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Metropolitan district councilE08000019Population 579,517

Sheffield City Council

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Contracts running: 351
Ending in the next year: 161
Payments published: £6.4B
Paid in 2025-26 so far: £1.1B
Council tax collected: £322.8M
Borrowing: £771.5M
Debt interest: £29.9M a year
Schools: 191
Housing waiting list: 19,467
Properties owned: 7,014

About

Sheffield is a metropolitan district council serving 579,517 people. It has published 1,982,567 payments since 2019-20, worth £6.4B, and 351 of the 1,665 contracts on record are still running.

Paid most in 2025-26 so far

Spending

Payments over £500, published to February 2026

Paid in 2025-26 so far: £1.07B; April 2025 to February 2026
Same months of 2024-25: £984.6M; 2025-26 is 9% higher
Payments: 298,971; in 2025-26 so far
Latest month published: February 2026

Paid each month

Spending to note, 2025-26 so far

Taxis and passenger transport: £9.7M; 337 payments ·
Payments to individuals: £70.9M; Names withheld ·
Consultancy: £23.4M
Agency staff: £17.5M

Borrowing

End of December 2025

£771.5M borrowed and £257.9M invested.

Public Works Loan Board£569.0M · 74%

Banks£45.0M · 6%

Other lenders£132.5M · 17%

Other councils£25.0M · 3%

Council details

Type: Metropolitan district council
Code: E08000019
Population: 579,517
Payments: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Contract notices: 1,665, latest 29 Oct 2026

Latest contract notices

Shalesmoor Gateway29 Oct 2026 · Pipeline · £28.0M HOM LOW RISE BIN STORE CEILING REPAIRS28 Oct 2026 · Awarded · £560K · Equans Regeneration Ltd Specialist Safe, Supported Accommodation for Young Women Aged 16 to 25 Affected by Abuse27 Oct 2026 · Open Tender · £1.3M

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