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Springfield Business Papers Ltd – Terms and Conditions of Sale
1 Interpretation
1.1 The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this agreement:
Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England, when banks in London are open for business.
Commencement Date has the meaning given in clause 2.2.
Conditions means these terms and conditions, including for the avoidance of doubt, the General Conditions and any Special Conditions as amended from time to time in accordance with clause 17.8.
Contract means the contract between the Supplier and the Customer for the supply of Goods and/or Services in accordance with these Conditions.
Controller, processor, data subject, personal data, personal data breach, processing and appropriate technical measures are each as defined in the Data Protection Legislation.
Customer means the person or firm who purchases the Goods and/or Services from the Supplier.
Data Protection Legislation means the UK Data Protection Legislation and any other European Union legislation relating to personal data and all other legislation and regulatory requirements in force from time to time which apply to a party relating to the use of personal data (including, without limitation, the privacy of electronic communications).
Deliverables mean the deliverables set out in the Order produced by the Supplier for the Customer.
Force Majeure Event has the meaning given to it in clause 16.
General Conditions means these terms and conditions, as amended from time to time in accordance with clause 17.8.
Goods means the goods (or any part of them) set out in the Order.
Goods Specification means any specification for the Goods, that is agreed in writing by the Customer and the Supplier.
Intellectual Property Rights means patents, utility models, rights to inventions, copyright and neighbouring and related rights, moral rights, trade marks and service marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up and trade dress, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off or unfair competition, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets), and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.
Order means the Customer’s order for the supply of Goods and/or Services, as set out in the Customer’s purchase order form, or the Customer’s written acceptance of the Supplier’s quotation, or overleaf, as the case may be.
Services means the services, including the Deliverables, supplied by the Supplier to the Customer as set out in the Service Specification.
Service Specification means the description or specification for the Services provided in writing by the Supplier to the Customer.
Special Conditions means the additional terms and conditions set out in the appendices to these General Conditions as amended from time to time in accordance with clause 17.8 or as agreed between the parties, that apply in relation to the supply of certain Goods or Services.
Supplier means Springfield Business Papers Limited registered in England and Wales with company number 09151244.
Supplier Materials has the meaning given in clause 8.1.7.
UK Data Protection Legislation means all applicable data protection and privacy legislation in force from time to time in the UK including the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679); the Data Protection Act 2018; the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC (as updated by Directive 2009/136/EC) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended.
1.2 A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality).
1.3 A reference to a party includes its successors and permitted assigns.
1.4 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended or re-enacted. A reference to a statute or statutory provision includes all subordinate legislation made under that statute or statutory provision.
1.5 Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.
1.6 A reference to writing or written includes fax and email.
2 Basis of contract
2.1 The Order constitutes an offer by the Customer to purchase Goods and/or Services in accordance with these Conditions.
2.2 The Order shall only be deemed to be accepted when the Supplier issues written acceptance of the Order at which point and on which date the Contract shall come into existence (“Commencement Date”).
2.3 Any samples, drawings, descriptive matter or advertising issued by the Supplier and any descriptions of the Goods or illustrations or descriptions of the Services contained in the Supplier’s catalogues or brochures are issued or published for the sole purpose of giving an approximate idea of the Services and/or Goods described in them. They shall not form part of the Contract or have any contractual force.
2.4 These Conditions apply to the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms that the Customer seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.
2.5 Any quotation given by the Supplier shall not constitute an offer, and is only valid for a period of 20 Business Days from its date of issue.
2.6 All of these Conditions shall apply to the supply of both Goods and Services except where application to one or the other is specified.
3 Goods
3.1 The Goods are described in the Supplier’s catalogue as modified by any applicable Goods Specification.
3.2 The Supplier reserves the right to amend the Goods Specification if required by any applicable statutory or regulatory requirement, and the Supplier shall notify the Customer in any such event.
