FERROVIAL CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED

Company number: 05779755

Reporting period:
1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020

This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

This report was filed on 22 January 2021

and approved by Maria del Sol Toribio

Payment statistics

Average time taken to pay invoices: 19 days

Invoices paid:

within 30 days: 84%
in 31 to 60 days: 11%
in 61 days or more: 5%

Invoices due but not paid within agreed terms: 15%

Payment terms

Shortest standard payment periods

35 days

Longest standard payment period

Answer not provided

Standard payment terms

Ferrovial Construction (UK) Limited’s most frequently used payment terms are for construction contracts and these need to be compliant with the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (the “Construction Act”). The period from the valuation to the payment due date for any payment by Ferrovial Construction (UK) Limited to its subcontractors and/or suppliers is generally 5 days with the final date for payment (as described in s110 of the Construction Act) being 30 days after the payment due date.

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

55 days

No further comment provided

Any other information about payment terms

N/A

Dispute resolution process

Ferrovial Construction (UK) Limited generally use the dispute resolution process which is compliant with the Construction Act which allows the parties to the contract to refer to adjudication at any time, whilst having the right to use mediation, arbitration and/or the courts as applicable.

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, this business has signed up to: The Construction Act and the 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.

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.

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?