Regulation 113(7) & (8) PCR 2015 Disclosure
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Prompt Payment
Inline with the Public Contracts Legislation 2015.
This procurement policy note (PPN) restates the annual publication requirements under regulation 113(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. After March 2016, and then at the end of each financial year, contracting authorities are required to publish data demonstrating compliance with the obligation to pay invoices within 30 days to first tier suppliers/prime contractors over the previous 12 months.
We publish an annual summary of the:
- percentage of invoices we have paid within 30 days in accordance with regulation 113,
- The amount of interest that the contracting authority was liable to pay, i.e. whether paid or not, whether statutory or otherwise, due to a breach of the Regulations
| Financial year | Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days | Value of interest paid in relation to late payment charges | Value of calculated interest liability on invoices after 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 94.50% | £781.07 | £223,591 |
| 2023/2024 | 97.20% | £2,593.90 | £159,392 |
| 2022/2023 | 97.75% | £28,533.26 | £194,891 |
| 2021/2022 | 97.12% | £8,499.69 | £173,010 |
| 2020/2021 | 96.55% | £183.86 | £275,057 |
| 2019/2020 | 98.61% | £1,110.15 | £193,065 |
| 2018/2019 | No data available | No data available | No data available |
| 2017/2018 | No data available | No data available | No data available |
| 2016/2017 | No data available | No data available | No data available |
| 2015/2016 | No data available | No data available | No data available |
The table shows:
- Invoices paid: The total number of invoices paid in a year and the percentage of valid and undisputed invoices paid within 30 days
- Calculated interest: an estimate of the amount of interest owed on the late payments, if we were charged it. Not all disputed invoices are identifiable within the data set, so the total amount liable could be lower than stated.