Bournemouth Poole Council Payments Compliance Oct 2025-Mar 2026
Summary
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has published its payments compliance report for the period 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 under the Procurement Act 2023. The report shows an average of 13.91 days to process payments, with 96.14% of invoices paid within 30 days of the invoice day and 96.14% paid within 30 days of the due date. A total of 3.31% of payments due during the period were not made. The report was approved by Matthew Filmer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and published on 22 April 2026.
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This is a mandatory payments compliance report published by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council under the Procurement Act 2023. The report covers the reporting period 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 and discloses payment performance metrics including average days to payment, percentage of payments within 30/60/61+ day periods, and the proportion of payments not made during the period. The report was approved by Matthew Filmer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and is available in PDF and JSON formats via the Find a Tender service.
For public-sector procurement professionals and suppliers dealing with UK local authorities, this report provides benchmark data on BCP Council's payment performance. Suppliers can use the 13.91-day average and 96.14% within-30-days figures to set expectations for invoice processing. The report is required under the Procurement Act 2023 transparency regime, which mandates that contracting authorities publish payment statistics periodically.
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Payments compliance
1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council UK17: Payments compliance notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-036848
Published 22 April 2026, 7:41pm
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Payments report
Reporting period
1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
Average number of days taken to make payments after the invoice day
Includes invoices received in a previous reporting period but paid in this one. Does not include invoices that have not been paid yet. The invoice day is the day that the invoice was received by the contracting authority.
13.91 days
Percentage of payments made in the following periods after the invoice day
| Period | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Within 30 days | 96.14% |
| 31 to 60 days | 3.07% |
| 61 or more days | 0.79% |
Invoices paid within 30 days of the due date during the reporting period, as a percentage of total invoices that were or should have been paid
Includes invoices where the 30 day term expires in the reporting period, and also invoices paid early where this expires in a future period. Does not include invoices paid in previous reporting periods. Does not include invalid or disputed invoices.
96.14%
Percentage of payments due during the reporting period that were not made
Includes invoices received in a previous reporting period but due in this one. Does not include invoices received in this reporting period but due in a later one. Includes invalid or disputed invoices.
3.31%
Contracts that the reported payment statistics relate to
All contracts, including those signed under earlier legislation.
Approval
Approving officer name
Matthew Filmer
Approving officer job title
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Contracting authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHYY-7342-PRHH BCP Council Civic Centre
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
United Kingdom
Email: procurementcompliance@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Region: UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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