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Metropolitan district councilE08000032Population 557,758

Bradford Council

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Contracts running: 343
Ending in the next year: 153
Payments published: £2.7B
Paid in 2025-26 so far: £739.3M
Council tax collected: £289.6M
Borrowing: £840.2M
Debt interest: £17.0M a year
Schools: 231
Housing waiting list: 18,357
Properties owned: 2,941

About

Bradford is a metropolitan district council serving 557,758 people. It has published 402,586 payments since 2023-24, worth £2.7B, and 343 of the 2,277 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: £739.3M; April to December 2025
Same months of 2024: £747.7M; 2025-26 is 1% lower
Payments: 104,747; in 2025-26 so far
Latest month published: December 2025

Paid each month

Spending to note, 2025-26 so far

Taxis and passenger transport: £6.4M; 1,461 payments ·
Payments to individuals: £6.8M; Names withheld ·
Consultancy: £2.5M
Agency staff: £22.6M

Borrowing

End of December 2025

£840.2M borrowed and £71.2M invested.

Public Works Loan Board£530.6M · 63%

Banks£36.2M · 4%

Other lenders£140.9M · 17%

Other councils£132.5M · 16%

Council details

Type: Metropolitan district council
Code: E08000032
Population: 557,758
Payments: 2023-24 to 2025-26
Contract notices: 2,277, latest 29 Oct 2026

Latest contract notices

Trapeze PASS Export Interface Support and Maintenance29 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £25K · Modaxo Group UK Limited Bradford Crematoria Landscape Maintenance28 Oct 2026 · Pipeline · £120K Non-Domestic Rating (Business Rates) Consultancy Services26 Oct 2026 · Awarded · £400K · Jones Lang LaSalle Limited

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