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Agenda Resource Management Ltd Standard Terms and Conditions. 

  1. DEFINITIONS  

“Authority” means the client and where the context permits, reference to the Authority in these Terms and Conditions shall include reference to an employee of the Authority. 

“Fees” means the price or rate for the consultancy given in the Purchase Order.  

“Key Personnel” means any person named on the Purchase Order as key personnel or any person who the client notifies the Consultant is to be regarded as a key personnel during the course of the Project.  

“Premises” means any land or building where the Project is to be carried out.  

“Project” means the consultancy services described in the Purchase Order and any associated documentation.  

“Order Number” means the unique number that appears on the Purchase Order.  

“Parties” means the Authority and the Consultant.  

“Purchase Order” means an order for consultancy services served by the Authority on the Consultant which includes a description of the Project, the Fees payable and any terms applying to the Project which are additional to these Terms and Conditions.  

“Proposal” The written proposal made to the Authority upon which a Purchase Order is raised against. 

“Consultant” means the person, firm or company whose name appears as the addressee in the Purchase Order.   

“Terms and Conditions” means these terms and conditions for the supply of consultancy services.  

  1. GENERAL  

2.1 These Terms and Conditions together with the relevant Purchase Order and any other document, plan or specification referred to in the Purchase Order constitute the contract between the Parties for the Project (“the Contract”).  

2.2 In the event of any conflict between a clause in these Terms and Conditions and a term of the Purchase Order, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.  

2.3 The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the Project and replaces all previous negotiations, agreements, understandings and representations whether oral or in writing. However nothing in the Contract shall limit or exclude any liability for fraud.   

2.4 Nothing in this Contract shall have the effect of making the Consultant a servant or employee of the Authority.  

  1. THE PROJECT  

3.1  The Consultant shall carry out and complete the Project:  

a). in accordance with the Purchase Order;  

b). with reasonable skill, care and diligence;  

c). to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority  

  1. d) (where applicable) using staff or agents with appropriate skills and qualifications. 
  1. TIME OF PERFORMANCE   
  1. The Consultant shall carry out the Project by the date or in accordance with the timescales set out in the Purchase Order or in accordance with any timescales reasonably notified to the Consultant by the Authority.  
  1. The Consultant shall submit such detailed programmes of work and progress reports as the Authority may from time to time require.  
  1. The Consultant shall notify the Authority immediately if it becomes aware of any event that it believes is likely to delay or impede the Project.  The Authority is to do the same. 
  1.  In the event that the Consultant fails to meet a date or dates set out in the Purchase Order or comply with the timescales contained in the Purchase Order it shall, on the request of the Authority, and without prejudice to the Authority’s other rights and remedies, arrange to provide all such additional resources as are necessary to fulfil its obligations to the Authority.  
  1. REJECTION OF PROJECT  
  1. The Authority may at any time reject anything delivered or provided as part of the Project which, in the reasonable view of the Authority, does not comply with the Contract in any material way.  
  1. If the Authority rejects all or part of the Project under Condition 5.1 above, it shall serve a notice on the Consultant stating the reasons for such rejection.  
  1. Following receipt of a notice of rejection of the Services, the Consultant shall have 10 (ten) working days (or such other period as the Parties may agree in writing) during which the Consultant shall correct the faults which caused the notice of rejection to be issued.  
  1. Without prejudice to the Authority’s other rights under this Contract, if the Consultant fails to correct the faults which caused the notice of rejection to be issued to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority within 10 (ten) working days (or such longer period as the Parties have agreed), the Authority shall be entitled to terminate this Contract.  This clause shall not waive the right of the Consultant to full payment. 
  1. CONSULTANT’S PERSONNEL AND SECURITY  
  1. The Consultant shall make Key Personnel available for the purposes of the Project, but may make any changes in the Key Personnel as is necessary to fulfil their obligations under the Project.   
  1. If and when requested by the Authority, the Consultant shall provide the Authority with a list of the names of any persons being used in the Project or any part of it specifying in each case the capacities in which they are involved and giving such other particulars, evidence of identity and other supporting evidence as the Authority may reasonably require.   
  1. The Consultant shall comply with any notice reasonably given by the Authority stating that a person named in the notice is not to be involved any further in the provision of the Project. The Authority shall bear the cost of complying with such a notice.  
  1. Where the Project is being carried out at Premises owned or occupied by the Authority:  

a). the Consultant shall comply and shall ensure that its staff, subcontractors and agents comply with any rules or regulations applied by the Authority in relation to security at its premises;  

