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.
14,217 results
- Expired contractPublished 12 April 2024
Places for People Developments - Groundworks Panel (England & Scotland)
£100,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 12 April 2024
Grimsby Automotive Terminal Extension
£25,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 12 April 2024
Two Year Multi-Lot Contracts for General Builder Services and Works
£722,310
- Awarded contractPublished 12 April 2024
Brotherton Retaining Wall Maintenance Works
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 12 April 2024
Two Year Multi-Lot Contracts for Roof Repair Services and Minor Works
£508,103
- Closed tenderPublished 12 April 2024
Two Year Multi-Lot Contracts for Groundwork and Fencing Repair Services
£487,500
- Closed tenderPublished 11 April 2024
Brewood and Coven Parish Council Bishops Wood Playing Field 2024
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 April 2024
BSOL Small and Large Works Framework
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 10 April 2024
WP3960 - Regeneration Strategic Advisor
£4,500,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 April 2024
2321 A16/B1180 Pinchbeck Roundabout
£3,935,980.5
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 10 April 2024
Engineering and Technical Consultancy
£70,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 April 2024
A57 Earthworks
£5,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 10 April 2024
Construction of new production and education facility and refurbishment of listed buildings at Leach Pottery, St Ives
£105,895.78
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 10 April 2024
Engineering and Technical Consultancy
£70,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 April 2024
2321 A16/B1180 Pinchbeck Roundabout
£4,250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 April 2024
Repair and Maintenance Services
£3,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 10 April 2024
AT1262 Freemans Green – Groundworks
£425,000
- Awarded contractPublished 9 April 2024
WP3960 - Regeneration Strategic Advisor - AWARD
£1,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 9 April 2024
N16 Manorhamilton to Cornacloy Phase 2 Pavement Overlay
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 9 April 2024
NEC3 Engineering and Construction Short Contract for Cuningar Loop Phase 3 (Allotments and Car Park)
£637,105.17
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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