Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcd-280f-7037-b258-4727caa2045b/379-26-waste-collection-and-disposal-services awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 379\_26 Waste Collection and Disposal Services [Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo) Estimated value Not stated Published 7 May 2026 Deadline Closed 23 Feb 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Split into 10 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender ESPO national framework for the provision of waste and recycling collection and disposal services for non-domestic properties and the provision of specialist waste services including the collection and disposal of hazardous waste, pharmaceutical waste, bulk specialist wastes and waste from house / office clearances. The Framework is divided into 10 Lots. For any additional details please also refer to [espo.org](https://www.espo.org/waste-collection-and-disposal-services-379-26.html) Note: Overall framework award was concluded on 01/05/2026, with this notice being published to follow on from this. ## CPV classification Refuse and waste related services Cesspool or septic tank emptying services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-051a81-2026-05-07T13:17:46+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-051a81-2026-05-07T13:17:46+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo) [Sector More Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [SHWD Cleaning · South Hams District Council · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1e5c-7112-a772-bb30d175a2ae/shwd-cleaning) [Pest Control Services · Yorkshire Housing Limited · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1ecb-72eb-99a2-28725729b3f4/pest-control-services) [Pest Control Services Concession 2027-30 (FH2610191) · The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-44f9-7309-afae-daba3a678a46/pest-control-services-concession-2027-30-fh2610191) [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Refuse transport services – Odbiór odpadów komunalnych z terenu miasta Maków Mazowiecki · Miasto Maków Mazowiecki · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f12-7325-9c2f-18eb44993615/poland-refuse-transport-services-odbior-odpadow-komunalnych-z-terenu-miasta) [Cleaning services – Úklidové služby pro budovy JP · České vysoké učení technické v Praze · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4b75-72e0-8073-c7b65b5d95d9/czechia-cleaning-services-uklidove-sluzby-pro-budovy-jp)