4 Delivery of Goods
4.1 The Supplier shall ensure that:
4.1.1 each delivery of the Goods is accompanied by a delivery note which shows the date of the Order, the type and quantity of the Goods (including the code number of the Goods, where applicable), special storage instructions (if any) and, if the Order is being delivered by instalments, the outstanding balance of Goods remaining to be delivered; and
4.1.2 it states clearly on the delivery note any requirement for the Customer to return any packaging material to the Supplier. The Customer shall make any such packaging materials available for collection at such times as the Supplier shall reasonably request.
4.2 Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the Supplier (or any third party appointed by the Supplier for such purpose) delivering the Goods to the Customer’s premises or where agreed between the parties, by the Customer collecting the Goods from the Supplier’s premises at any time after the Supplier has notified the Customer that the Goods are ready for collection.
4.3 Delivery of the Goods shall be completed on the completion of unloading or loading (as the case may be) of the Goods at the relevant delivery location.
4.4 Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods are approximate only, and the time of delivery is not of the essence. The Supplier shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods that is caused by a Force Majeure Event or the Customer’s failure to provide the Supplier with adequate delivery instructions or any other instructions that are relevant to the supply of the Goods.
4.5 If the Supplier fails to deliver the Goods, its liability shall be limited to the costs and expenses incurred by the Customer in obtaining replacement goods of similar description and quality in the cheapest market available, less the price of the Goods. The Supplier shall have no liability for any failure to deliver the Goods to the extent that such failure is caused by a Force Majeure Event or the Customer’s failure to provide the Supplier with adequate delivery instructions for the Goods or any relevant instruction related to the supply of the Goods.
4.6 If the Customer fails to take or accept delivery of the Goods within three Business Days of the Supplier notifying the Customer that the Goods are ready, then except where such failure or delay is caused by a Force Majeure Event or by the Supplier’s failure to comply with its obligations under the Contract in respect of the Goods:
4.6.1 delivery of the Goods shall be deemed to have been completed at 9.00 am on the third Business Day following the day on which the Supplier notified the Customer that the Goods were ready; or
4.6.2 the Supplier shall store the Goods until delivery takes place, and charge the Customer for all related costs and expenses (including insurance).
4.7 If ten Business Days after the Supplier notified the Customer that the Goods were ready for delivery the Customer has not taken or accepted delivery of them, the Supplier may resell or otherwise dispose of part or all of the Goods and, after deducting reasonable storage and selling costs, account to the Customer for any excess over the price of the Goods or charge the Customer for any shortfall below the price of the Goods.
4.8 The Supplier may deliver the Goods by instalments, which shall be invoiced and paid for separately. Each instalment shall constitute a separate contract. Any delay in delivery or defect in an instalment shall not entitle the Customer to cancel any other instalment.
5 Quality of Goods
5.1 The Supplier warrants that on delivery the Goods shall:
5.1.1 conform in all material respects with their description and any applicable Goods Specification; and
5.1.2 be free from material defects in design, material and workmanship.
5.2 Subject to clause 5.3, the Supplier shall, at its option, repair or replace the defective Goods, or refund the price of the defective Goods in full if:
5.2.1 the Customer gives notice in writing within a reasonable time of discovery that some or all of the Goods do not comply with the warranty set out in clause 5.1;
5.2.2 the Supplier is given a reasonable opportunity of examining such Goods; and
5.2.3 the Customer (if asked to do so by the Supplier) returns such Goods to the Supplier’s place of business at the Customer’s cost.
5.3 The Supplier shall not be liable for the Goods’ failure to comply with the warranty in clause 5.1 if:
5.3.1 the Customer makes any further use of such Goods after giving a notice in accordance with clause 5.2;
5.3.2 the defect arises because the Customer failed to follow the Supplier’s oral or written instructions as to the storage, installation, commissioning, use or maintenance of the Goods or (if there are none) good trade practice;
5.3.3 the defect arises as a result of the Supplier following any drawing, design or Goods Specification supplied by the Customer;
5.3.4 the Customer alters or repairs such Goods without the written consent of the Supplier;
5.3.5 the defect arises as a result of fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence, or abnormal working conditions; or
5.3.6 the Goods differ from their description or the Goods Specification as a result of changes made to ensure they comply with applicable statutory or regulatory standards.
