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IPO prompt supplier payments

In line with government guidelines we are required to pay 90% of all our undisputed supplier invoices within 5 days of receipt.

Updates to this page

From:
Intellectual Property Office
Published:
22 September 2014
Last updated:
18 August 2026
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  1. Payment data between January and June 2026 added.

  2. Payments data for 2025 added.

  3. Payments data for 2024 added.

  4. Payments data for October, November and December 2023 added.

  5. Payment data between April and September 2023 added.

  6. Payment data between January and March 2023 added.

  7. Payments data for October, November and December 2022 added.

  8. Payment data between July and September 2022 added.

  9. Payment data between April and July 2022 added.

  10. Payment data added for 2020, 2021 and 2022 added.

  11. Payment data for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 added.

  12. October 2015 payment data added.

  13. September 2015 payment data added.

  14. August 2015 supplier payment data added.

  15. July 2015 supplier payment data added.

  16. June supplier payment data added.

  17. May supplier payment data added.

  18. April supplier payment data added.

  19. Statistics added for March 2015.

  20. February 2015 payments added.

  21. January 2015 invoice payments added.

  22. December 2014 data added.

  23. November data added.

  24. Payment of supplier invoices for October added.

  25. September 2014 data added.

  26. First published.

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IPO: prompt payment of supplier invoices

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We publish information each month based on:

  • number of invoices paid during the month
  • number of invoices paid within 5 working days or less
  • number of invoices paid over 5 working days
  • number of disputed invoices
  • percentage paid within 5 days

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