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TESCO MAINTENANCE LIMITED
Company number: 06003554
Reporting period:
28 February 2022
to 28 August 2022
This report was filed on 23 September 2022
and approved by David Wheeler
Payment statistics
Average time taken to pay invoices: 42 days
Invoices paid:
- within 30 days: 15%
- in 31 to 60 days: 83%
- in 61 days or more: 2%
Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 3 %
Payment terms
Shortest standard payment period
5 days
Longest standard payment period
60 days
Standard payment terms
5 days – small suppliers with up to £250,000 (inclusive of VAT) of business with the Company each year.
60 days – large suppliers, greater than £250,000 (inclusive of VAT) of business with the Company each year. The business has standardized payment terms across each category (The business also has 30 day & 45 day term).
Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?
Yes – The longest standard payment term is 60 days
Were suppliers notified or consulted about these changes before they were made?
Yes – Email & Letter
Maximum contractual payment period agreed
60 days
NA
Any other information about payment terms
NA
Dispute resolution process
The business manages all queries through a generic mailbox with a dedicated team.
If there is a dispute, the business will call the relevant vendors and follow up with an email to resolve the matter. All queries are usually resolved within 7 days.
The business has an escalation matrix which is shared with vendors.
The business conducts periodic governance review on the performance of the query team to ensure that queries are resolved timely and satisfactorily, thereby ensuring a build-up of invoices on hold is avoided and vendors are paid accurately
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.
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.
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