Public contracts 'performance of payments' data
Public Contracts 'performance of Payments data up to 31 March 2026
Payments Compliance notice in line with the Procurement Act 2023
From 1 October 2025 authorities are required to publish bi-annual payment performance data within 30 days of the end of each period closing.
The payment statistics incorporate all payments made by the Authority, not just those cover by the Act (i.e. not just public contracts) and the data has been signed off by the section 151 officer.
The data shown below covers from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026.
Period | Average number of days to make a payment | Percentage (%) payments made 0-30 days | Percentage (%) payments made 31-60 days | Percentage (%) payments made 61 days plus | Percentage (%) payments due within period that are unpaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 | 13 | 96.60% | 2.57% | 0.84% | 0.63% |
Prior to 1 October 2025, payment performance data was published in line with the Public Contracts Legislation 2015. The requirement for to publish the late payment liability interest is no longer required.
| Financial year | Proportion of valid and undisputed invoices paid within 30 days in accordance with Regulation 113 | The amount of interest paid to suppliers due to a breach of the requirements in Regulation 113 | The amount of interest that the contracting authority was liable to pay, i.e. whether or not paid, whether statutory or otherwise, due to a breach of the regulations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 95.1% | £0.00 | £3,765.03 |
| 2024/25 | 95.6% | £0.00 | £53,880.24 |
| 2023/24 | 94.7% | £0.00 | £80,296.15 |
| 2022/23 | 91.7% | £0.00 | £54,478.92 |
| 2021/22 | 91.7% | £0.00 | £56,884.86 |
2020/21 | 93.5% | £0.00 | £14,759.48 |
| 2019/20 | 96.1% | £0.00 | £19,307.60 |
| 2018/19 | 93.9% | £0.00 | £19,683.28 |
| 2017/18 | 91.1% | £0.00 | £21,024.15 |
| 2016/17 | 95.8% | £0.00 | £12,813.16 |
| 2015/16 | 95.9% | £0.00 | N/A - data required from 2016/17 onwards |
