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Epping Forest District Council

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Contracts running: 55
Ending in the next year: 23
Payments published: £450.9M
Paid in 2025-26 so far: £83.2M
Council tax collected: £115.3M
Borrowing: £276.0M
Debt interest: £9.5M a year
Schools: 54
Housing waiting list: 1,241
Properties owned: 915

About

Epping Forest is a district council serving 138,394 people. Schools, social care and roads here are run by Essex County Council. It has published 44,756 payments since 2019-20, worth £450.9M, and 55 of the 290 contracts on record are still running.

Paid most in 2025-26 so far

Spending

Payments over £500, published to December 2025

Paid in 2025-26 so far: £83.2M; April to December 2025
Same months of 2024: £64.0M; 2025-26 is 30% higher
Payments: 2,713; in 2025-26 so far
Latest month published: December 2025

Paid each month

Spending to note, 2025-26 so far

Taxis and passenger transport: £19K; 2 payments ·
Consultancy: £631K
Agency staff: £631K

Borrowing

End of December 2025

£276.0M borrowed and £105.6M invested.

Public Works Loan Board£276.0M · 100%

Council details

Type: District council
Code: E07000072
Population: 138,394
County council: Essex County Council
Payments: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Contract notices: 290, latest 28 Oct 2026

Latest contract notices

Employment Law and HR Advice Subscription Services28 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £47K · ESP Solicitors Limited Supply, Installation, Warranty and Maintenance of Straight Flight and Curved Track Stairlifts for Disabled Facilities Grants20 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £960K · Stannah Lift Services Limited Perkbox Subscription Service15 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £41K · SME HCI Limited

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