5.4 Except as provided in this clause 5, the Supplier shall have no liability to the Customer in respect of the Goods’ failure to comply with the warranty set out in clause 5.1.
5.5 The terms of these Conditions shall apply to any repaired or replacement Goods supplied by the Supplier.
6 Title and risk
6.1 The risk in the Goods shall pass to the Customer on completion of delivery.
6.2 Subject to the Special Conditions set out in Appendix 1 in relation to Fixed Price Purchasing, title to the Goods shall not pass to the Customer until the earlier of:
6.2.1 the Supplier receives payment in full (in cash or cleared funds) for the Goods and any other goods that the Supplier has supplied to the Customer in respect of which payment has become due, in which case title to the Goods shall pass at the time of payment of all such sums; and
6.2.2 the Customer resells the Goods, in which case title to the Goods shall pass to the Customer at the time specified in Clause 6.4.
6.3 Until title to the Goods has passed to the Customer, the Customer shall:
6.3.1 store the Goods separately from all other goods held by the Customer so that they remain readily identifiable as the Supplier’s property;
6.3.2 not remove, deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on or relating to the Goods;
6.3.3 maintain the Goods in satisfactory condition and keep them insured against all risks for their full price on the Supplier’s behalf from the date of delivery;
6.3.4 notify the Supplier immediately if it becomes subject to any of the events listed in Clause 14.2.2 to Clause 14.2.4; and
6.3.5 give the Supplier such information relating to the Goods as the Supplier may require from time to time.
6.4 Subject to Clause 6.5, the Customer may resell or use the Goods in the ordinary course of its business (but not otherwise) before the Supplier receives payment for the Goods. However, if the Customer resells the Goods before that time:
6.4.1 it does so as principal and not as the Supplier’s agent; and
6.4.2 title to the Goods shall pass from the Supplier to the Customer immediately before the time at which resale by the Customer occurs.
6.5 If before title to the Goods passes to the Customer the Customer becomes subject to any of the events listed in Clause 14.2.2 to Clause 14.2.4, then, without limiting any other right or remedy the Supplier may have:
6.5.1 the Customer’s right to resell Goods or use them in the ordinary course of its business ceases immediately; and
6.5.2 the Supplier may at any time:
(a) require the Customer to deliver up all Goods in its possession which have not been resold, or irrevocably incorporated into another product; and
(b) if the Customer fails to do so promptly, enter any premises of the Customer or of any third party where the Goods are stored in order to recover them.
7 Supply of Services
7.1 The Supplier shall supply the Services to the Customer in accordance with the relevant Service Specification in all material respects.
7.2 The Supplier shall use all reasonable endeavours to meet any performance dates for the Services specified in the Order, but any such dates shall be estimates only and time shall not be of the essence for the performance of the Services.
7.3 The Supplier reserves the right to amend the Service Specification if necessary to comply with any applicable law or regulatory requirement, or if the amendment will not materially affect the nature or quality of the Services, and the Supplier shall notify the Customer in any such event.
