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.
14,201 results
- Closed tenderPublished 14 January 2025
R332 Kilbannon Road Realignment Scheme Tuam County Galway
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 14 January 2025
EKFB JV - Mobile Elevating Work Platforms hire-Routewide
£375,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 January 2025
CLOUGH DYKE CULVERT REPAIRS
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 14 January 2025
RFQ For Provision of Cambridgeshire County Council Lead Local Flood Data Management System
£80,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2025
Culvert removal & track creation_2025_Goss Moor NNR.
£28,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2025
PLACE708H River Noe Retaining Wall Reinstatement & Ground Stabilisation Works at A6187
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2025
PLACE708H River Noe Retaining Wall Reinstatement & Ground Stabilisation Works at A6187
£750,000
- Open tenderPublished 10 January 2025
Total Asset Maintenance
£125,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 January 2025
LAND DRAINAGE AT LYNEMOUTH CEMETERY FIELD, ELLINGTON
£81,000
- Awarded contractPublished 10 January 2025
Entrance Improvements at Porthkerry Country Park, Barry
287,709.07
- Closed tenderPublished 10 January 2025
PS-25-11 - Ayrshire Innovation Park, Phase 1 – Infrastructure Works (PRJ0013527)
£7,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 10 January 2025
East Cambridgeshire District Council Home Improvement Agency Disabled Adaptations Framework
£3,045,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 January 2025
GR/HGW/Highways Asset Management and Civils Framework 2025-2029
£288,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 January 2025
PKC12732 Corb Bridge Culvert B934-01-C05 Repair Works
£300,000
- Awarded contractPublished 10 January 2025
Entrance Improvements at Porthkerry Country Park, Barry
£287,709.07
- Closed tenderPublished 9 January 2025
Tender for Dacorum Borough Council's Responsive Repairs, Cyclical Maintenance and General Build Services
£426,454,308
- Expired contractPublished 9 January 2025
Killingworth Block D Refurbishment Groundworks
£147,000
- Closed tenderPublished 9 January 2025
Dacorum Borough Council Responsive Repairs, Cyclical Maintenance and General Build Services
£457,454,308
- Awarded contractPublished 9 January 2025
Perth Town Lade Repair Works - Canal Street
£10,394.75
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 9 January 2025
Street Lighting Capital Investment and Asset Inspections
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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