All invoices must be sent by email to accountspayable@gcu.ac.uk. GCU operates a ‘No purchase order, No payment’ policy.  All suppliers must submit their invoices with a valid purchases order number provided by the University. If our team receives an invoice which does not quote a valid PO number it will be returned to the supplier unpaid. For any questions in relation to this policy change please contact noponopay@gcu.ac.uk.

The University’s method of payment is BACS. To facilitate this, all bank details must be supplied on invoices sent to GCU. Glasgow Caledonian may, at times, contact suppliers to verify bank details in line with our Finance regulations.

Supplier payments calendar 2024

Foreign payments

Payments in a foreign currency can take up to two weeks to be processed by the destination bank. The deadline for receiving documents in Finance, and dates when the payment will leave our bank account, are detailed in our payment calendar. In order for us to process foreign payments, we need the following information:

• Swift/BIC code
• IBAN (except US payments; ABA routing number should be provided)
• Payee's account number
• Payee's name and address
• Payee's bank's name and address.

Payment dates are shown below:

Most International transfers now require Intermediary bank account details. It is important all information is provided on invoices to ensure no delays with payments.

Subsidiary Payments

Glasgow Caledonian University Company and Glasgow Caledonian University Academy are subsidiaries of Glasgow Caledonian University. Please note, we operate one payment run a month for all subsidiaries and all invoices or expenses being paid from these companies will be paid on the last supplier payment date on the month.