# Leicester: spending over £500 url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/spending-over-500/leicester/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Leicester: spending over £500 Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). Leicester published **74,423 payments** of £500 or more between September 2025 and August 2026, worth **£521.7m** in all, to 3,120 suppliers. The largest total went to Biffa Waste Services Ltd: £20.7m across 120 payments. These are the council's own published records; the gaps in them are listed below. ## Key figures - £521.7mPaid in payments of £500 or more, latest year - 74,423Payments - 3,120Suppliers - 12 of 12Months with payments published ## What the council published - Septpublished - Octpublished - Novpublished - Decpublished - Janpublished - Febpublished - Marpublished - Aprpublished - Maypublished - Junpublished - Julpublished - Augpublished **Gaps and problems in the data, as published:** - 3.2% of payments (£7,036,040) have the supplier name withheld or redacted by the council, usually because the payee is an individual. - 1609 credits and refunds (negative amounts, £8,275,479 in all) are included, so totals are net. ## Top 50 suppliers by value Search | Supplier | Paid | Payments | | --- | --- | --- | | Biffa Waste Services LtdDetails | £20,732,002 | 120 | | Payments120 | | | | Lovell Partnerships LtdDetails | £13,357,307 | 24 | | Payments24 | | | | Click Travel Ltd T/A Perk UK LtdDetails | £12,064,211 | 60 | | Payments60 | | | | Arriva Midlands LtdDetails | £9,189,903 | 24 | | Payments24 | | | | Leicester BSF Company 2 LtdDetails | £8,644,785 | 53 | | Payments53 | | | | Leicester BSF Company 1 LtdDetails | £8,517,723 | 69 | | Payments69 | | | | *Names withheld by the council*Details | £7,036,040 | 2,389 | | Payments2,389 | | | | Gap Property Services (Leicester) LtdDetails | £5,831,957 | 128 | | Payments128 | | | | Medequip Assistive Technology LtdDetails | £5,376,468 | 16 | | Payments16 | | | | Turning Point Services Ltd FA SL&FSBDetails | £4,654,059 | 23 | | Payments23 | | | | Oliveti Construction LtdDetails | £4,393,451 | 501 | | Payments501 | | | | Lifeways Community Care Ltd FA SL&FSBDetails | £4,374,828 | 1,058 | | Payments1,058 | | | | Community Integrated Care FA SL&FSBDetails | £4,209,253 | 524 | | Payments524 | | | | Reed Specialist Recruitment LtdDetails | £3,920,294 | 51 | | Payments51 | | | | Carers Direct Homecare LtdDetails | £3,865,101 | 1,843 | | Payments1,843 | | | | Total Gas & Power LtdDetails | £3,715,834 | 931 | | Payments931 | | | | Aspire UKDetails | £3,691,274 | 2,093 | | Payments2,093 | | | | GEDA Construction Company LtdDetails | £3,501,117 | 9 | | Payments9 | | | | Platform Childcare LtdDetails | £3,465,740 | 185 | | Payments185 | | | | Bluewood HealthcareDetails | £3,440,580 | 1,729 | | Payments1,729 | | | | Hicare LtdDetails | £3,419,611 | 1,099 | | Payments1,099 | | | | Speller Metcalfe Malvern LtdDetails | £3,271,220 | 16 | | Payments16 | | | | Leicester District Energy LtdDetails | £3,235,695 | 38 | | Payments38 | | | | Nylah Homes LtdDetails | £3,176,236 | 708 | | Payments708 | | | | Uk Gas Services LtdDetails | £3,096,407 | 61 | | Payments61 | | | | DSAT Millgate School AcademyDetails | £2,985,568 | 11 | | Payments11 | | | | The Herewoode AcademyDetails | £2,984,063 | 9 | | Payments9 | | | | 7 Formation LtdDetails | £2,960,736 | 11 | | Payments11 | | | | IBC Quality Solutions LtdDetails | £2,928,454 | 1,370 | | Payments1,370 | | | | Affinity Trust FA SL&FSBDetails | £2,912,640 | 404 | | Payments404 | | | | DSAT Ash Field AcademyDetails | £2,853,950 | 13 | | Payments13 | | | | Leicestershire County CouncilDetails | £2,778,605 | 77 | | Payments77 | | | | Bright Bees Nursery LtdDetails | £2,738,689 | 206 | | Payments206 | | | | NDH CARE LTDDetails | £2,549,746 | 1,412 | | Payments1,412 | | | | Freeths LLPDetails | £2,547,983 | 491 | | Payments491 | | | | Rent ConnectDetails | £2,506,389 | 26 | | Payments26 | | | | ARTHUR J GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LTDDetails | £2,401,879 | 17 | | Payments17 | | | | Click Travel LtdDetails | £2,274,468 | 16 | | Payments16 | | | | Happy Group LimitedDetails | £2,192,377 | 125 | | Payments125 | | | | Your Chapter LtdDetails | £2,178,729 | 97 | | Payments97 | | | | Changing Lives Care Group LtdDetails | £2,068,757 | 55 | | Payments55 | | | | Leicester