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Leicestershire County Council

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Contracts running: 662
Ending in the next year: 408
Payments published: £4.2B
Paid in 2025-26 so far: £925.2M
Council tax collected: £374.2M
Borrowing: £145.8M
Debt interest: £12.8M a year
Schools: 327
Properties owned: 5

About

Leicestershire County Council is a county council serving 752,448 people. Housing, planning and parking are run by the 7 district councils in its area. It has published 433,698 payments since 2020-21, worth £4.2B, and 662 of the 2,465 contracts on record are still running.

Paid most in 2025-26 so far

District councilsBlaby Charnwood Harborough Hinckley and Bosworth Melton North West Leicestershire Oadby and Wigston

Spending

Payments over £500, published to February 2026

Paid in 2025-26 so far: £925.2M; April 2025 to February 2026
Same months of 2024-25: £857.7M; 2025-26 is 8% higher
Payments: 79,876; in 2025-26 so far
Latest month published: February 2026

Paid each month

Spending to note, 2025-26 so far

Taxis and passenger transport: £18.3M; 10,202 payments ·
Payments to individuals: £25.7M; Names withheld ·
Consultancy: £4.0M
Agency staff: £15.4M

Borrowing

End of December 2025

£145.8M borrowed and £384.1M invested.

Public Works Loan Board£52.3M · 36%

Other lenders£93.5M · 64%

Council details

Type: County council
Code: E10000018
Population: 752,448
Payments: 2020-21 to 2025-26
Contract notices: 2,465, latest 29 Oct 2026

Latest contract notices

Mountsorrel RHWS concrete slab and joint repairs29 Oct 2026 · Awarded · £36K · MKZ Construction Limited Barkestone Bridge - Brickwork Repairs Contractor29 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £33K · A. J. Mills Master Masons Limited LA Maintained Schools Phase 2 Sustainability Support28 Oct 2026 · In Delivery · £180K · Reed Talent Solutions Limited (Consultancy +)

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