Purchase orders over £5000
We publish monthly reports for purchase orders (POs) to our suppliers with a value above £5000.
The reports include:
- the purchase order number
- the council department originating the payment
- a description of what the payment is for
- the name of the supplier
- the estimated annual spend with the supplier
- order start date, end date and review date where applicable
This data can be downloaded as comma separated variable (csv) files. It is freely re-usable under the same terms as data.gov.uk recommend at https://data.gov.uk/terms.
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Payment to Suppliers
Public sector bodies are required to publish annual payment performance data. This includes:
- the percentage of invoices paid within 30 days
- the amount of interest paid to suppliers due to late payment
- the amount of interest the local authority was liable to pay (whether paid or not)
| Financial year | Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days | Amount of interest paid to suppliers due to late payment | Total amount of interest that the local authority was liable to pay* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 93.5% | £0 | £456,764 |
| 2020-21 | 94.6% | £0 | £360,322 |
| 2019-20 | 93.5% | £0 | £314,520 |
| 2018-19 | 94.1% | £0 | £247,237 |
| 2017-18 | 94.6% | £0 | £244,204 |
| 2016-17 | 95.3% | £0 | £213,805 |
*Disputed invoices are not identifiable within the data, therefore the total amount liable could be lower than stated