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 25 March 2025
Lehenaghmore Road Improvement Scheme
20,789,962
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 25 March 2025
Subcontracting Services Framework Agreement
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 24 March 2025
23-242 Brinsworth Lane Shopping Parade
£61,238.38
- Closed tenderPublished 24 March 2025
PKC13024 - A827 Bolfracks Gabion Wall Repair and Scour Protection
£500,000
- Awarded contractPublished 21 March 2025
New Equine Building, Teagasc, Kildalton, Co. Kilkenny
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 21 March 2025
HVDC Cable Framework
21,300,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 21 March 2025
New Equine Building, Teagasc, Kildalton, Co. Kilkenny
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 21 March 2025
Underwater Bridge Maintenance and Repair Term Contract 2025-2028
£485,000
- Expired contractPublished 20 March 2025
Pheasant Close Infiltration Test and Drainage Design
£7,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 March 2025
The supply, delivery and installation (including any necessary groundworks) for PE Equipment for Moville Community College
€70,200
- Expired contractPublished 19 March 2025
Form C Leeds city council- Leeds flood alleviation scheme
£12,484.27
- Closed tenderPublished 19 March 2025
Scaffolding
£375,000
- Awarded contractPublished 19 March 2025
The supply, delivery and installation (including any necessary groundworks) for PE Equipment for Moville Community College
70,200
- Awarded contractPublished 18 March 2025
Construction Engineer Services LFAS2
£29,520
- Awarded contractPublished 18 March 2025
23 New Housing Units, Parks View, Druid's Temple, Inverness
£4,154,662
- Expired contractPublished 18 March 2025
NCC1217 Portland Park - NEPO211 Lot 2 up to £750,000 Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and Durham
£409,582.79
- Expired contractPublished 18 March 2025
Structural culvert lining, Coleford, Pike Road
£58,333.03
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 18 March 2025
RFI_1698 - CRML0013 - Telford - Expression of Interest - Newdale Pitches
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 17 March 2025
Rowley Towns Fund - Oldbury Ringway - Cycleways Phase 2
£358,191.43
- Awarded contractPublished 17 March 2025
Britannia Park - Allotment Improvement Works
£45,000
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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