TESCO PERSONAL FINANCE PLC

Company number: SC173199

Reporting period:
1 March 2019 to 31 August 2019

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This report was filed on 27 September 2019

and approved by Declan Hourican

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 28 days

Invoices paid:

• within 30 days: 78%
• in 31 to 60 days: 21%
• in 61 days or more: 1%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 5%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

14 days

Longest standard payment period

45 days

Standard payment terms

Invoices will be paid under the Contract within either 14 days (if the Supplier is a Small Supplier i.e. spend of <£100k p.a.) or 45 days (if the Supplier is a Larger Supplier i.e. spend >£100k p.a.) of receipt in the Accounts Payable Mailbox (TPFPurchase.Ledger@tescobank.com), or if hard copy by post, from the date received in Accounts Payable department, of an invoice which quotes the Purchase Order number

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

Answer not provided

Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?

N/A

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

45 days

NA

Any other information about payment terms

NA

Dispute resolution process

Contracts with suppliers contain dispute resolution clauses bespoke to each of our supplier relationships which should be followed. Alternatively, where no contract exists, the Requisitioner named on the Purchase Order should be contacted, and the dispute will be progressed through the appropriate channel.

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 Prompt 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