Cheshire East Council Payments Compliance Notice, Oct 2025-Mar 2026
Summary
Cheshire East Council published its payments compliance report for 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 under the Procurement Act 2023. The report shows an average payment time of 16.84 days, with 94.65% of payments made within 30 days and 96.71% of invoices paid within the 30-day term. Approximately 0.81% of payments due were not made during the reporting period.
“The invoice day is the day that the invoice was received by the contracting authority.”
What changed
Cheshire East Council published its statutory payments compliance report covering the period 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026. The report, required under the Procurement Act 2023, documents the council's payment performance including average days to payment, payment timing percentages, and invoices not made when due. The report was approved by Director of Finance (Deputy S151) Chris Benham.
For suppliers and contractors dealing with Cheshire East Council, this report provides transparency into the council's payment practices. The data shows generally strong compliance with the 30-day payment requirement, though the 0.81% of unpaid due payments warrants monitoring. Businesses with outstanding invoices from the council may wish to verify their payment status against these published statistics.
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Payments compliance
1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
- Cheshire East Council UK17: Payments compliance notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-036337
Published 21 April 2026, 5:29pm
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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.
16.84 days
Percentage of payments made in the following periods after the invoice day
| Period | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Within 30 days | 94.65% |
| 31 to 60 days | 2.81% |
| 61 or more days | 2.54% |
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.
96.71%
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.
0.81%
Contracts that the reported payment statistics relate to
All contracts, including those signed under earlier legislation.
Approval
Approving officer name
Chris Benham
Approving officer job title
Director of Finance (Deputy S151)
Contracting authority
Cheshire East Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTWR-7124-XZXQ Delamere House, Delamere Street
Crewe
CW12JZ
United Kingdom
Email: procurementeast@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Region: UKD62 - Cheshire East
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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