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 10 February 2025
Highway Structures Inspection Programme – General Inspections 2024-25
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 10 February 2025
LONGDENDALE MODULAR CHANGING ROOMS - HAWTHORNS SEND SCHOOL - SK14
£155,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 10 February 2025
Future Opportunity- Installation of a double modular with no sinks or toilets at The Bay Secondary School and a double modular with sinks and toilets at Gurnard Primary School.
£360,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 7 February 2025
Humber 2025 Infrastructure Engagement Event
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 7 February 2025
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority - Cross Keys Road Verge Enhancement
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 6 February 2025
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, Overhead Catenary System
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 6 February 2025
RA348541 - Framework for General Maintenance and Civil Works
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 6 February 2025
Call for tenders for the supply, delivery and installation (including any necessary groundworks) of Fitness and Physical Education Equipment for St. Paul’s Secondary School (63101K)
€70,000
- Awarded contractPublished 6 February 2025
Overhead Catenary System for HS2 Ltd
£206,910,125.2
- Closed tenderPublished 6 February 2025
FRAMEWORK CONTRACT FOR HIGHWAYS SUBCONTRACTORS
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 6 February 2025
ESC038/2025 - NEPO212 LOT 2 - Transporter Bridge Principle Designer
£703,082.18
- Closed tenderPublished 5 February 2025
Local Highway Maintenance Support Contract
£100,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 5 February 2025
NRW Water Supervision Services FWA 2025-29
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 5 February 2025
Pedestrian access ramp & controlled pedestrian crossing – Lon Parcwr Depot, Ruthin
£29,250.93
- Closed tenderPublished 5 February 2025
Conwy Estuary Outfalls
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 4 February 2025
Fort William Waste Transfer Station
£2,449,551.69
- Awarded contractPublished 4 February 2025
B899 (Lot 6) - Provision of Brackla Hill Access Improvements within the County Borough of Bridgend
£102,641.01
- Closed tenderPublished 4 February 2025
CA15258 - Groundworks - Peter Paine Performance Centre
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 4 February 2025
Gravity Ring Road
£60,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 February 2025
2025 Springfield Stadium Floodlights Replacement
Value not stated
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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