BIFFA TREATMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Company number: 02393309
Reporting period:
1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025
Report filed on:
31 October 2025
Approved by:
Keith Sinfield
Contracts and payments
Do any of this business's construction contracts with its suppliers include retention clauses? No
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 37 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £63,103,536 (71%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £20,482,793 (23%)
- in 61 days or more: £4,817,614 (5%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 41%
- in 31 to 60 days: 47%
- in 61 days or more: 12%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £28,591,353
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 13%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 6%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
7 days
Longest standard payment period
Answer not provided
Standard payment terms
3.1 The Seller shall invoice Biffa on or any time after the completion of delivery and/or completion of the Works and all invoices must: 3.1.1 be addressed to the company stated on the Order; and 3.1.2 bear the purchase order number, line number and description as stated on the Order; and 3.1.3 separately show any VAT properly chargeable to Biffa in respect of the Works being invoiced; and 3.1.4 be submitted by email to payables.treatment@biffa.co.uk (or, where it is not possible to submit by email, posted to Accounts Department, Biffa, Enigma, Wavendon Business Park, Ortensia Drive, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LX). 3.2 Provided the Seller complies with the requirements of clause 3.1, Biffa will pay the Seller’s invoice for the Order within thirty-seven (37) days after the end of the month of receipt of such invoice unless otherwise expressly agreed by Biffa and the Seller in writing. Payment may be withheld in whole or in part in the event that the Works are not supplied in accordance with the Order and/or the Contract.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
N/A
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Dispute resolution process
First contact is with accounts payable who will identify the vendor problem. They will then identify the person in the company who will be able to resolve the problem. The vendor is then contacted to discuss the offered resolution.
Other payment information
Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices? If so, which?
For example, signatories to The Fair Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.
No, this business has not signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices.
Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?
This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.
No
Does this business offer supply chain finance?
This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.
No
Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No
During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?
No