7.4 The Supplier warrants to the Customer that the Services will be provided using reasonable care and skill.
8 Customer’s obligations
8.1 The Customer shall:
8.1.1 ensure that the terms of the Order and any information it provides in the Service Specification and the Goods Specification are complete and accurate;
8.1.2 co-operate with the Supplier in all matters relating to the Services;
8.1.3 provide the Supplier, its employees, agents, consultants and subcontractors, with access to the Customer’s premises, office accommodation and other facilities as reasonably required by the Supplier to provide the Services;
8.1.4 provide the Supplier with such information and materials as the Supplier may reasonably require in order to supply the Services, and ensure that such information is complete and accurate in all material respects;
8.1.5 obtain and maintain all necessary licences, permissions and consents which may be required for the Services before the date on which the Services are to start;
8.1.6 comply with all applicable laws, including health and safety laws;
8.1.7 keep all materials, equipment, documents and other property of the Supplier (“Supplier Materials”) at the Customer’s premises in safe custody at its own risk, maintain the Supplier Materials in good condition until returned to the Supplier, and not dispose of or use the Supplier Materials other than in accordance with the Supplier’s written instructions or authorisation; and
8.1.8 comply with any additional obligations as set out in the Service Specification and the Goods Specification.
8.2 If the Supplier’s performance of any of its obligations under the Contract is prevented or delayed by any act or omission by the Customer or failure by the Customer to perform any relevant obligation (“Customer Default”):
8.2.1 without limiting or affecting any other right or remedy available to it, the Supplier shall have the right to suspend performance of the Services until the Customer remedies the Customer Default, and to rely on the Customer Default to relieve it from the performance of any of its obligations in each case to the extent the Customer Default prevents or delays the Supplier’s performance of any of its obligations;
8.2.2 the Supplier shall not be liable for any costs or losses sustained or incurred by the Customer arising directly or indirectly from the Supplier’s failure or delay to perform any of its obligations as set out in this clause 8.2; and
8.2.3 the Customer shall reimburse the Supplier on written demand for any costs or losses sustained or incurred by the Supplier arising directly or indirectly from the Customer Default.
9 Charges and payment
9.1 The price for Goods:
9.1.1 shall be the price set out in the Order or, if no price is quoted, the price set out in the Supplier’s published price list as at the date of the Order; and
9.1.2 shall be exclusive of all costs and charges of packaging, insurance, transport of the Goods, which shall be invoiced to the Customer.
9.2 The charges for the Services shall be set out in the Order.
9.3 The Supplier reserves the right to:
9.3.1 increase the charges for the Services on an annual basis with effect from each anniversary of the Commencement Date in line with the percentage increase in the Retail Prices Index in the preceding 12- month period and the first such increase shall take effect on the first anniversary of the Commencement Date and shall be based on the latest available figure for the percentage increase in the Retail Prices Index;
9.3.2 increase the price of the Goods, by giving notice to the Customer at any time before delivery, to reflect any increase in the cost of the Goods to the Supplier that is due to:
(a) any factor beyond the control of the Supplier (including foreign exchange fluctuations, increases in taxes and duties, and increases in labour, materials and other manufacturing costs);
(b) any request by the Customer to change the delivery date(s), quantities or types of Goods ordered, or the Goods Specification; or
(c) any delay caused by any instructions of the Customer in respect of the Goods or failure of the Customer to give the Supplier adequate or accurate information or instructions in respect of the Goods.
9.4 Unless specified in an Order, in respect of Goods the Supplier shall invoice the Customer on or at any time after completion of delivery. In respect of Services, the Supplier shall invoice the Customer in advance of the Services being supplied.
9.5 Unless specified in an Order or agreed in writing with the Supplier, the Customer shall pay each invoice submitted by the Supplier:
9.5.1 within 30 days of the end of the month of the invoice; and
9.5.2 in full and in cleared funds to a bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier, and
9.5.3 time for payment shall be of the essence of the Contract.
9.6 All amounts payable by the Customer under the Contract are exclusive of amounts in respect of value added tax chargeable from time to time (“VAT”). Where any taxable supply for VAT purposes is made under the Contract by the Supplier to the Customer, the Customer shall, on receipt of a valid VAT invoice from the Supplier, pay to the Supplier such additional amounts in respect of VAT as are chargeable on the supply of the Services or Goods at the same time as payment is due for the supply of the Services or Goods.