Citybus Ltd t/a First bus groupDetails | £2,058,633 | 20 | | Payments20 | | | | DSAT Keyham Lodge School AcademyDetails | £2,007,195 | 6 | | Payments6 | | | | Centennial Property Ltd t/a The Housing NetworkDetails | £1,965,263 | 118 | | Payments118 | | | | Leicestershire Partnership NHS TrustDetails | £1,958,365 | 16 | | Payments16 | | | | Holcim UK LimitedDetails | £1,952,319 | 78 | | Payments78 | | | | A Zoom LtdDetails | £1,946,646 | 71 | | Payments71 | | | | Help At HomeDetails | £1,923,707 | 1,497 | | Payments1,497 | | | | AT Services LtdDetails | £1,906,095 | 203 | | Payments203 | | | | Cambian Childcare LimitedDetails | £1,878,366 | 96 | | Payments96 | | | ## Spending by category (our classification) Payments this site classifies into each category from the supplier and the council's description; most payments fall into none. The rules are on the [methodology page](/methodology/#spend-over-500). **Leicester: payments by category (our classification)** - 1. Large outsourcing and contracting firms £22,043,250 322 payments - 2. Consultancy and agency staff £17,647,379 2916 payments - 3. Payments to other councils and public bodies £13,303,929 434 payments - 4. IT and software £8,080,227 557 payments - 5. Legal fees £5,120,568 1123 payments - 6. Travel and accommodation £1,144,800 368 payments - 7. Catering and hospitality £449,456 276 payments - 8. Communications and PR £183,698 140 payments - 9. Conferences and events £11,744 9 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Large outsourcing and contracting firms | £22,043,250 | | 2. Consultancy and agency staff | £17,647,379 | | 3. Payments to other councils and public bodies | £13,303,929 | | 4. IT and software | £8,080,227 | | 5. Legal fees | £5,120,568 | | 6. Travel and accommodation | £1,144,800 | | 7. Catering and hospitality | £449,456 | | 8. Communications and PR | £183,698 | | 9. Conferences and events | £11,744 | **Payments to other councils and public bodies: largest suppliers** The supplier is another council, a police, fire or NHS body, a government department or agency, or a pension fund. - Leicestershire County Council: £2,778,605 (77 payments) - Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust: £1,958,365 (16 payments) - Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: £1,440,839 (6 payments) - Taylor Road Primary (Academy) – part of Aspire Learning Partnership (ALP) Multi Academy Trust (MAT): £1,267,273 (9 payments) - Learning Without Limits Academy Trust (Babington Academy): £1,035,771 (10 payments) - The City of Leicester College (Academy) – part of Aspire Learning Partnership (ALP) Multi Academy Trust (MAT): £505,575 (25 payments) - Soar Valley College (Academy) – part of Aspire Learning Partnership (ALP) Multi Academy Trust (MAT): £478,937 (6 payments) - Department For Energy Security & Net Zero: £459,519 (1 payment) - St Mary’s Fields Academy (part of the LEAD Academy Trust): £379,755 (15 payments) - Harborough District Council: £322,130 (4 payments) **Large outsourcing and contracting firms: largest suppliers** The supplier is one of a named list of large firms that run council services under contract. A payment to one is often a routine instalment on a long contract. - Biffa Waste Services Ltd: £20,732,002 (120 payments) - Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd: £466,641 (2 payments) - Amey OW Limited: £406,031 (20 payments) - OCS Group UK Limited: £256,252 (33 payments) - Kier Construction Ltd: £87,253 (1 payment) - Tarmac Ltd: £82,377 (121 payments) - G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Ltd: £7,313 (7 payments) - Capita Business Services LTD: £3,895 (1 payment) - CAPITA PENSION SOLUTIONS LTD: £2,296 (1 payment) - G4S FACILITIES MANAGEMENT(UK) Limited: −£809 (16 payments) **Legal fees: largest suppliers** The supplier is a law firm or chambers, or the council describes the payment as legal fees, counsel or court fees. - Freeths LLP: £2,547,983 (491 payments) - Amicus Law (South West) LLP – Trading as AmicusLaw: £568,838 (2 payments) - Names withheld by the council: £500,518 (299 payments) - Anthony Collins Solicitors Llp: £271,072 (16 payments) - Wilkin Chapman Rollits T/A Wilkin Chapman LLP Client: £125,613 (17 payments) - Sharpe Pritchard LLP: £89,632 (12 payments) - Traffic Enforcement Centre -TEC: £80,000 (4 payments) - Fletchers Solicitors: £74,333 (7 