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Metropolitan district councilE08000026Population 364,766

Coventry City Council

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Contracts running: 335
Ending in the next year: 150
Payments published: £1.7B
Paid in 2025-26: £489.4M
Council tax collected: £199.0M
Borrowing: £245.1M
Debt interest: £12.2M a year
Schools: 130
Housing waiting list: 10,056
Properties owned: 1,879

About

Coventry is a metropolitan district council serving 364,766 people. It has published 459,237 payments since 2021-22, worth £1.7B, and 335 of the 1,161 contracts on record are still running.

Paid most in 2025-26

Spending

Payments over £500, published to March 2026

Paid in 2025-26: £489.4M; April 2025 to March 2026
Paid in 2024-25: £574.0M; 2025-26 is 15% lower
Payments: 134,439; in 2025-26
Latest month published: March 2026

Paid each month

Spending to note, 2025-26

Taxis and passenger transport: £1.9M; 1,110 payments ·
Payments to individuals: £11.4M; Names withheld ·
Consultancy: £4.3M
Agency staff: £4.0M

Borrowing

End of December 2025

£245.1M borrowed and £224.2M invested.

Public Works Loan Board£180.7M · 74%

Banks£28.0M · 11%

Other lenders£18.4M · 7%

Other councils£18.0M · 7%

Council details

Type: Metropolitan district council
Code: E08000026
Population: 364,766
Payments: 2021-22 to 2025-26
Contract notices: 1,161, latest 27 Oct 2026

Latest contract notices

COV - Supply and Maintenance of Smart Waste and Recycling Bins27 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £84K · Future Street Smart Waste Limited COV - Supported Accommodation as part of the Homelessness Pathway for Survivors of Domestic Abuse27 Oct 2026 · Open Tender · £600K COV - Engineering Inspection Services26 Oct 2026 · Awarded · £300K · Ashdale Engineering UK Ltd

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