9.7 If the Customer fails to make a payment due to the Supplier under the Contract by the due date, then, without limiting the Supplier’s remedies under clause 14 (Termination), the Customer shall pay interest on the overdue sum from the due date until payment of the overdue sum, whether before or after judgment. Interest under this clause 9.7 will accrue each day at 4% a year above the Bank of England’s base rate from time to time, but at 4% a year for any period when that base rate is below 0%.
9.8 All amounts due under the Contract shall be paid in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding (other than any deduction or withholding of tax as required by law).
10 Intellectual property rights
10.1 All Intellectual Property Rights in or arising out of or in connection with the Services (other than Intellectual Property Rights in any materials provided by the Customer) shall be owned by the Supplier.
11 Data protection
11.1 Both parties will comply with all applicable requirements of the Data Protection Legislation. This clause 11 is in addition to, and does not relieve, remove or replace, a party’s obligations or rights under the Data Protection Legislation.
11.2 The parties acknowledge that for the purposes of the Data Protection Legislation, in the context of this Contract and only for the duration of this Contract, the Customer is the controller and the Supplier may be the processor of any personal data contained in materials supplied by the Customer to the Supplier.
11.3 Without prejudice to the generality of clause 11.1, the Customer will ensure that it has all necessary appropriate consents and notices in place to enable lawful transfer of the personal data to the Supplier for the duration and purposes of the Contract.
11.4 Without prejudice to the generality of clause 11.1, the Supplier shall, in relation to any personal data processed in connection with the performance by the Supplier of its obligations under the Contract:
11.4.1 process that personal data only on the documented written instructions (which shall, unless otherwise agreed, be to process personal data as necessary in order to provide the Services under the Contract) of the Customer unless the Supplier is required to do otherwise by Data Protection Legislation in which case Supplier shall promptly inform Customer of this . unless prohibited from doing so;
11.4.2 ensure that it has in place appropriate technical and organisational measures, to protect against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data, appropriate to the harm that might result from the unauthorised or unlawful processing or accidental loss, destruction or damage and the nature of the data to be protected, having regard to the state of technological development and the cost of implementing any measures (those measures may include, where appropriate, pseudonymising and encrypting personal data, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of its systems and services, ensuring that availability of and access to personal data can be restored in a timely manner after an incident, and regularly assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of the technical and organisational measures adopted by it);
11.4.3 ensure that all personnel who have access to and/or process personal data are obliged to keep the personal data confidential; and
11.4.4 not transfer any personal data outside of the European Economic Area unless the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) the Customer or the Supplier has provided appropriate safeguards in relation to the transfer;
(b) the data subject (as defined in the Data Protection Legislation) has enforceable rights and effective legal remedies;
(c) the Supplier complies with its obligations under the Data Protection Legislation by providing an adequate level of protection to any personal data that is transferred; and
(d) the Supplier complies with reasonable instructions notified to it in advance by the Customer with respect to the processing of the personal data;
11.4.5 assist the Customer, at the Customer’s cost, in responding to any request from a data subject and in ensuring compliance with its obligations under the Data Protection Legislation with respect to security, breach notifications, impact assessments and consultations with supervisory authorities or regulators;
11.4.6 notify the Customer without undue delay on becoming aware of a personal data breach;
11.4.7 at the written direction of the Customer, delete or return personal data and copies thereof to the Customer on termination of the Contract unless required by Data Protection Legislation to store the personal data; and
11.4.8 maintain complete and accurate records and information to demonstrate its compliance with this clause 11 and immediately inform the Customer if, in the opinion of the Supplier, an instruction infringes the Data Protection Legislation.
11.5 The Customer generally authorises the appointment by the Supplier of any sub-contractors to process the personal data (“subprocessors”) who may from time to time be engaged by the Supplier as a sub-processor of Personal Data under the Contract. The Supplier confirms that it has entered or (as the case may be) will enter with the sub-processor into a written agreement incorporating terms which are substantially similar to those set out in this clause 11 and in either case which the Supplier confirms reflect and will continue to reflect the requirements of the Data Protection Legislation. As between the Customer and the Supplier, the Supplier shall remain fully liable for all acts or omissions of any third party processor appointed by it pursuant to this clause 11.
