Track the business activity and commercial plans of Conwy County Borough Council — identify tender and future spending opportunities before they reach the market, follow cabinet and committee decisions, and understand the council’s priorities, with intelligence extracted from 66 analysed meetings. Search and analyse Conwy County Borough Council meeting transcripts on QuorumInsight to identify procurement opportunities, budget pressures and policy shifts — all extracted from official committee and cabinet meetings before tenders go live. As a borough council in Wales, Conwy County Borough Council holds regular Full Council, Cabinet and scrutiny committee meetings aligned with Welsh Government policy priorities. All meetings are monitored, transcribed and indexed by QuorumInsight, giving suppliers across Wales a searchable archive of council minutes and procurement signals. Key procurement activity at Conwy County Borough Council spans tourism and leisure, making it a priority council for suppliers and contractors operating across Wales. QuorumInsight extracts opportunities, budget signals, contract renewals and decision-maker mentions directly from Conwy County Borough Council meeting transcripts and council minutes — structured commercial intelligence you won't find on public tender portals until the positioning window has closed. Add Conwy County Borough Council to your watchlist to receive real-time alerts when new meeting transcripts are processed, or search the full archive of Conwy County Borough Council minutes to build your early-stage procurement pipeline across Wales.
Meetings analysed66
Procurement opportunities50
Pressures tracked69
Estimated pipeline value£2.2bn–£2.3bn
Active procurement topics
Over the last 12 months, the most frequently discussed commercial topics in this council's meetings have been Corporate & Business Support (42 mentions, easing), IT & Digital (36 mentions, easing), Democracy & Elections (33 mentions, easing) and Construction & Building Works (32 mentions, easing).
Commercial signals extracted from recent Conwy County Borough Council meetings — approvals, budget decisions and early procurement discussions, before a tender is published.
The council set out a five-year plan to deliver two supported living schemes per year for adults with disabilities, responding to significant unmet demand and a preference for community-based provision. This creates recurring development opportunities involving property, housing, commissioning, workforce, and procurement, with schemes expected to be delivered through housing partners and tendering where needed.
“Since the early two thousands, the Disability Service has been developing two new supportive living properties per year. This model works really well. It has good outcomes for residents with earning disabilities and it reduces reliance on costly residential settings. It keeps ind…”
Cabinet approved a minor update to the reimbursement of expenses policy to reflect the HMRC mileage rate increase from 45p to 55p, backdated to 2026-06-04. Delegated authority was also given to finance officers to keep the policy aligned with future HMRC changes.
“So this is a minor change, but I mean a lot for a few people. HMRC have changed the rates at which we can reimburse, for mileage from 45 to 55. So the request is that we can, officially adopt that so that we're in line with other councils and, well, basically, everyone else that…”
The committee renewed Councillor Chris Hughes' dispensations in the same terms as previous years for matters relating to Colwyn Bay Conservation and Environment Federation and Together for Colwyn Bay. For Together for Colwyn Bay, the dispensation applies unless the matter relates to funding above £500, in which case he may speak but must leave before debate and vote; no voting dispensation was granted.
“Speaker 3: So, the report's been moved, but with that amendment, chair. Yeah. Okay. So just remind us how we do this electronically then, Sally, if you would.
Speaker 2: Yeah. So once we open it, it'll appear on your screen in front of you. So it's for, against, or abstain.
Spe…”
Cabinet approved three bridging loans for schools facing financial challenge: £136,774 for Ysgol Bro Gwydir, £293,394 for Ysgol John Bright, and £156,000 for Ysgol Penbryn subject to engagement with the council's finance SLA. Members linked the support to recovery plans, enhanced monitoring, and the wider funding formula review.
“So the first one is, cabinet approved the loan request of £136,774 to Usquale Brogwydir as recommended by the school's loans panel. 2.2 has sorry, Sally Morris, just just knock that out. Sending me an email.
So the cabinet approved the loan request of 293,394 to Uskull John Brig…”
For both schools, the committee rejected proceeding to statutory notice and instead recommended not continuing with the closure process. This creates a policy pause for cabinet, which must now consider the committee’s recommendations before any further statutory steps are taken.
“So the process now is that we go to the vote, the electronic vote, to support or not the proposal from councilor David seconded by councilor Tristan that we don't go on to recommending closing the school as a recommendation to cabinet. So we'll open the vote, please. If you suppo…”
Cabinet approved a minor amendment to the reimbursement of expenses policy to reflect the HMRC increase in mileage rates from 45p to 55p and agreed to backdate it to 2026-06-04. Delegation was also given to the Strategic Director of Finance and Resources to amend the policy for future HMRC changes, reducing the need for repeated cabinet approvals.
“Speaker 4: So this is a minor change, but I mean a lot for a few people. HMRC have changed the rates at which we can reimburse for mileage from 45 p to 55 p. So the request is that we can officially adopt that so that in line with other councils and, well, basically, everyone els…”
The committee reviewed the Children and Communities Grant and the 2025-26 delivery outcomes, including full spend of the £6.8m grant, the expansion of Flying Start childcare, and the shift in 2026-27 funding priorities. Members also discussed autism/neurodiversity support, family centre access times, play sufficiency work, youth services collaboration, and the need to respond to Welsh Government childcare expansion requirements. The report was approved, with support for the proposed 2026-27 programme.
The committee reviewed Conwy’s Children and Communities grant delivery and the rapidly changing childcare agenda. Members heard that the £6.8m grant was fully spent in 2025-26, with major allocations to staffing, third-sector partners, leisure/play work, and cross-council delivery; a further near-£6.95m is proposed for 2026-27, though some funding is ring-fenced and overall flexibility is tightening. A substantial discussion focused on Flying Start expansion, childcare sufficiency, play sufficiency duties, autism/neurodiversity support, and continued funding for children looked after and youth services.
The committee reviewed and unanimously adopted two licensing policy updates for Hackney carriage and private hire drivers and vehicles. The main changes related to DBS criminal record checking, including mandatory subscription to the DBS update service, periodic and random checks, and harmonisation with Welsh Government standards. Members also approved a consolidated draft licensed vehicle policy after consultation, with no objections to the policy itself.
The committee approved two linked licensing policy updates: revisions to the DBS and criminal convictions policy for Hackney carriage and private hire drivers, and adoption of a draft consolidated licensed vehicle policy after consultation. The main discussion focused on DBS Update Service subscriptions, periodic checks, fit-and-proper person safeguards, and harmonising local policy with Welsh Government standards. No direct spend was authorised, but the decisions affect ongoing licensing compliance processes and associated administrative/procurement arrangements.
The meeting focused heavily on workforce pressures, sickness absence, and service resilience during hot weather, alongside a major discussion of the panel performance assessment and the council’s financial sustainability. Members also raised concerns about the adequacy and timeliness of performance reporting, the need for stronger transformation, and the strain of rising council tax and medium-term budget gaps. There were some operational updates on housing support after a house fire and on safeguarding for looked after children, but the dominant procurement-related themes were workforce capacity, future service redesign, and the actions flowing from the performance assessment.
The committee discussed a residential development proposal with significant concerns around site stability, drainage, contamination, ecology, traffic, and privacy, alongside officer advice that conditions could mitigate these issues. Members also debated a separate change-of-use proposal for an existing guesthouse involving restaurant/takeaway use, where concerns centred on noise, smell and traffic in a hospitality zone. Across both items, the meeting focused on whether planning conditions were sufficient to manage impacts or whether refusal would be justified.