Water, Sewerage & Trade Waste
Water and wastewater retail contracts for the estate, trade effluent consents, legionella compliance. 55 UK councils have discussed water, sewerage & trade waste in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about water, sewerage & trade waste
Water, Sewerage & Trade Waste is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 110 meeting mentions spanning 55 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has cooled quarter-on-quarter: there were 5 mentions in the last three months, against 16 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one. Water, Sewerage & Trade Waste sits within the broader utilities & energy category.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly water, sewerage & trade waste mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in South East is the most active authority on water, sewerage & trade waste, with 8 mentions across 8 monitored meetings — around 7% of all water, sewerage & trade waste discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Cabinet Meeting Procurement Review” meeting on 16 Sept 2025.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (8 mentions) and Horsham District Council (7) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Winchester City Council | South East | 8 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | South East | 8 |
| Horsham District Council | South East | 7 |
| Swale Borough Council | South East | 5 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | East of England | 4 |
| North Yorkshire Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | Northern Ireland | 3 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 3 |
| Somerset Council | South West | 3 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | Northern Ireland | 3 |
| Dorset Council | South West | 3 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where water, sewerage & trade waste came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Pembrokeshire County Council · Nutrient Neutrality & Cleddau · 25 Jun 2026
““wastewater and land management interventions””
North Yorkshire Council · Transport, Water, CCTV · 25 Jun 2026
“raw sewage into the River Air”
Vale of Glamorgan Council · Bathing Water Plan · 2 Jun 2026
“removing surface water completely from the combined sewer system in that area.”
Swale Borough Council · HMO SPD & HMA Update · 27 May 2026
“major development intending to connect to Maine's water supply drainage and wastewater systems”
Cotswold District Council · Planning Conditions · 22 Apr 2026
“I suppose the discharge from the site is going into that drain would always be kind of an issue for us as well.”
Swale Borough Council · Parking, Housing, Toilets · 1 Apr 2026
“water supply and wastewater treatment within Swale Borough.”
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