2 Jul 2026Barclay Homes housing dealHousing · cabinet executive— Cabinet approved a major housing delivery arrangement with Barclay Homes for the former Gasworks site. The council will sell land, receive a land payment, and purchase 303 homes for affordable housing, with the first 92 homes expected to start on site this year. The deal is designed to secure 30% affordable housing across a 1,000-home scheme and is subject to further approvals for the remaining 211 homes and Homes England funding.£20mSpending
“Speaker 5: Thank you, Chair. You may recall that last year we signed the Cross Party Housing Accord as part of the Housing Delivery Board work. This committed the signatories to working more innovatively and cooperatively with our partners in order to deliver more affordable hous…”
2 Jul 2026Treasury outturn improvedFinance · cabinet executive— The treasury management outturn showed all prudential indicators within target and an overall favourable outturn on interest and capital financing of £2.087m under budget. The council also retained £5m in ESG-focused strategic investments. This indicates stable borrowing and investment management rather than a new procurement need, but it affects financing capacity for future capital programmes.£2.1mSpending
18 May 2026SEND reform plan and fundingEducation · scrutiny— The council is preparing a SEND reform plan in response to Department for Education white paper reforms and a very short national deadline. The plan is tied to a stability grant that would cover 90% of accumulated high needs deficits up to 2026, with final responsibility moving towards central government from 2028. Officers described extensive consultation with schools, parents and partners, and said the draft would go to cabinet in July, with scrutiny to follow shortly after.£40mPolicy
18 May 2026Outsourced bank staffing contractHealth · scrutiny— BSW Hospitals Group awarded a three-year outsourced bank staffing arrangement for the RUH and wider group to Bank Partners/Pulse, replacing separate bank management systems across the three trusts. The contract is presented as a workforce resilience and efficiency measure, but officers also state it contributes to wider savings through pension, National Insurance and management-cost reductions. The panel questioned whether the change was substantial enough to require formal scrutiny consultation and whether it would affect staff terms and service quality.£3.3mSpending
13 May 2026Museum public-benefit approvalCulture and Heritage · planning— The committee approved the Fashion Museum scheme on the basis that the public benefits outweighed less-than-substantial heritage harm, including visitor economy uplift, jobs, accessibility improvements, energy efficiency, and preservation of the collection. This is a policy change/decision affecting future procurement around museum operations and related capital works.£5.0m–£25mPolicy
13 May 2026Care home extension approvedSocial Care · planning— The committee approved the Stanton Court extension despite less-than-substantial harm, finding that the qualitative upgrade, improved accessibility, and continuation of care-home provision justified the works. This decision enables procurement and delivery of the extension, lift, landscaping, and plant installations.£2.0m–£10mPolicy
Over the last 12 months, the most frequently discussed commercial topics in this council's meetings have been Professional Services (48 mentions, rising), Construction & Building Works (45 mentions, rising), IT & Digital (43 mentions, easing) and Highways & Transport (35 mentions, easing).
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