April to September 2026, larger contracts only
29 days
average time to pay an invoice
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
- Paid within 30 days
- 99.7%
- Paid in 31 to 60 days
- 0.2%
- Paid after 60 days
- 0.1%
- Paid within agreed terms
- 99.7%
Source: payments compliance notice 102943-2026, published 30 October 2026, Find a Tender, Cabinet Office.
Previous notice
Welsh councils published their first notices for April to September 2026.
Companies in Cardiff
How fast the large companies registered in Cardiff pay their suppliers.
See the Cardiff companiesWhat the law asks of Cardiff
Pay within 30 days. Under section 68 of the Procurement Act 2023, a council must pay an undisputed invoice within 30 days of receiving it.
Publish every six months. Section 69 requires a payments compliance notice on Find a Tender within 30 days of 31 March and 30 September.
Owed money by a council? Suppliers can claim statutory interest on a late commercial invoice. Work it out with our late payment interest calculator.
Figures are as the council published them and are not audited. Source: payments compliance notices, Find a Tender, Cabinet Office, Open Government Licence v3.