12 Confidentiality
12.1 Each party undertakes that it shall not at any time disclose to any person any confidential information concerning the business, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers of the other party, except as permitted by clause 12.2.
12.2 Each party may disclose the other party’s confidential information:
12.2.1 to its employees, officers, representatives, subcontractors or advisers who need to know such information for the purposes of carrying out the party’s obligations under the Contract. Each party shall ensure that its employees, officers, representatives, subcontractors or advisers to whom it discloses the other party’s confidential information comply with this Clause 12; and
12.2.2 as may be required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental or regulatory authority.
12.3 Neither party shall use the other party’s confidential information for any purpose other than to perform its obligations under the Contract.
13 Limitation of liability: THE CUSTOMER’S ATTENTION IS PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THIS CLAUSE.
13.1 The following provisions in this clause 13 set out the Supplier’s entire liability (including any liability for the acts and omissions of its employees, agents or subcontractors) in respect of any breach of its obligations arising under or in connection with the Contract (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, restitution or otherwise).
13.2 Nothing in the Contract limits any liability which cannot legally be limited, including but not limited to liability for:
13.2.1 death or personal injury caused by negligence;
13.2.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; and
13.2.3 breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (title and quiet possession).
13.3 Subject to clauses 13.1, 13.2, 13.4 and 13.5 (and any Special Conditions) the total aggregate liability of the Supplier to the Customer under or in relation to the Contract (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, restitution or otherwise) in respect of all and any loss or damage arising in one Year howsoever caused will be limited to 100% of the Charges payable by the Customer under the Contract in the Year in which the relevant loss or damage arose.
13.4 Except as provided under clause 13.2, the Supplier will be under no liability to the Customer (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, restitution or otherwise) for any of the following types of losses (whether those losses arise directly in the normal course of business or otherwise):
13.4.1 pure economic loss, loss of profits, loss of business, loss of revenue, loss of contract, loss or depletion of goodwill and/or business opportunity, loss of anticipated earnings or savings or like loss; or
13.4.2 wasted management, operational or other time; or
13.4.3 any special, indirect or consequential losses.
13.4.4 any damage to the Customer’s premises, including but not limited to floors, walls, and fixtures, arising from the delivery of Goods unless caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct. In any event, the Supplier’s liability for any such damage shall be limited to the lesser of (a) the total charges paid for the relevant delivery or (b) £500 + VAT. The Customer is responsible for taking reasonable precautions to protect their property during delivery, and the Supplier shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential, or incidental damages, including but not limited to loss of use or replacement of affected areas.
13.5 Except as set out expressly in the Contract, the Supplier hereby excludes to the fullest extent permissible in law, all conditions, warranties and stipulations, express or implied, statutory, customary or otherwise which, but for such exclusion, would or might subsist in favour of the Customer.
13.6 For the purposes of this clause 13, a “Year” will mean a 365 day period (or a 366 day period if that period encompasses 29th February) commencing either on the Commencement Date or any anniversary of such date.
13.7 The Supplier has given commitments as to compliance of the Goods and Services with relevant specifications in clause 5 and clause 7. In view of these commitments, the terms implied by sections 13 to 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from this agreement.
13.8 This clause 13 shall survive termination of the Contract.
14 Termination
14.1 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, the Supplier may terminate the Contract by giving the Customer not less than three months’ written notice.
