Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - 30 Day Payment Rule

Published: May 2019

Pages: 3

BESA Product Code: LC 21

Regulation 113 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 applies to public sector contracts entered into by:

• UK government departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies (i.e. government quangos), and
• English public bodies (e.g. local authorities). These are collectively referred to in the Regulations as “contracting
  authorities”.

Regulation 113 imposes a duty on contracting authorities to ensure that contracts with their tier 1 contractors contain
a requirement to make payments within 30 days.