payments) - Greenhalgh Kerr Solicitors Limited: £73,022 (25 payments) - Weightmans LLP: £69,512 (32 payments) **Consultancy and agency staff: largest suppliers** The supplier is a recruitment agency or consultancy on a named list, or the council describes the payment as consultancy, agency or interim staff, or professional fees. - Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd: £3,920,294 (51 payments) - LANGDALE HOUSE LTD T/A EVERDALE GRANGE: £1,080,000 (12 payments) - Randstad Solutions Limited: £590,412 (640 payments) - Perfect Circle JV Ltd: £584,431 (31 payments) - Grant Thornton Uk Llp: £555,115 (5 payments) - Impower Consulting Limited: £498,829 (6 payments) - Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd: £419,066 (28 payments) - Rider Levett Bucknall (UK) Ltd: £325,000 (10 payments) - Hicare Ltd: £319,435 (127 payments) - Arriva Midlands Ltd: £287,668 (2 payments) **IT and software: largest suppliers** The supplier is on a named list of IT and telecoms firms, or the council describes the payment as software, licences, IT, hardware, hosting or telephony. - CDW Limited: £1,674,898 (33 payments) - Boxxe Ltd: £1,011,796 (6 payments) - Civica UK Ltd: £787,163 (17 payments) - CityFibre Limited: £636,609 (7 payments) - Bytes Software Services: £620,835 (2 payments) - Softcat Ltd: £352,034 (14 payments) - LIquidlogic Ltd: £301,043 (4 payments) - Mosaic 1898 Ltd: £229,130 (165 payments) - MRI COMMUNITY SOFTWARE LIMITED: £204,324 (1 payment) - Blossom Care Group Ltd – Daisy House: £195,035 (7 payments) **Communications and PR: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as advertising, marketing, publicity or public relations. Recruitment and statutory notices are left out. - Reach Publishing Services Limited: £43,071 (52 payments) - The Brush Bus ltd: £21,659 (8 payments) - AMS International: £12,682 (12 payments) - Global Media Group Services Ltd: £10,373 (4 payments) - Smart City Dressing: £8,380 (2 payments) - Arch Creative Consultants Ltd: £7,799 (7 payments) - Names withheld by the council: £7,500 (3 payments) - Diversified Business Communications UK Limited: £7,062 (1 payment) - read - The Reading Agency: £6,573 (1 payment) - Primary Times: £5,100 (6 payments) **Conferences and events: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as a conference, seminar, exhibition, event or venue hire. - Built Environment Networking Limited: £4,995 (2 payments) - NSPCC Training Centre: £2,113 (1 payment) - Big Shed Enterprises Ltd.: £1,011 (1 payment) - PPMA (Public Sector People Managers Association: £960 (1 payment) - MET Events Limited: £917 (1 payment) - Landor Links Ltd: £650 (1 payment) - Local Government Association: £599 (1 payment) - School Development Support Agency (SDSA): £500 (1 payment) **Travel and accommodation: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as travel, fares, flights, subsistence or hotels. Homeless and temporary accommodation, and home to school and client transport, are left out. - Hansom Taxis T/a Hansom Airport Taxis Ltd: £250,254 (33 payments) - Adams Transport: £181,116 (40 payments) - Skyline Taxis (Mids) Ltd: £179,032 (37 payments) - NMI TAXIS LIMITED: £155,644 (45 payments) - A Zoom Ltd: £135,796 (51 payments) - Fullcroft Limited T/A Victoria Cabs: £94,087 (41 payments) - HMB (LEIC) LTD: £33,833 (25 payments) - Everest Taxis: £17,777 (16 payments) - Aizel Cabs Ltd: £16,142 (8 payments) - City Rides Leicester Ltd: £15,935 (8 payments) **Catering and hospitality: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as catering, hospitality or refreshments. School meals are left out. - Molson Coors: £112,125 (45 payments) - Crowndale Foods Ltd: £72,405 (35 payments) - Elldeli Foods Ltd: £68,403 (40 payments) - Leicestershire Citizens Advice Bureau: £40,546 (1 payment) - Names withheld by the council: £39,207 (21 payments) - Grays Coffee Shop & Kitchen: £21,624 (21 payments) - Snackline Direct Ltd: £21,539 (28 payments) - Decadent Catering Ltd: £10,816 (8 payments) - Winstanley House Ltd.: £10,150 (15 payments) - Braund Limited T/A Copper Events: £7,785 (2 payments) ## Spending by the council's own service areas **Leicester: payments by service area, as the council labels them** - 1. Education & Childrens Services £151,712,053 14762 payments - 2. Adults £149,217,697 43100 payments - 3. City Developments and Neighbourhood £99,740,302 11778 