Invoice payment performance

Payment performance in line with the Public Contracts Legislation 2015

All contracting authorities are required to publish annual performance data demonstrating their performance on paying invoices in 30 days to first tier suppliers and prime contractors over the previous 12 months. The data will show:

  • Percentage of invoices paid within 28 days
  • The amount of interest paid to suppliers due to late payment
  • The total amount of interest that the contracting authority was liable to pay, for example whether or not paid, whether statutory or otherwise, due to a breach of the Regulations

Public contracts legislation payments data

Financial year and quarter Proportion of valid and undisputed invoices paid within 28 days in accordance with regulation 113 The amount of interest paid to suppliers due to a breach of the requirement in regulation 113 The amount of interest that the contracting authority was liable to pay (estimated)
2019/20 Q1 92% £0 £144,814
2019/20 Q2 90% £0 £187,594
2019/20 Q3 92% £0 £145,931
2019/20 Q4 93% £0 £134,935
2020/21 Q1 94% £0 £112,344
2020/21 Q2 93% £0 £129,453
2020/21 Q3 97% £0 £60,484
2020/21 Q4 94% £0 £121,993
2021/22 Q1 93% £0 £152,080
2021/22 Q2 91% £0 £170,179
2021/22 Q3 93% £0 £142,567
2021/22 Q4 88% £677 £275,974
2022/23 Q1 90% £0 £222,012
2022/23 Q2 88% £2,908 £267,350
2022/23 Q3 91% £491 £214,308
2022/23 Q4 91% £492 £219,429
2023/24 Q1 91% £124 £213,603
2023/24 Q2 90% £205 £253,249
2023/24 Q3 93% £3,414 £177,798