Environmental protection: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 90720000Services · 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
  • Central government 26% (83 notices)
  • Local authorities 26% (81 notices)
  • Other public bodies 20% (63 notices)
  • NHS & health 5% (15 notices)
  • Housing associations 1% (3 notices)
  • Not classified 22% (70 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Defra Network eTendering Portalnot classified1200
Home OfficeCentral government1220
Forestry and Land ScotlandCentral government611
Scottish Natural Heritagenot classified610
Nuclear Waste Services LimitedOther public bodies530
ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTSOther public bodies420
Birmingham City CouncilLocal authorities420
Carmarthenshire County CouncilLocal authorities430
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSnot classified400
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)Other public bodies400

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 205 of 321 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 England47 · 23%
Scotland39 · 19%
East of England38 · 19%
Greater London32 · 16%
West Midlands31 · 15%
North West England30 · 15%
South West England30 · 15%
Wales (Cymru)26 · 13%
Yorkshire and the Humber25 · 12%
East Midlands24 · 12%
North East England24 · 12%
Northern Ireland20 · 10%

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 70% (224 notices)
  • Framework 26% (82 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 5% (15 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 58% (186 notices)
  • Route not published 23% (74 notices)
  • Selective 12% (38 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 7% (23 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 69% (63 notices)
  • Below threshold 31% (28 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=101median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (131) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=47
  • 1 bid 34% (16)
  • 2–3 15% (7)
  • 4–6 30% (14)
  • 7 or more 21% (10)
Contract value, net
p25 £96,000median £276,025p75 £615,000
interquartile range of 67 awards · p90 £2,751,436
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=40middle half 1–5
Competed90%robust · n=131open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs64%robust · n=191of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs54%robust · n=54single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally44%robust · n=43winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate1% below the estimaterobust · n=2512 below · 6 above
Abandoned3%robust · n=131cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot5robust · n=2564 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 491 awards to 307 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 14% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 138 of 321 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

In-tend Electronic Procurement23 notices · 17% · 1 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management18 notices · 13% · 2 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution18 notices · 13% · 2 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)14 notices · 10% · 1 open
Proactis / ProContract12 notices · 9%
Delta eSourcing10 notices · 7%
eTendersNI10 notices · 7%

Open tenders in environmental protection

11 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 9072. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 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 9072. 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.