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.
14,204 results
- Expired contractPublished 3 July 2024
Lime House - Design and Rebuild of Defect Section (of Retaining Wall)
£109,845
- Awarded contractPublished 2 July 2024
Drypool Bridge Strengthening - Investigation and Design,Kingston Upon Hull, Direct Award, Lot 1a
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 2 July 2024
Structures Framework 2024
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 1 July 2024
Penyard Road Retaining wall
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 1 July 2024
End Point Assessment for CITB National Construction College
£1,200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 1 July 2024
End Point Assessment for CITB National Construction College
£1,200,000
- Closed tenderPublished 1 July 2024
RFQ For the Provision of a stakeholder perception and engagement study
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 1 July 2024
SPS-10938 HMP & YOI Polmont Exercise Yards
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 1 July 2024
G4_2_HCC_047 A326 Waterside - Advanced Surveys
£328,162.06
- Closed tenderPublished 1 July 2024
Retaining Wall Remedial Works at Riverview Apartments, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
€30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 1 July 2024
SC24002 Road Asset Renewal Contract (RARC)
£300,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 1 July 2024
Penyard Road Retaining wall
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 30 June 2024
Groundworks Contract in Blunsdon, Swindon
£30,000
- Awarded contractPublished 28 June 2024
Naver Bridge Replacement
£10,991,594.25
- Closed tenderPublished 28 June 2024
Springwater Park Landslide Ground Investigation
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 28 June 2024
Victoria Tower Fabric Safety Project
£95,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 28 June 2024
Caroline Street Flood Alleviation Works
£590,467
- Awarded contractPublished 28 June 2024
Subcontract delivery of Adult Skills Fund programmes (previously AEB) for Construction Skills - AWARD
£3,600,000
- Closed tenderPublished 28 June 2024
Keadue Road Leitrim Village Flood Protection Works
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 27 June 2024
Groundworks at Holyhead Secondary School
£29,427
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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