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Metropolitan district councilE08000012Population 507,915

Liverpool City Council

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Contracts running: 261
Ending in the next year: 122
Payments published: £2.3B
Paid in 2025-26 so far: £628.2M
Council tax collected: £261.4M
Borrowing: £1.1B
Debt interest: £29.2M a year
Schools: 197
Housing waiting list: 14,520
Properties owned: 5,729

About

Liverpool is a metropolitan district council serving 507,915 people. It has published 446,497 payments since 2022-23, worth £2.3B, and 261 of the 1,450 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: £628.2M; April to December 2025
Same months of 2024: £571.3M; 2025-26 is 10% higher
Payments: 122,636; in 2025-26 so far
Latest month published: December 2025

Paid each month

Spending to note, 2025-26 so far

Taxis and passenger transport: £9.3M; 340 payments ·
Payments to individuals: £21.1M; Names withheld ·
Consultancy: £6.5M
Agency staff: £314.2M

Borrowing

End of December 2025

£1.1B borrowed and £70.8M invested.

Public Works Loan Board£710.6M · 65%

Banks£35.0M · 3%

Bonds£3.4M · 0%

Other lenders£172.6M · 16%

Other councils£171.0M · 16%

Council details

Type: Metropolitan district council
Code: E08000012
Population: 507,915
Payments: 2022-23 to 2025-26
Contract notices: 1,450, latest 29 Oct 2026

Latest contract notices

Appointment of marketing Agent for land at Stonebridge Cross29 Oct 2026 · Awarded · £25K · B8RE Ltd Princes School - Appointment of Principal Contractor28 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £808K · Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastucture Limited Body Worn Video Equipment and Support Services27 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £240K · Reveal Media Limited

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