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.
14,208 results
- Closed tenderPublished 7 June 2024
Structural and Civil Engineering Framework
£4,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 6 June 2024
Provision of River Burren (Carlow) Hydrographic, Topographic and CCTV Culvert Survey
€50,000
- Awarded contractPublished 6 June 2024
Groundworks
£7,637,815.91
- Awarded contractPublished 6 June 2024
LionLink Marine Survey
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 6 June 2024
Installation of a secure perimeter boundary to buildings at Alice Holt Research Station
£604,202
- Closed tenderPublished 6 June 2024
Meath Co Co - MH-COMM-24-03 - Ashbourne Linear Park Phase 2
€1,100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 6 June 2024
Invitation to Quote
£1
- Expired contractPublished 6 June 2024
Piling Works
£40,116
- Expired contractPublished 6 June 2024
Engineering Consultant Lead for Levelling Up Active Travel Project
£267,708.39
- Closed tenderPublished 5 June 2024
TC005 Framework for Highways Work 2024-2028
£40,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 4 June 2024
T-1134 DfI Water and Departmental Delivery Engineering Services Consultancy Partner
£30,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 June 2024
Fencing and Ground Work - Corporate Landlord
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 4 June 2024
DfI Procurement Enhancement Programme : Road Asset Management Frameworks - Surfacing Framework Information Event
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 4 June 2024
New Building for Northern Regional College — Coleraine Campus
£23,839,000
- Awarded contractPublished 3 June 2024
Capital Works Framework 2024 - 2028
£620,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 3 June 2024
Build of the retaining wall to Main Rd Kirkby in Ashfield
£239,269.15
- Closed tenderPublished 2 June 2024
Contract for: Landscaping Works, Park Gerry, Camborne for Camborne Town Council
£600,000
- Awarded contractPublished 31 May 2024
Little Island Sustainable Transport Interventions - Western Phase
3,100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 31 May 2024
Pond Lining - Twyford to Greatworth
£75,000
- Closed tenderPublished 31 May 2024
Stage 1 Multi Party Framework Agreement for; Renovation and Redevelopment Works to Protected Structures and other Buildings owned by Tipperary County Council
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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