Supply arrangements can take many forms, covering goods and/or services and encompassing long term contracts and one-off deals.
Key areas of advice include:
- Preparation and negotiation of bespoke contract terms
- Preparing standard supply terms
- Assisting suppliers with sub-contractors to ensure an appropriate flow-through of responsibilities
- Tender documentation
- SLAs and other performance issues
- Limits on liability
- Title retention issues
- Pricing mechanisms and securing payment
- Dealing with variations
- Advising on employment implications, especially TUPE
- Advising on impact where relevant of consumer legislation
Typical transactions:
- Manufacture of goods
- Development of prototypes / R&D arrangements
- Long term supply agreements
- Standard terms of business - both for B2B and B2C transactions
- Hiring and leasing arrangements
- Supplies of professional services such as consultancy
