Civils Contracts and Tenders
See open Civils tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
Civils procurement spans groundworks and earthworks, drainage and culvert repair or replacement, retaining walls and slope stabilisation, and highway surfacing, patching and bridge strengthening. Flood alleviation and sustainable drainage schemes, rail earthworks and water company groundworks for mains renewal sit alongside them.
Civils buying mostly runs as call-offs for individual schemes, often from YPO's civil engineering works and services dynamic purchasing system, rather than one-off tenders. Councils, water companies, and rail and highways bodies across the UK and Ireland are the regular buyers of civils work.
14,198 results
- Awarded contractPublished 16 April 2025
Highways and Street Lighting contract
£170,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 16 April 2025
Invitation to Quote for Town Hall Gardens Access Improvement Works Chatham
£150,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 April 2025
Balnagask Motte - Reinstatement of Historical Asset (8280)
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 15 April 2025
Demolition of existing Community Centre and Construction of New Car Park At Canolfan Penrhosgarnedd,
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 15 April 2025
Climbing Frame
£32,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 April 2025
Flood Cell 06, Snape Maltings
£2,300,000
- Awarded contractPublished 15 April 2025
C31 10 School Burn Culvert
£49,207
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 14 April 2025
Gen5 Consult - Transport, Highways & Infrastructure Consultancy Framework
£100,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 April 2025
CoLP Tactical Firearms Training Facility - Structural and Civil Engineer Appointment
£336,316
- Expired contractPublished 14 April 2025
Acton PS Wall Repair
£229,347.9
- Expired contractPublished 11 April 2025
Chesterfield Canal Trust - Main Works Contractor
£3,484,423.18
- Closed tenderPublished 11 April 2025
B9082 Gutcher to Cullivoe Road Improvement, Yell, Shetland
£7,445,286
- Expired contractPublished 11 April 2025
HRE - CLOSED BRANCH LINES MINOR WORKS - COB/4m 50ch at Hirwuan Common retaining wall - Masonry works.
£19,407.91
- Awarded contractPublished 10 April 2025
Eastern Region - Reactive & Small Schemes Framework
£3,075,960,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 April 2025
A6119 Traffic Signal Junction Improvement Works
£481,009.99
- Closed tenderPublished 10 April 2025
DLR Co Co - Multi-party Framework Agreement for Major Bituminous Pavement Works for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
€120,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 10 April 2025
RFQ For Provision of Cambridgeshire County Council Lead Local Flood Data Management System
£50,500
- Closed tenderPublished 10 April 2025
WP15.04 IEP Access and Retaining Wall - Old Oak Common (S4) Station
£3,750,000
- Awarded contractPublished 10 April 2025
Ffordd Bleddyn
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 10 April 2025
Ready for RESP 2025
£126,885.92
Frequently asked questions
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What is included in a typical civils package?
A civils package usually covers groundworks, earthworks, drainage, site preparation and the below-ground work a build needs before the main contractor starts on structures. On rail and highways schemes it can also include ground stabilisation, culverts and surface works. Buyers procure it as its own contract as often as they fold it into a wider construction or maintenance framework.
What CPV codes cover civils and civil engineering work?
The core code is 45200000, works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work. Drainage-specific packages use 45232452, drainage works. Buyers mix these with codes for whatever trade the civils work is supporting, so a single tender can carry several.
Are civils contracts usually stand-alone or part of a bigger scheme?
Both happen. Councils and housing providers often run civils and drainage as one lot inside a repairs or maintenance framework. Rail and highways programmes tend to carve civils out as a delivery contract in its own right, covering earthworks, drainage and ground stabilisation ahead of the main works.
Which frameworks are used to buy civil engineering works in the UK public sector?
YPO's civil engineering works and services dynamic purchasing system and the Crown Commercial Service construction works and associated services framework are the two routes that appear in civils call-offs. YPO's system has a road and highway infrastructure category, and county councils run further competitions under it for individual schemes such as bridge strengthening and deck replacement.
The Crown Commercial Service framework has a building works lot that includes minor associated civil engineering works. Councils and combined authorities have called off from it by further competition and by direct award.
How do I find Civils contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read capital programmes, planned maintenance schedules, estate condition surveys and early market engagement notices, which show Civils work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.
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