66 transcripts · 565 insights in the last 12 months · busiest week w/c 26 Jan · 4 meetings, 18 signals this week
“I can confirm that the total cost for removal and disposal for the Irvine site were £30 ,400 and total costs for the offshore site are £12 ,170. Do you have a supplementary, Councillor? Councillor Reid, do you have a supplementary? No. Thank you.”
A sample of the commercial signals our analysis has extracted from North Ayrshire Council’s public meetings, updated as new transcripts are analysed. Summaries are open to everyone; subscribers see the full analysis, verbatim quotes and filters.
Renewable energy project pipeline
Climate and Energy · 29 Sept 2026
The council has allocated £1.36 million to renewable energy activity, and six proposals have moved into detailed economic business cases. Barton Home household waste recycling centre is the first project to progress.…
Roads and Highways · 29 Sept 2026
The council plans to order 8,400 tonnes of salt for the 2026–27 winter season, against 5,714 tonnes used in the relatively mild previous winter. No supplier, contract value or tender status was stated.
New taxi licence approved for local supply gap
Transport · 12 Aug 2026
A new taxi business was approved after the applicants explained that private hire and taxi provision in the town is limited and that there is demand for journeys such as hospital and home transport. The committee…
Whole Family Support Pilot - Service Model Innovation
Children's Services · 17 Feb 2026
£227,000 investment in 12-month whole family support pilot co-designed with local community and voluntary sector partners including First Alliance Community Bank, Beith Community Development Trust, CHAP, and TACT. Pilot…
Children's Social Care · 1 Oct 2026 · £260k–£400k
Children’s residential placements are a major cost and supply pressure. Placements were reported to cost approximately £5,000–£8,000 per week, or £260,000 to over £400,000 annually for one placement, with specialist…
Health and Social Care Finance · 1 Oct 2026 · £4.3m
At month four, the IJB projected a £4.314m year-end overspend, mainly in social care. Delivery of the outstanding adult social care eligibility savings is central to moving the forecast towards balance; the report…
Health and Social Care Finance · 1 Oct 2026 · £18m–£37m
The IJB’s 2027–2030 outlook forecasts a cumulative budget gap of over £18m in the best-case scenario and up to £37.1m in the worst case, before any further recurring funding or savings. Pay and inflation, demographic…
Medium-term budget and reserve pressure
Finance and Social Care · 25 Sept 2026 · £27m–£47m
The IJB faces a forecast budget gap of £27 million in the best-case scenario and £47 million in the worst-case scenario over the next three years. Reserves are below the IJB’s target, while demand for social care is…
Coastal hub phase one contract
Regeneration · 16 Sept 2026 · £4.2m
For the Coastal Hub phase one, the main construction contract was awarded at approximately £3.784 million, with an additional £215,000 secured later for Escape Park and Pump Track and a separate toilet contract worth…
Mental Health · 20 Aug 2026 · £158k
The Scottish Government offered £157,500 to continue the Distress Brief Intervention service to 31 March 2027 after the IJB had previously agreed to cease the service as part of budget savings. Members indicated support…
Boyle Street commissioned support
Children's Social Care · 1 Oct 2026
The partnership has commissioned Blue Triangle to provide supported accommodation and support for care-experienced young people aged 16–21 who are moving on from care. The service addresses a gap between residential…
Transport and Climate · 29 Sept 2026
The AirSure EVIF procurement is complete and a concessionaire contract with BELIEVE was signed in August 2026. Approximately £5.4 million has been secured from grant funding and private investment to deliver 307 charge…
Delayed discharge investment plan
Urgent Care · 18 Jun 2026 · £4.5m
The IJB delegated authority for a pan-Ayrshire discharge and flow improvement plan that would shift resource from acute hospitals to community social care, subject to recurring funding and no financial risk to the IJB.…
Learning Disability Services · 18 Jun 2026 · £770k
The board endorsed permanent closure of Ward 7a and progression to a pan-Ayrshire intensive support team model, with access to mainstream mental health beds when needed. This is a major service redesign intended to…
Trindle Moss Court to single provider
Learning Disability Services · 18 Jun 2026 · £1.2m–£1.7m
The board approved moving Trindle Moss Court supported accommodation to a single external provider model and commencement of the procurement process. The change is intended to reduce complexity, improve consistency and…
Approve Pride in Place board chairs
Regeneration · 20 May 2026 · £20m–£40m · tender expected 1 Jul 2026
Council approved progression of Pride in Place governance arrangements for Irvine and the Three Towns, including appointment of independent chairs through a competitive recruitment process and submission of programme…
Council tax rebate proposal referred to council
Finance · 19 Jun 2026 · £1.4m
Cabinet considered a call-in on the allocation of an underspend from the Our Places, Our Communities Fund. The emerging proposal was a council tax rebate delivered as a credit on council tax accounts rather than as…
Council tax underspend dispute
Finance · 15 Jun 2026 · £1.5m–£2.0m
Cabinet's decision to allocate an underspend to an 'Our Places, Our Communities' fund was challenged. Call-in members argued that the money should instead be returned to residents via a council tax rebate, while cabinet…
Adult care eligibility criteria
Adult Social Care · 1 Oct 2026
The IJB’s critical-only adult social care eligibility policy was approved in March 2026 and is being implemented through existing social work teams. By the end of August, 529 of 2,342 planned reassessments had been…
Planning · 26 Aug 2026
Planning permission was granted for the continued operation of Trencawley Quarry near Gateside, extending the operational life by three years. The report said the site had historic quarrying use, about 90,000 tonnes of…
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Evidence-based social value themes for North Ayrshire 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 (57 mentions, easing), Professional Services (33 mentions, easing), Construction & Building Works (28 mentions, easing) and Highways & Transport (23 mentions, easing).