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
- Closed tenderPublished 17 February 2025
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Electrical and Civil Works for Camera Instillation Opportunity
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 February 2025
Drainage Projects (DIG)
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 17 February 2025
GP191 - Carriageway loop cutting service
£150,000
- Expired contractPublished 17 February 2025
City Line Bus and Accessibility Works
£369,695.68
- Closed tenderPublished 17 February 2025
6254 - Replacement of Corinthian Dyke East Culvert, Bronze Age Way
£1,150,000
- Closed tenderPublished 17 February 2025
Drainage Projects (DIG)
£250,000
- Open tenderPublished 17 February 2025
Minor Construction Works and Maintenance Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 17 February 2025
CRML0001 - Expression of interest - Herefordshire Bridge x 6 Saddling Schemes
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 14 February 2025
Framework to Carry out Minor Civil Engineering Works on and off the Highway
£2,500,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 14 February 2025
NEX24/83 Small Works Framework Agreement
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 14 February 2025
ICT SERVICES FOR STABILISATION AND REPAIR WORKS OF CARRICKFERGUS PEIRS
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 14 February 2025
Rushmire Hill Geotechnical Remediation and Standish Multi-User Path
£1,741,799.88
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 14 February 2025
A47 Blofield to North Burlingham Dualling - SHEET PILING
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 14 February 2025
Drainage PPM & Reactive Work
£120,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 February 2025
Gloucestershire EV Charging Infrastructure Services (GEVIS) - LEVI
£161,600,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 February 2025
Framework to Carry out Minor Civil Engineering Works on and off the Highway
£4,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 February 2025
Guisborough Levelling Up Funds - Town Centre Public Realm Works - PSC Stage
£84,225
- Closed tenderPublished 13 February 2025
ICT SERVICES FOR STABILISATION AND REPAIR WORKS OF CARRICKFERGUS PEIRS
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 13 February 2025
Fromebridge Biodiversity Project, Fromebridge Wetlands
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 13 February 2025
PLACE608H Highways Drainage Cleansing - Derbyshire
£7,765,000
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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