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DRAX GENERATION ENTERPRISE LIMITED
Company number: SC189124
Reporting period:
1 July 2019
to 31 December 2019
This report was filed on 30 January 2020
and approved by Andrew Skelton
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 51 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 42%
- in 31 to 60 days: 33%
- in 61 days or more: 25%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 38 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
0 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
Following on from the change in ownership from Scottish Power Generation to Drax on the 31st Dec 2018 responsibility for payments transitioned to Drax. There have been some challenges following the transition which are now resolved but which had an impact on the statistics during 2019.
We have excluded from the ‘Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms’ calculation, invoices that were received by Drax already past their due date. This amounts to c.10% of total invoices.
Standard contract payment terms are 30 days, however terms are agreed with suppliers as part of contract negotiations.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60 days
Maximum contractual payment terms are 60 days. Payment terms are agreed with suppliers as part of contract negotiations.
Any other information about payment terms
N/A
Dispute resolution process
Disputes should be sent to the following email address; accountspayable@drax.com
This email is monitored daily by Accounts Payable.
On receipt of any invoice queries, Account Payable check whether: -
•The invoice is for Drax Corporate
•We have authorised supplier details and bank account for payment
•A Purchase Order (PO) number is quoted and matches an approved order number
•The invoice details match the approved PO for quantity, price, and description of supply
•The PO has been receipted
•The invoice has not already been paid
•We have received a copy of the invoice
Once the above has been checked a number of courses of action can be taken with both the supplier and internal site via our Procurement P2P system.
It is our intention to action and have invoices ready for BACS payment within 10 working days of the query request providing it is a valid query. As these invoices are likely to be overdue, they are normally picked up on the next scheduled BACS run. In exceptional circumstance a CHAPS payment for emergency payments can be made.
All contracts have a clause which enables the supplier to claim the Bank of England interest rate on late payments.
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
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