/corporate building cleaning. NHS trusts, housing associations and academy trusts tender cleaning continuously.
Tendarix indexes 225 contracts in this category from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, each with a plain-English AI summary.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
212 contracts worth £3.5b in disclosed value were published for Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services (CPV 90000000) in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Recent contracts
Ad-Hoc Pest Control Services
£800kCA18373 - ITT for the Provision of Pest Control Services
£30kACE Contract Cleaning Services
£2180kDECC Appraisal of Peat Landslide Hazard Risk Assessments
Management of operation of a household recycling centre in Welshpool, Powys
CA18359 - Community Cleaning Contract
£160kTerm Service Contract for Flood Risk Asset Maintenance
ENFOR - Environmental Analysis Services Framework
£4000kProvision of Cleaning Services for Harehills Primary School under ESPO framework 263_225
Processing of Rubble, Hardcore and Soil Material
Provision of Planning Enforcement Direct Action Contractor
£750kASBESTOS REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL AND ANALYTICAL SERVICES
Provision of food waste reprocessing
CA18345 - Building Cleaning Services 5
£3000000kHome Group Communal Cleaning (Scotland Only)
£2200kEwart, Bramwell and Shaftoe Asbestos Removal
Building Safety Clean & Clearance Services
PQQ for Lease of Pressure Washer Equipment
£550k3rd party MRF for the processing of dry mixed recycling from the Skipton area
Secure Collection, Destruction and Disposal of Confidential Waste. (Paper Shredding)
How to win sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services tenders
Building-cleaning tenders are highly SME-winnable and score input specifications (frequencies, staffing calculations shown honestly against London/Real Living Wage) plus monitoring tech (QR/app-based audits). Waste contracts are strategic and infrastructure-heavy — for those, credible fleet decarbonisation, Simpler Recycling compliance planning and TUPE handling are the evaluation spine.
Frequently asked questions
What does CPV code 90000000 cover?
Division 90 covers sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services — waste collection and disposal, recycling, street cleansing, building cleaning, pest control, winter gritting services and environmental remediation. Cleaning products are division 39.
How many Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services contracts are published in the UK?
Tendarix has indexed 225 UK public-sector contracts in this category from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council websites, with a combined known value of £3.6bn. New notices are added daily as buyers publish them.
Who buys Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services in the public sector?
Recent buyers on Tendarix include East Riding of Yorkshire Council, UK Atomic Energy Authority, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Councils dominate: waste collection and disposal contracts are among the biggest local-government procurements, alongside street cleansing and school/corporate building cleaning. NHS trusts, housing associations and academy trusts tender cleaning continuously.
How do I win Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services tenders?
Building-cleaning tenders are highly SME-winnable and score input specifications (frequencies, staffing calculations shown honestly against London/Real Living Wage) plus monitoring tech (QR/app-based audits). Waste contracts are strategic and infrastructure-heavy — for those, credible fleet decarbonisation, Simpler Recycling compliance planning and TUPE handling are the evaluation spine.