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 29 October 2024
Claureen New Link Road
€7,500,000
- Expired contractPublished 29 October 2024
PR322024 Countess Wear Road - Reinforced Earth Retaining Wall & associated Construction Works
£128,992
- Expired contractPublished 29 October 2024
Park Place Allotments
£39,107.94
- Closed tenderPublished 29 October 2024
Marine Lake Project, Weston-super-Mare
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 28 October 2024
Kneeton Close, Mapperley Flood Alleviation Works. - AWARD
£59,640.45
- Closed tenderPublished 28 October 2024
DfI Tram T-1144 Term Contract for Road Markings
£17,900,000
- Closed tenderPublished 28 October 2024
DfI Tram T-1144 Term Contract for Road Markings
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 27 October 2024
Sussex Safer Roads Partnership – Civil Works
£350,000
- Expired contractPublished 27 October 2024
Custody Suite Upgrade Programme CPA/SPU/2240P
£1,245,265.09
- Closed tenderPublished 25 October 2024
HE1075 Surface Dressing and Micro Asphalt Term Contract
£80,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 25 October 2024
D2N2-0124 Skills Bootcamp Wave 5
£34,625,542.4
- Closed tenderPublished 25 October 2024
Avenue Park Outdoor Gym 2024-2025
£85,000
- Closed tenderPublished 25 October 2024
South West & Mid Wales Regional Civil Engineering Services Framework 2025
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 25 October 2024
Drainage Investigation, Cleaning and CCTV 2025 – 2027
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 25 October 2024
Future Farms Site – Contractors
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 25 October 2024
Project and Asset Care Execution (PACE) (PIN 4A)
£2,400,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 24 October 2024
Schools Water Strategy - Grant Management Services Early Supplier Engagement Event
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 24 October 2024
Repairs to 2-5 Market Hill, Holyhead tender with Bill with ‘Meet the Buyer’ on 29th October
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 23 October 2024
Redevelopment of No.’s 2-5 Market Hill, Holyhead including bill of quantities.
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 23 October 2024
Hire and Supply of Classroom including Groundworks and Installation - St Peters CH43
£133,033
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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