Social Value Ideas for St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in North West across 42 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
£6m Parkside highway mitigation
The Parkside Phase 2 approval secures a substantial off-site highways contribution to fund junction upgrades in Warrington. Officers said the package would be secured through the legal agreement and i…
“A mitigation package of approximately 6 million is to be secured by section 106 contributions”
£1.2m resurfacing package
Alongside the wider highways programme, the council said contracts worth around £1.2m would be awarded for 17 carriageway resurfacing schemes across the borough. This is a direct road maintenance proc…
“contracts worth approximately 1 .2 million pounds awarded to deliver a package of 17 key carriageway resurfacing schemes across all wards in the borou…”
£17m Highways Investment Plan
A major £17m highways programme was brought forward for the next financial year, covering maintenance, active travel, drainage and flood mitigation, bridges, lighting and project development. The prog…
“it represents one of the most substantial single year investments in our highway network in recent years ... a £17 million investment in highways main…”
Overspend and reserve depletion
The cabinet revenue and capital out-turn report shows the council is under significant financial strain, with an overspend in 2025-26 and reserves being used to cover historic budget gaps. The report …
“A report of the cabinet revenue and capital out -term report for 2025 -26 is before you, Councillor David Kent. I move the recommendations on page 18 …”
2025-26 revenue overspend
Cabinet considered the outturn report for 2025-26 showing an overall revenue overspend of £3.371 million against a net budget of £218.637 million. The pressure was concentrated in children and young p…
“This report provides cabinet with the following in respect to the financial year just gone, 25 , 26, revenue budget, savings position, capital program…”
Forecast £3m overspend
Quarter 2 financial monitoring shows the council is forecasting a net budget overspend of £3m, with portfolio overspend of £4.9m. Pressure is being felt across children's and young people's services, …
“"the report position is predicting a portfolio overspend position of $4 .9 million ... resulting in a forecast net budget overspend of $3 million. The…”
Treasury underspend and borrowing
Treasury management activity produced an underspend of £2.833 million against budget, mainly because borrowing was deferred and investment returns were higher than expected. The council still has sign…
“What the council has done, apart from that loan that was taken out in April 2025, it is deferred borrowing. And what that means is that saved us costs…”
£25m short-term loan
The treasury management update confirmed that the council took out a £25m short-term loan in April 2025 to manage borrowing and cash-flow timing, with rates and future capital needs influencing the de…
“We took a loan out in April this year of 25 million pound”
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