Payments to suppliers
Each month a list of payments worth £250+ to suppliers is published (exclusive of VAT).
Publication of these reports form part of the Council's commitment to be open and transparent with its residents.
Suppliers can be:
- limited companies
- other local authorities
- government departments
- community organisations
- small businesses
- self-employed
The only payments included are the ones the Council has made to purchase goods and services. Some spend is split between Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council. This is shown in the reports.
This information was previously available to the public on request. All Councils are now encouraged to publish whatever supplier payment information they can, at minimum cost.
All spend (exclusive of VAT) using the Government Procurement Cards that are held by officers within the Council is also published.
The below files are in CSV format.
Payments over £250 March 2018 - June 2018
Purchase card spend March 2018 - June 2018
Payments over £250 July 2018 - September 2018
Purchase card spend July 2018 - September 2018
Payments over £250 October 2018 - December 2018
Purchase card spend October 2018 - December 2018
Payments over £250 January 2019 - March 2019
Purchase card spend January 2019 - March 2019
Payments over £250 March 2019 - June 2019
Purchase card spend March 2019 - June 2019
Payments over £250 July 2019 - September 2019
Purchase card spend July 2019 - September 2019
Payments over £250 October 2019 - December 2019
Purchase card spend October 2019 - December 2019
Payments over £250 January 2020 - March 2020
Purchase card spend January 2020 - March 2020
Payments over £250 April 2020 - June 2020
Purchase card spend April 2020 - June 2020
Payments over £250 July 2020 - September 2020
Purchase card spend July 2020 - September 2020
Payments over £250 October 2020 - December 2020
Purchase card spend October 2020 - December 2020
Payments over £250 January 2021 - March 2021
Purchase card spend January 2021 - March 2021
Payments over £250 April 2021 - June 2021
Purchase card spend April 2021 - June 2021
Payments over £250 July 2021 - September 2021
Purchase card spend July 2021 - September 2021
Payments over £250 October 2021 - December 2021
Purchase card spend October 2021 - December 2021
Payments over £250 January 2022 - March 2022
Purchase card spend January 2022 - March 2022
Payments over £250 April 2022 - June 2022
Purchase card spend April 2022 - June 2022
Payments over £250 July 2022 - September 2022
Purchase card spend July 2022 - September 2022
Payments over £250 October 2022 - December 2022
Purchase card spend October 2022 - December 2022
Payments over £250 January 2023 - March 2023
Purchase card spend January 2023 - March 2023
Payments over £250 April 2023 - June 2023
Purchase card spend April 2023 - June 2023
Payment performance statistics
The following table shows the percentage of invoices paid within 30 days (with no interest being paid due to late payment):
| Financial year | percentage paid (within 30 days) |
|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 98.3% |
| 2021-2022 | 98.2% |
| 2020-2021 | 98.6% |
| 2019-2020 | 98.6% |
| 2018-2019 | 96.8% |
| 2017-2018 | 96% |
| 2016-2017 | 97.6% |
Purchase orders
If you have questions about purchase orders, please read our information below