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Unitary authorityE06000055Population 196,398
Bedford Borough Council
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Contracts running
177
Ending in the next year
83
Payments published
£769.6M
Paid in 2025-26 so far
£337.3M
Council tax collected
£139.4M
Borrowing
£157.0M
Debt interest
£3.2M a year
Schools
86
Housing waiting list
2,465
Properties owned
1,287
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Bedford is a unitary authority serving 196,398 people. It has published 130,811 payments since 2022-23, worth £769.6M, and 177 of the 761 contracts on record are still running.