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Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services contracts in Scotland

12 live and 206 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 90000000 in Scotland.

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Procuring sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services in Scotland

This page tracks public-sector demand for sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services (CPV 90000000) published by contracting authorities in Scotland. Tendarix has indexed 206 matching contracts here, 12 of which are open for bids right now.

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.

Scotland runs its own procurement regime: the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act rather than the Procurement Act 2023, with all public notices published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). Thirty-two councils, NHS Scotland boards, Scottish Government directorates and agencies like Scottish Procurement and Scotland Excel (the councils' centre of expertise) structure the market, with national frameworks covering many common categories.

Notices are aggregated from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, then summarised in plain English. Suppliers working in Scotland use the chart below to gauge how active this category is month-to-month, and the list to find live opportunities to bid on.

Procurement activity over the last 12 months

140 contracts worth £843.4m in disclosed value were published for Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services in Scotland in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services opportunities in Scotland

Frequently asked questions

How many Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services tenders are live in Scotland?

There are 12 live Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services opportunities in Scotland right now, out of 206 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.

Who buys Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services in Scotland?

The most active buyers in Scotland for this category on Tendarix include West Lothian Council, East Ayrshire Council, Orkney Islands 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.

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 do I win Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services contracts in Scotland?

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. Register on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender — nothing Scottish reaches English portals reliably. Scottish policy emphasises community benefits (their social-value equivalent), fair work practices (real Living Wage, no inappropriate zero-hours) and SME access through lotting; Scotland Excel frameworks are the route into council goods and care markets, and Quick Quotes on PCS distribute sub-threshold work to registered suppliers only.

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