CPV 90000000
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services — UK government contracts
1,048
Contracts indexed
£11.4b
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 1,048 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
589 contracts worth £8.2b 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 tenders
Trunk Road Litter Picking
Clinical Waste Incinerator Services
£268kManaged Service for Explosive Substances (Class 1), Firearms and Weapons
£102kThe Provision of Specialist Cleaning, Clearance and Disposal Services
£15000kPRO005033-Services-Framework-Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Testing
The Provision of Specialist Cleaning, Clearance and Disposal Services
£15000kPeatland restoration training site - Tarras Valley Nature Reserve
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pest Control Services
£755kAsbestos removal services
£3056kWaste Management (sustainable) services
Provision of Emergency O&M Services - Energy from Waste Facility
£27000kHire of Skips for Schools
£400kProvision of Residual Waste Services for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
£7115k–20615kPest Control Services
£170k–318kMilton Keynes Waste Recovery Park Residual Waste Treatment Contract
£313711kCleaning Services
£2493kMolendinar Park HA Common Area Cleaning 2027
Molendinar Park HA Common Area Cleaning 2027
Refining Agricultural Land to Development Estimates in England Using Predictive Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) Mapping
£0kCleaning Services Framework
£2000kHow 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 1048 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 £11.4bn. 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 West Lothian Council, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS, ADLnature. 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.