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Unitary authorityE06000066Population 590,972

Somerset Council

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Contracts running: 262
Ending in the next year: 119
Payments published: £3.6B
Paid in 2026-27 so far: £387.2M
Council tax collected: £469.3M
Borrowing: £690.4M
Debt interest: £26.6M a year
Schools: 309
Housing waiting list: 12,473
Properties owned: 5,352

About

Somerset is a unitary authority serving 590,972 people. Schools, social care and roads here are run by Somerset County Council. It has published 851,992 payments since 2023-24, worth £3.6B, and 262 of the 1,130 contracts on record are still running.

Paid most in 2026-27 so far

Spending

Payments over £500, published to July 2026

Paid in 2026-27 so far: £387.2M; April to July 2026
Same months of 2025: £317.8M; 2026-27 is 22% higher
Payments: 125,450; in 2026-27 so far
Latest month published: July 2026

Paid each month

Spending to note, 2026-27 so far

Taxis and passenger transport: £3.3M; 2,682 payments ·
Payments to individuals: £13.1M; Names withheld ·
Consultancy: £3.1M
Agency staff: £19.0M

Borrowing

End of December 2025

£690.4M borrowed and £179.3M invested.

Public Works Loan Board£467.9M · 68%

Banks£60.5M · 9%

Other lenders£127.7M · 18%

Other councils£34.3M · 5%

Council details

Type: Unitary authority
Code: E06000066
Population: 590,972
County council: Somerset County Council
Payments: 2023-24 to 2026-27
Contract notices: 1,130, latest 29 Oct 2026

Latest contract notices

Minerals and Waste Consultancy29 Oct 2026 · Open Tender · £400K Intermediate Care Pathway 2 - bed based29 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £12.9M · Brunelcare and 3 more Intermediate Care - Complex Older People's Mental Health known as OPMH+29 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £3.3M · Care Concern Group

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