OCS TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
Company number: SC220049
Reporting period:
1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026
Report filed on:
30 July 2026
Approved by:
Mr Thomas Evans
Contracts and payments
Do any of this business's construction contracts with its suppliers include retention clauses? Yes
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 31 days
Total value paid:
- within 30 days: £65,172,245 (79%)
- in 31 to 60 days: £14,554,259 (18%)
- in 61 days or more: £3,136,576 (4%)
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 64%
- in 31 to 60 days: 27%
- in 61 days or more: 9%
Late and disputed:
- total value of payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: £37,225,622
- payments due in the reporting period which have not been paid within the agreed period: 31%
- not made in the reporting period due to a dispute: 0%
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment periods
55 days
Longest standard payment period
Answer not provided
Standard payment terms
55 days from date of invoice
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
Standard Payment terms changed from 60 days from invoice date to 55 days from invoice date
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
55 days
No further comment provided
Any other information about payment terms
No further comment provided
Retention clauses
How does this business use retention clauses?
All construction contracts include retention clauses.
Does this business only use retention clauses in construction contracts above a specific contract sum?
No
Does this business use a standard percentage rate in retention clauses?
No
Does this business apply retention clause practices that are no more onerous than those applied to it on the same project?
No
Releasing money under a retention clause
Process for releasing money this business has deducted or retained under a retention clause
Subcontractor will submit a request for the retention payment to be released ahead of the retention due date. Payment is released following approval from the Quantity Surveyor for that project.
Is the money released in stages?
Yes:
Retention payments are released at the end of Project and 12-18 months following project completion.
Amount retained from suppliers in the reporting period
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the money retained from this business by its clients
167%
Amount retained stated as a percentage of the total construction payments made by this business
0%
Dispute resolution process
Complaints are handled by the department who placed the order, and will be escalated to senior management if the dispute cannot be resolved satisfactorily.
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