Payment performance
The introduction of the new Payment Compliance Notice in October 2025 has changed how we are required to report late payment data.
The data will demonstrate our performance on paying first tier suppliers and prime contractors. We will publish this information twice a year in line with the updated requirements.
| Reporting period | Average number of days to make payment | Payments made in 30 days | Payments made in 31 to 60 days | Payments made in 61 days or more | Invoices paid within 30 days of due date | Payments that were not made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 | 20.93 | 89.74% | 6.33% | 3.93% | 99.23% | 0.77% |
Before October 2025, in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, we were required to publish data of our performance over the financial year which we publish at the end of each financial year.
The data demonstrates our performance on paying in 30 days to first tier suppliers and prime contractors over 12 month periods.
| Financial year | Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days | Interest (£'s) actually paid to suppliers | Theoretical interest (£'s) liable to be paid to suppliers | Number of invoices not paid within 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 to 2018 | 88.21% | £0.00 | £1,045,859.48 | 38,469 |
| 2018 to 2019 | 89.86% | £0.00 | £1,540,753.01 | 39,540 |
| 2019 to 2020 | 89.43% | £0.00 | £1,446,498.36 | 43,224 |
| 2020 to 2021 | 91.25% | £0.00 | £1,374,131.27 | 36,250 |
| 2021 to 2022 | 90.66% | £0.00 | £1,189,138.00 | 41,810 |
| 2022 to 2023 | 92.22% | £20,331.18 | £842,354.19 | 36,712 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 91.72% | £54,591.64 | £1,693,567.29 | 42,982 |
| 2024 to 2025 | 92.57% | £27,571.89 | £2,659,144.69 | 40,458 |
| April 2025 to September 2025 | 92.86% | £0.00 | £872,390.86 | 18,646 |
| Total | - | £102,494.71 | £12,683,837.15 | 338,091 |