UK Public Sector Supplier Payments Under Late Payment Legislation

Public Contract Regulation Act 2015 requires contracting authorities to pay undisputed invoices within 30 days. This dataset likely contains records of supplier payments and any associated interest accrued under late payment legislation. It is published by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Monitor public sector compliance with 30-day payment terms based on the regulation mentioned in the description
• Analyze patterns of disputed invoices and late payments within government contracts
• Calculate potential interest liabilities for late payments as set out in the legislation

Strengths

• Data is mandated by a specific regulation (Public Contract Regulation Act 2015, Regulation 113), suggesting a formal collection process
• The description references a concrete legal framework for late payment interest, providing context for analysis

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Collected from contracting authorities under legal mandate

Time Range

null

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, given the reference to UK legislation