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An amendment, not a new call
On 3 April the ministry amended the settlement rules. These include a 30-day period after the inspection document, capped at 31 December 2026, and a separate provision for expenditure documented beforehand. Do not treat every invoice as following the same deadline. Read the full current rules alongside your contract and ask the responsible authority about uncertain items before purchasing.
Use one shared timeline
Map delivery, installation, inspection, document issue, invoices and payment. Purchasing staff, accounts and the project lead should use the same dates. A delivery change needs a review of downstream steps. A short weekly update with named owners is more useful than important commitments buried in separate supplier emails.
Describe actual supply scopes
Separate equipment, design documentation, surfacing materials and other items. Connect each to the agreed project. For surfaces, identify the system and installer responsibility. Safe Ground supplies selected surfacing materials; supply and construction documents need to describe their respective scopes clearly.
Match documents to the final variant
Confirm the final equipment code before delivery. A dimensional or configuration change needs a new documentation check. Distinguish supplier sheets from records produced after installation and inspection. Keep a project folder organised by equipment, surfacing, handover and settlement, rather than relying on a product-page link that may change later.
Allow time for corrections
Agree who gathers inspection comments, tracks corrections and completes missing attachments. Share the site plan, chosen equipment and deadline when requesting a quotation. Safe Ground can help organise the selection; eligibility and settlement decisions remain with the responsible institutions and the particular contract.
Before your next step
- Synchronise delivery, inspection and payment.
- Read the rules with your contract.
- Confirm every equipment variant.
- Name the documentation coordinator.
Practical questions
Does a supplier quotation confirm funding eligibility?
A quotation describes a product or supply scope, not an administrative funding decision. Check the programme, your contract and the responsible institution separately. Tell the supplier which technical requirements and item identification you need. Connect the order with installation, inspection and payment dates, agreed with the project team and accounts. Review delivery changes promptly because they can affect later stages. One approved list of products and documents makes settlement clearer without giving a quotation a role it cannot fulfil.