payments - 4. Housing HRA £31,884,115 542 payments - 5. City, Development and Neighbourhoods £27,002,275 971 payments - 6. Corporate Finance £18,532,264 288 payments - 7. Corporate Resources & Support £17,161,978 1699 payments - 8. Public Health Department £9,803,017 472 payments - 9. Education and Children’s Services £9,596,992 304 payments - 10. Housing General Fund £5,092,866 339 payments - 11. Resources and Support £1,689,103 48 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Education & Childrens Services | £151,712,053 | | 2. Adults | £149,217,697 | | 3. City Developments and Neighbourhood | £99,740,302 | | 4. Housing HRA | £31,884,115 | | 5. City, Development and Neighbourhoods | £27,002,275 | | 6. Corporate Finance | £18,532,264 | | 7. Corporate Resources & Support | £17,161,978 | | 8. Public Health Department | £9,803,017 | | 9. Education and Children’s Services | £9,596,992 | | 10. Housing General Fund | £5,092,866 | | 11. Resources and Support | £1,689,103 | ## Who is paid for grounds, street cleaning, roads and bins? The suppliers paid most for each kind of work, where the council's own labels say what the payment was for (our matching). A council that does the work with its own staff pays mostly wages, which are not in this data, so a short list here can mean the work is done in-house. **Parks and open spaces (including play areas): largest suppliers** - 1. GEDA Construction Company Ltd £3,501,117 9 payments - 2. Clegg Construction Limited £116,044 1 payment - 3. New Parks Adventure Playground £103,025 2 payments - 4. Hags-SMP Ltd £42,765 1 payment - 5. Allroads Asphalt Solutions Ltd £31,775 8 payments - 6. Replay Maintenance Ltd £31,217 19 payments - 7. Fosse Contracts Ltd £27,547 6 payments - 8. Exclusive Leisure Ltd £24,630 3 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. GEDA Construction Company Ltd | £3,501,117 | | 2. Clegg Construction Limited | £116,044 | | 3. New Parks Adventure Playground | £103,025 | | 4. Hags-SMP Ltd | £42,765 | | 5. Allroads Asphalt Solutions Ltd | £31,775 | | 6. Replay Maintenance Ltd | £31,217 | | 7. Fosse Contracts Ltd | £27,547 | | 8. Exclusive Leisure Ltd | £24,630 | | 9. AquaServe Maintenance Limited | £19,429 | | 10. AB Adcock | £17,055 | ## Consultancy and agency against the pay bill Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to **4.4%** of Leicester's own staff costs in its 2025-26 revenue return, against a median of 7.4% for the other unitary councils in England read so far. The payments and the staff costs come from different sources and periods, so this is a guide to scale. ## Search every payment Searching needs JavaScript. Every payment is in [one JSON file](/data/spend500/tx/E06000016.json). Every payment, as the council published it, is in [one JSON file](/data/spend500/tx/E06000016.json); the search can download any selection as CSV. ## What this data does and doesn't show - It is the council's own record of payments of £500 or more. It leaves out salaries, most staff costs and many internal costs, so it is not the council's whole spending. - Descriptions are the council's own and vary in quality; some are codes, some are blank, and some supplier names are withheld to protect individuals. - A large payment to one supplier is often a routine instalment on a long contract that was tendered openly. - The categories and the matching to services are this site's classification from keywords, not the council's. The rules are on the [methodology page](/methodology/#spend-over-500). ## Sources Leicester, spending over £500, [published here](https://data.leicester.gov.uk/explore/?q=expenditure+exceeding). Licence as the council states it: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 2026-09-24; files read 2026-09-29. **Every file read (2)** - [export](https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/expenditure-exceeding-ps500-2026/exports/csv?delimiter=%2C): 49,571 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [export](https://data.leicester.gov.uk/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/expenditure-exceeding-ps500-2025/exports/csv?delimiter=%2C): 75,017 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. ## Related pages - [Back to Council spending over £500](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/spending-over-500/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.