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.
14,203 results
- Closed tenderPublished 4 September 2024
Aghoo Bridge - Lock 4 Blueway Retainment Works
€150,000
- Expired contractPublished 4 September 2024
Concept Design for the Enhancement and Reinstatement of slipway and Groynes at Redcar Sea front
£39,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 September 2024
Car Park Modifications
£30,000
- Open tenderPublished 4 September 2024
Civil Engineering Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Scotland - projects up to 5 million GBP
£180,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 4 September 2024
Bridge Assessments 2024/25 – Package 1
£95,000
- Expired contractPublished 3 September 2024
GMC Veg Maintenance 24 - 25 Groundwork AOMR Lot 3 Direct Award
£80,911.31
- Awarded contractPublished 3 September 2024
Highways Surfacing & Associated Civils Works Framework
£14,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 3 September 2024
UXO Surveying and Risk Mitigation Services
£500,000
- Expired contractPublished 3 September 2024
Wharf House, Stroud - Boundary Wall Construction
£175,557.41
- Awarded contractPublished 2 September 2024
RS - Madeira Terraces Restoration Phase 1 - Main Contractor
£12,500,000
- Expired contractPublished 2 September 2024
Custody Suite Upgrade Programme - CPA/SPU/2240P
£750,049.85
- Expired contractPublished 1 September 2024
A690 Carville Park & Ride, Sunderland Road/ Dragon Lane & A181 Sherburn Road/Dragon Lane
£76,493.75
- Expired contractPublished 30 August 2024
NCC1295 East Ord Groundworks & Enabling Works
2,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 30 August 2024
NCC1350 Hadston Roads, Sewers & Groundworks
3,700,000
- Awarded contractPublished 30 August 2024
Howth FHC Middle Pier Upgrade Surfacing and Drainage Works 2024
400,000
- Closed tenderPublished 30 August 2024
Demolition of existing two storey buildings and construction of 4 no. Apartment Units at Seán Mac Diarmada Street, Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim F91 XA46
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 30 August 2024
Howth FHC Middle Pier Upgrade Surfacing and Drainage Works 2024
€400,000
- Expired contractPublished 29 August 2024
Detailed Asset Inspection - Kings Lynn & Ely
£92,016
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 29 August 2024
MetroLink, Dublin – PMC for the MetroLink M400 civil infrastructure contract packages
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 29 August 2024
Detailed Asset Inspections - Bedford
£108,539
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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