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How fast Tamworth Borough Council pays its suppliers

Tamworth Borough Council published an empty payments compliance notice for April to September 2026. Its record and what the law requires.

April to September 2026

Empty

The council published a notice with no payment figures.

Notice 094605-2026, published 7 October 2026.

Previous notice

5 days average, 100% within 30 days

Jan to Mar 2026, larger contracts only. Notice 038270-2026.

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Tamworth's finances

For context. How fast a council pays is a matter of its own processes as well as its money: across England, councils with more to spend per resident do not pay faster.

Spending power, 2026-27
£12.9 million
£159 a resident; typical district council: £165
Net budget, 2026-27
£23 million
Net current expenditure, as budgeted
Reserves forecast, 1 April 2026
£17.8 million
138% of a year's spending power; typical district council: 102%
Emergency government support
None
No Exceptional Financial Support since 2024-25

Sources: Core spending power 2026-27 and local authority revenue expenditure and financing 2026-27 budget, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Exceptional Financial Support lists on GOV.UK. Open Government Licence v3. Reserves are unallocated plus earmarked reserves the council forecast for 1 April 2026.

What the law asks of Tamworth

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.

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