Payments Compliance Notice Published 8 October 2026

Kent Fire and Rescue Service: Payments compliance notice 01/04/2026 to 30/09/2026

Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authority




Contracting authority:

Kent Fire and Rescue Service


Public Procurement Organisation Number:

PCTX-8834-ZQLL


Address:


The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil
Maidstone
ME15 6XB
UK


Contact name:

Procurement Helpdesk


Email:

procurement@kent.fire-uk.org


Telephone:

01622 692121


Website:

https://www.kent.fire-uk.org/


Organisation type:

REGIONAL_AUTHORITY


Devolved regulations that apply:

None






Payments Report



Reporting period:

01/04/2026 to 30/09/2026


Average number of days taken to make payments:

13.0


Percentage of payments made within 30 days of the invoice day:

94%


Percentage of payments made 31 to 60 days after the invoice day:

4%


Percentage of payments made 61 or more days after the invoice day:

2%


Invoices paid within 30 days of the due date:

96.63%


Percentage of payments due that were not made:

4.26%


Contracts included:

All contracts, including those signed under earlier legislation


Further information:

Percentage of payments made in the following periods after the invoice day
Calculated by number of payments instead of value. Must add up to 100.
Within 30 days = 94.43%
31 to 60 days = 4.10%
61 or more days = 1.47%



Approval



Approving officer name:

Barrie Fullbrook


Approving officer job title:

Director of Finance