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KIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Company number: 02099533
Reporting period:
1 July 2021
to 31 December 2021
This report was filed on 28 January 2022
and approved by Marcus Jones
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 34 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 60%
- in 31 to 60 days: 30%
- in 61 days or more: 10%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 19 %
Payment terms
Standard payment period for qualifying contracts
7 days
Standard payment terms
Payment terms are agreed with suppliers and subcontractors as part of contract negotiations and aligned with relevant codes to ensure compliance. Terms vary from 7 days from invoice date to 60 days from invoice date; The most common payment term is 60 days from invoice date.
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
No
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60 days
The maximum contractual payment period for suppliers not signed up to supply chain finance is 60 days.
We continue to provide the Kier Early Payment Scheme (‘KEPS’), which enables subcontractors to receive payments within 21 days of month end valuation date.
Where suppliers do sign up to supply chain finance then the contractual terms are increased to 95 days.
This is a popular scheme with our supply chain, providing earlier liquidity than would otherwise be available.
Any other information about payment terms
Kier Construction Limited is a proud signatory of the Prompt Payment Code and committed to meeting the targets and guidance provided as part of this Code. Kier Construction Limited has invested significant resource in governance, systems and process improvements to improve payment to terms of its valued supply chain partners.
Per guidance from the Prompt Payment Code, Kier Construction Limited is committed to payment of all compliant invoices provided by suppliers deemed small companies (having less than 50 employees) within 30 days; these also form part of Kier Construction Limited commitments to the frameworks and contracts entered into where standard payment terms are 30 days or less. Changes have been made to core systems to identify companies within this category for Code reporting purposes while management focus continues on improving payment experiences for all suppliers.
Dispute resolution process
Kier Construction is a strong advocate of fair treatment for all supply chain partners and constantly strives to improve transparency, increase certainty of payment and in reduce time to pay. We are working hard to simplify internal processes and approvals, towards minimising time to pay for our supply chain partners; we are also working with those supply chain partners to inform and upskill where required towards right first time invoicing to avoid payment delays.
Where they happen, Kier Construction actively seeks to resolve disputes as quickly as possible, through close interaction with suppliers; in the interests of fair treatment for all supply chain partners, dispute resolution is treated as a priority. Typically, these issues can be resolved through coordination between our payables teams and supplier credit control teams within an agreed process for dealing with disputes which is communicated to suppliers, and where necessary procurement and commercial teams are engaged to support the earliest commercial resolution; where resolution is still unable to be achieved, senior management will be engaged towards the swiftest possible conclusion. Where agreement cannot be reached to the mutual satisfaction of both parties, other dispute resolution channels will be deployed, such as mediation, arbitration and expert determination.
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.Yes – Prompt Payment Code
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.
Yes
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.
Yes
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