Invoices for goods and services supplied to the Council

Invoices

The City of Edinburgh Council is obliged to pay all invoices within 30 days of the invoice date, unless we have agreed other payment terms with suppliers. Earlier payment terms which have been negotiated include seven, ten or fourteen days.

The Payments Unit invoice processing time is one of the Council's Statutory Performance Indicators. This is reported nationally in an annual return produced on behalf of all Scottish Local Authorities. Edinburgh's payment performance for 2010/11 was 95.2% of all invoices paid within 30 days of receipt.

Copy Invoices

Copy invoices should only be sent once it has been confirmed that the original invoice has not been received or paid by the Council. All copy invoices must be marked 'true and certified copy' by a representative of your organisation.

Please note that posting an invoice does not guarentee that it has been received by the Council. It is also important to note the Council's invoicing arrangements.

Please send all invoices and copy invoices to the address or email address shown on the right.