Social Value Ideas for Dundee City Council
We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Dundee City Council in Scotland across 46 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Budget consultation launched
Members approved a budget consultation on options that could deliver up to £4.2 million of savings against a projected £8.4 million shortfall. The consultation was to run for four weeks across Novembe…
“"the options proposed could contribute up to4.2 million pounds in savings"”
Council clean audit opinion
Audit Scotland issued an unqualified clean audit opinion on Dundee City Council's 2024/25 accounts. While this is not a procurement commitment, it confirms financial stewardship and supports ongoing c…
“Um, the proposed opinion is unqualified. There's no modifications to it. It's a clean audit opinion for the council. Um, and I've said before and we'l…”
£4.675m overspend forecast
The December monitoring position showed a projected overspend of £4.675 million for 2025-26, improved from £5.273 million previously but still materially above budget. Main drivers were community care…
“So this is a week of financial monitoring for says finishing up the end of December or so 9 months of the financial year of known committee and obviou…”
Budget gap and workforce pressures
The October 2025 monitoring position showed a projected overspend of about £5.273m, despite a slight improvement on the previous report. The main drivers were rising demand, complexity, care-at-home p…
“Um the the figures are showing a slight improvement in the previous reported figures have projected spend now on 5.273 273 million for this financial …”
Annual audit fee set
Audit Scotland set the annual audit fee for Dundee City Council at £472,500 for 2025/26 and the charitable trusts fee at £8,450, with completion targeted by the end of September and the annual audit r…
“And the last point in the annual audit plan was to confirm that we engage with internal audit and just to say we're not planning to place formal relia…”
Audit fee set at £37,210
Audit Scotland outlined the external audit plan for the 2025-26 accounts, including a fee of £37,210, a 4.3% increase on the prior year. The audit will cover level three investments and the actuarial …
“Within paragraph five, you'll see that sets out the scope of the audit, and that shows that it's not just the things that we're looking at. We also in…”
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