Cesspool or septic tank emptying services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 90460000Services · classin Cleaning & Environmental Services

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Other public bodies 34% (13 notices)
  • Central government 29% (11 notices)
  • Local authorities 24% (9 notices)
  • Housing associations 3% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 11% (4 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government611
Karbon HomesOther public bodies310
Ards and North Down Borough CouncilLocal authorities210
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilLocal authorities210
NI Water and its subsidiariesnot classified200
Carmarthenshire County CouncilLocal authorities100
Central and Cecil Housing TrustHousing associations100
Choice Housing Ireland LimitedOther public bodies110
Connexus Homes LimitedOther public bodies100
Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government100

28 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 23 of 38 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
South East England5 · 22%
Yorkshire and the Humber5 · 22%
Northern Ireland5 · 22%
East of England4 · 17%
Greater London3 · 13%
West Midlands3 · 13%
Wales (Cymru)3 · 13%
East Midlands2 · 9%
North East England2 · 9%
Scotland1 · 4%
North West England1 · 4%
South West England1 · 4%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 79% (30 notices)
  • Framework 13% (5 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 8% (3 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 45% (17 notices)
  • Route not published 39% (15 notices)
  • Selective 16% (6 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 80% (8 notices)
  • Below threshold 20% (2 notices)

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (14) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Typical bids per lot5robust · n=7middle half 2–8
Competed100%robust · n=14open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs74%robust · n=38of bids on lots publishing an SME split

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 34 awards to 23 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 8 of 38 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Open tenders in cesspool or septic tank emptying…

1 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Facilities Management and Workplace Services DPSDPSThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service23 Feb 2029887d£750,000,000 ceiling

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 9046. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 19 Aug 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 9046. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.