Payments Compliance Notice 1 Oct 2025 to 31 Mar 2026
Summary
Thurrock Council has published its payments compliance notice for the period 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 under the Procurement Act 2023. The council reports an average of 9.45 days to make payments after invoice receipt, with 97.67% of payments made within 30 days and only 0.14% of due payments not made during the period. The notice was approved by Chief Finance Officer/S151 Officer Dawn Calvert.
What changed
Thurrock Council published its mandatory payments compliance report covering 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 on Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement portal. The report was corrected to show the correct reporting period. Payment statistics show strong performance: 97.67% of payments made within 30 days of invoice receipt (averaging 9.45 days), with only 0.38% of payments taking 61 or more days and 0.14% of due payments remaining unpaid. The notice covers both above and below threshold Procurement Act 2023 contracts.\n\nSuppliers and contractors dealing with Thurrock Council can expect relatively prompt payment, with over 97% of invoices settled within 30 days. The report is informational and does not impose new obligations on suppliers or the council beyond existing Procurement Act 2023 requirements. Those monitoring public sector payment practices can use this data to benchmark Thurrock Council's performance against other contracting authorities.
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Payments compliance
1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
- Thurrock Council UK17: Payments compliance notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-033925
Published 14 April 2026, 4:13pm
Last edited 14 April 2026, 4:27pm
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Reporting period was corrected to show 1st October 2025 to 31 March 2026
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.
9.45 days
Percentage of payments made in the following periods after the invoice day
| Period | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Within 30 days | 97.67% |
| 31 to 60 days | 1.95% |
| 61 or more days | 0.38% |
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.
97.54%
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.
0.14%
Contracts that the reported payment statistics relate to
Both above and below threshold Procurement Act 2023 contracts.
Approval
Approving officer name
Dawn Calvert
Approving officer job title
Chief Finance Officer/S151 Officer
Contracting authority
Thurrock Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMHW-1723-WDCD New Road
Grays
RM17 6SL
United Kingdom
Contact name: Sarah Hurlock
Email: Procurement@thurrock.gov.uk
Website: http://www.thurrock.gov.uk
Region: UKH32 - Thurrock
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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