Top suppliers
Top suppliers to NWS
Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What NWS buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
90Recent contracts
Latest NWS contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
TO355 - Evaluation of Uncertainty Solubility & Sorption. ESC Framework Lot 2
Quintessa Limited · 2024-07-17
£57K
Sellafield Pond Items
The Active Collection Bureau Limited · 2024-04-22
£985K
FC0035 Rosyth Boilers
The Active Collection Bureau Limited · 2024-02-09
£929K
FC0030 - AWE Mixed Metals
Augean South Ltd · 2023-03-07
£150K
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Market analysis
Bidding into NWS — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
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Awards to SMEs
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Top-5 supplier share
100%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to NWS
How much does NWS spend on procurement?
NWS awarded 3 contracts totalling £2.0M between 2023-10-12 and 2026-10-12, working with 2 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £657K.
Who are NWS's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to NWS by total award value are The Active Collection Bureau Limited, Quintessa Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.
What does NWS buy from suppliers?
NWS's procurement is concentrated in sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-12
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
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