  1. b)  if the Authority gives the Consultant notice that any person is not to be admitted to or is to be removed from its land or premises or is not to become involved in or is to be removed from involvement in the Project, the Consultant shall take all reasonable steps to comply with such notice and the Authority shall bear the cost of any such notice.  The Consultant shall ensure that any person who is removed is replaced by someone of equivalent qualifications and experience the Authority shall bear the cost of any such notice.  
  1. PAYMENT  
  1. In consideration of the carrying out of the Project by the Consultant the Authority shall pay the Consultant the Fees. 
  1. The Consultant shall submit an invoice for the Project to the Authority’s address for invoices given in the Purchase Order. The invoice shall contain the Order Number, a description of the part of the Project to which it refers and the applicable Fees.   
  1. The Authority shall pay the Consultant within 30 days of receipt and agreement of invoices, submitted monthly in arrears, for work completed to the satisfaction of the Authority.  
  1. In addition to the Price, the Authority shall pay the Consultant a sum equivalent to any Value Added Tax chargeable in respect of the Project. Value Added Tax shall be shown as a separate item on the Consultant’s invoice.   
  1. The Consultant shall be entirely responsible for the payment of all and any income tax, national insurance contributions and any similar liabilities on any Fees earned under this Contract.  
  1. No deductions shall be made by the Authority for any retentions or main contractor’s discounts. 
  1. RECOVERY OF SUMS DUE  
  1. If any sum is recoverable from or payable by the Consultant under the Contract, that sum may be deducted from any sum then due or which at a later date becomes due to the Consultant under the Contract or under any other agreement with the Authority.  
  1. AUDIT  
  1. The Consultant shall keep and maintain until two years after the Contract has been completed records to the satisfaction of the Authority of all costs and expenditures connected with the Project which are reimbursable by the Authority (unless a fixed fee has been agreed). This shall include records of the hours worked and costs incurred by the Consultant and the costs of any employees of the Consultant paid for by the Authority. The Consultant shall on request afford the Authority or any person reasonably specified by the Authority access to those records.  The Consultant shall be reimbursed for any reasonable cost for providing this. 
  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  
  1. The intellectual property rights (including the copyright) in any reports, documentation or materials are hereby assigned to and shall vest in the Authority. This condition shall survive the termination of this Contract.  
  1. Save where the Project uses documentation and materials supplied by the Authority, the Consultant warrants that none of the documentation and materials used or created as part of the Project shall infringe any patent, trade mark, registered design, copyright or other rights in industrial property of any third party.  
  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY  
  1. The Authority shall notify the Consultant of any health and safety hazards that may arise in connection with the performance of this Contract.  
  1. Where the project is being carried out at Premises owned or occupied by the Authority, the Authority shall notify the Consultant of any health and safety hazards which may exist or arise at its premises and which may affect the Consultant. The Consultant shall draw these hazards to the attention of any of its employees, subcontractors or agents who may be affected by them and instruct such persons in connection with any necessary safety measures.  
  1. CONFIDENTIALITY  
  1. The Consultant undertakes to keep secret and not to disclose and to procure that its employees, sub-contractors and agents keep secret and do not disclose any information of a confidential nature which it has obtained by reason of this Contract. Nothing in this clause applies to information that is already in the public domain or the possession of the Consultant other than by reason of breach of this clause.  
  1. The provisions of this Condition shall survive the termination of this Contract however that occurs.  
  1. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST  
  1. The Consultant shall disclose to the Authority any actual or potential conflict of interest arising from the Project as soon as is reasonably practicable after becoming aware of the conflict.   The Authority shall do the same. 
  1. If the Parties are unable to resolve the conflict to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority, the Authority shall be entitled to terminate the Contract with immediate effect.  
  1. INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE  
  1. The Consultant shall indemnify the Authority against any tax, national insurance contributions or similar liability which may arise in relation to this Contract.  
  1. CHANGE CONTROL 
  1. This Contract may not be varied or amended unless the variation or amendment is in writing and agreed by both the Authority and the Consultant.  
  1. ASSIGNMENT OR SUB-CONTRACTING  
  1. sub-contracting of this Contract shall in any way relieve the Consultant of its obligations under the Contract.  
  1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 
  1. The Consultant shall have no liability or responsibility whatsoever regarding any aspect of the design or performance of the services or products recommended as part of the consultancy.  In all cases design responsibility, design liability and Project performance shall be owned entirely by others. 
  1. All Consultant advice and recommendations shall carry no liability, directly or indirectly under the Contract or Project.  In all cases the Scope of the Project is purely the provision of guidance and advice and as such, the Consultant carries no liability for the advice given, nor is it responsible for whether or not the Authority acts upon this this advice, where given verbally or written. 
  1. Save for clauses 17.1 and 17.2, the maximum liability under this contract shall not exceed 100% of the contract value for all events. 
  1. RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES 
  1. This Contract shall not create any rights which are enforceable by anyone other than the Parties.  
  1. TERMINATION  
  1. The Authority shall notify the Consultant in writing immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following events:  
  1. if the Authority passes a resolution for winding-up or the court makes an administration order or a winding-up order, or the company makes a composition or arrangement with its creditors, or an administrative receiver, receiver or manager is appointed by a creditor or by the court, or possession is taken of any of its property under the terms of a floating charge.   

The Consultant shall be entitled to terminate this Contract by notice to the Authority with immediate effect if:  

a). any of the events described in Condition 19.1 occurs; or  

b). the Authority has committed a material breach of this Contract which is not capable of remedy; or  

c). the Authority has committed a material breach of this Contract which is capable of remedy but has failed to remedy such breach within thirty days of being required by the Consultant in writing to do so; or  

The Consultant shall be entitled to terminate this Contract at any time by giving to the Authority not less than thirty days’ notice to that effect.   

  1. NOTICES  
  1.   Any notice or other communication given under or pursuant to this Contract must be given in writing and must be delivered in person, sent by post or to an agreed email address. Communications must be sent to the address for communications given in the Prososal (which may be altered at any time by the altering Party giving the other Party 15 days notice of a changed address).  Communications to the Consultant must be sent to the address given for the buyer contact in the Proposal and not to the address for invoices.  
  1.  A notice or communication shall be deemed to have been received 2 working days after posting in the case of first class delivery and 4 working days after posting in the case of second class delivery unless the receiving party proves otherwise.  
  1. DISPUTES AND MEDIATION  
  1. Before resorting to litigation, the Parties shall attempt in good faith to negotiate a settlement to any dispute between them arising out of or in connection with this Contract.  
  1. GOVERNING LAW  
  1. Unless the Proposal specifies otherwise, this Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.