77 transcripts · 755 insights in the last 12 months · busiest week w/c 16 Mar · 3 meetings, 16 signals this week
“Finally, I'd like to mention the Nozze Community Investment Fund. In June this cabinet approved a further £730 ,000 investment through round two of the programme for 2026 -27. These grants will support community organisations delivering projects that improve employment and skills…”
A sample of the commercial signals our analysis has extracted from Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council’s public meetings, updated as new transcripts are analysed. Summaries are open to everyone; subscribers see the full analysis, verbatim quotes and filters.
Sexual health and HIV contracts awarded
Sexual Health · 1 Oct 2026
Following a service review and open competition under the Provider Selection Regime, the integrated sexual health service (Lot 1) was awarded to Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and the HIV advice…
Adult Social Care · 1 Oct 2026
The council is working through procurement and contracting to increase the availability of respite beds in care homes. It is also exploring a wider home-care respite offer after a positive response from the home-care…
Grace Park sports and park renewal
Parks, Sports and Leisure · 23 Sept 2026
The approved Grace Park scheme is a potential supplier opportunity covering artificial football pitches, a clubhouse and changing facilities, a café, play and civic spaces, car parking with EV charging, CCTV and…
Halsnead Farm affordable homes
Housing · 23 Sept 2026
The approved Halsnead Farm development proposes up to 88 affordable homes, comprising 51 houses and 37 apartments, with open space, landscaping and access works. The applicant stated that the homes would be built…
Electric refuse vehicle cost premium
Fleet and Transport · 24 Sept 2026
The council’s fleet replacement programme faces a substantial cost barrier when replacing diesel refuse collection vehicles with electric equivalents. An electric refuse vehicle was estimated at about £485,000 compared…
HAF funding and provider capacity
Children and Families · 24 Sept 2026
The HAF grant has fallen from about £1 million in its first year to roughly £860,000, despite more children becoming eligible and the programme’s purchasing power declining in real terms. Knowsley reported around 9,200…
Social Care · 23 Sept 2026
Members reported financial pressures in both children’s and adult social care budgets associated with service demand. The council said it was tightly managing the areas and would provide a further update at the mid-year…
Information Governance · 14 Sept 2026
The council is handling high volumes of FOI and subject access requests, creating service pressure and compliance risk. The team is using shortened internal deadlines, weekly monitoring, escalation, proactive…
£2.5m Changing Futures funding
Corporate Resources · 28 Jul 2026 · £2.5m
Knowsley has been selected for the government’s Changing Futures programme and will receive £2.5 million to support 300 adults with multiple and complex needs over three years. The funding is being allocated largely to…
Open space and cricket mitigation
Sports and Open Space · 9 Jul 2026 · £180k
The Hayton scheme includes mitigation funding because of concern about the loss of cricket provision and open space. Officers said the applicant agreed to a £70,000 contribution for a replacement cricket facility in the…
Section 106 Planning Obligations - Social Value and Public Open Space
Housing · 12 Feb 2026 · £55k
Planning obligations secured under Section 106 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 total £55,238.50. Comprises £3,500 for implementation and monitoring of social value strategy, and £51,738.50 for offsite public open…
Growth Fund Allocation 2026-27
Education · 12 Feb 2026 · £121k
Schools Forum approved retention of £121,000 from the schools block for the growth fund to support in-year growth allocations for 2026-27. This represents the discretionary fund available for allocation throughout the…
Write in support of Healthwatch
Health and Social Care · 2 Oct 2026
The committee agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care opposing the proposed abolition of Healthwatch, and for members to write to their respective MPs using the committee letter. David Morin…
Seek further winter-plan assurance
Health and Social Care · 2 Oct 2026
The committee received the winter-planning report but was not satisfied that it provided sufficient assurance. Members requested further clarification and information on targets, outcomes, performance, workforce, mental…
Governance · 17 Sept 2026 · tender expected 25 Sept 2026
The panel agreed to progress recruitment for the vacant independent co-opted member position. The deadline for applications is to close on 2026-09-25, after which an independent selection panel will shortlist candidates…
Audit · 14 Sept 2026
The counter-fraud team plans to recruit to an Assistant Investigator vacancy and develop a Principal Investigator/CNO Investigator post to strengthen capacity. This is an action to improve fraud detection and recovery…
Early Years · 10 Sept 2026 · £100k–£1.0m
The committee received the emerging Best Start in Life strategy for children from pregnancy to age five. The strategy is intended as a borough-wide, partner-led framework with three priorities: strong foundations from…
People Strategy 2026–2030 approved
Human Resources · 24 Sept 2026
The committee agreed the Council’s People Strategy, which links workforce planning and organisational culture to delivery of the Council Plan. Its priorities include culture, leadership, delivery and workforce planning,…
Governance · 14 Sept 2026
STAR reported that the Procurement Act has now been fully embedded, with new procedures, templates and training in place. The work is part of strengthening governance, compliance and contract management across the…
Licensing · 29 Jul 2026
The committee agreed to remove the external Level 2 qualification for taxi and private hire drivers and replace it with a strengthened in-house essential skills assessment. Officers said this gives the council more…
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Evidence-based social value themes for Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, derived from meeting transcript analysis.
Over the last 12 months, the most frequently discussed commercial topics in this council's meetings have been IT & Digital (96 mentions, easing), Professional Services (40 mentions, easing), Construction & Building Works (25 mentions, easing) and Health & Public Health (25 mentions, easing).