14.2 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, either party may terminate the Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the other party if:
14.2.1 the other party commits a material breach of its obligations under the Contract and (if such breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within 14 days after receipt of notice in writing to do so;
14.2.2 the other party takes any step or action in connection with its entering administration, provisional liquidation or any composition or arrangement with its creditors (other than in relation to a solvent restructuring), being wound up (whether voluntarily or by order of the court, unless for the purpose of a solvent restructuring), having a receiver appointed to any of its assets or ceasing to carry on business or, if the step or action is taken in another jurisdiction, in connection with any analogous procedure in the relevant jurisdiction;
14.2.3 the other party suspends, or threatens to suspend, or ceases or threatens to cease to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or
14.2.4 the other party’s financial position deteriorates to such an extent that in the terminating party’s opinion the other party’s capability to adequately fulfil its obligations under the Contract has been placed in jeopardy.
14.3 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, the Supplier may terminate the Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Customer if the Customer fails to pay any amount due under the Contract on the due date for payment.
14.4 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, the Supplier may suspend the supply of Services or all further 4 deliveries of Goods under the Contract or any other contract between the Customer and the Supplier if the Customer fails to pay any amount due under the Contract on the due date for payment, the Customer becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 14.2.2 to clause 14.2.4, or the Supplier reasonably believes that the Customer is about to become subject to any of them.
15 Consequences of termination
15.1 On termination of the Contract:
15.1.1 the Customer shall immediately pay to the Supplier all of the Supplier’s outstanding unpaid invoices and interest and, in respect of Services and Goods supplied but for which no invoice has been submitted, the Supplier shall submit an invoice, which shall be payable by the Customer immediately on receipt;
15.1.2 the Customer shall return all of the Supplier Materials and any Deliverables or Goods which have not been fully paid for. If the Customer fails to do so, then the Supplier may enter the Customer’s premises and take possession of them. Until they have been returned, the Customer shall be solely responsible for their safe keeping and will not use them for any purpose not connected with the Contract.
15.2 Termination or expiry of the Contract shall not affect any rights, remedies, obligations and liabilities of the parties that have accrued up to the date of termination or expiry, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of the Contract which existed at or before the date of termination or expiry.
15.3 Any provision of the Contract that expressly or by implication is intended to have effect after termination or expiry shall continue in full force and effect.
16 Force majeure
Neither party shall be in breach of the Contract nor liable for delay in performing or failure to perform, any of its obligations under the Contract if such delay or failure result from events, circumstances or causes beyond its reasonable control (a “Force Majeure Event”).
17 General
17.1 Assignment and other dealings
17.1.1 The Supplier may at any time assign, mortgage, charge, subcontract, delegate, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with any or all of its rights and obligations under the Contract.
17.1.2 The Customer shall not assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, delegate, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with any of its rights and obligations under the Contract.
17.2 Notices.
17.2.1 Any notice or other communication given to a party under or in connection with this agreement shall be in writing and shall be:
(a) delivered by hand or by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service at its registered office (if a company) or its principal place of business (in any other case); or
(b) sent by fax to its main fax number or sent by email to the address specified in the Order.
17.2.2 Any notice or communication shall be deemed to have been received:
(a) if delivered by hand, on signature of a delivery receipt or at the time the notice is left at the proper address; and
(b) if sent by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service, at 9.00 am on the second Business Day after posting or at the time recorded by the delivery service; and
(c) if sent by fax or email, at the time of transmission, or, if this time falls outside business hours in the place of receipt, when business hours resume. In this clause (c), business hours means 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday on a day that is not a public holiday in the place of receipt.
17.2.3 This clause does not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action or, where applicable, any arbitration or other method of dispute resolution.
17.3 Severance. If any provision or part-provision of the Contract is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the Contract.
17.4 Waiver. A waiver of any right or remedy under the Contract or by law is only effective if given in writing and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent right or remedy. A failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under the Contract or by law shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict any further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy provided under the Contract or by law shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.
17.5 No partnership or agency. Nothing in the Contract is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between the parties, constitute either party the agent of the other, or authorise either party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of the other party.
17.6 Entire agreement.
17.6.1 The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between them, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.
17.6.2 Each party acknowledges that in entering into the Contract it does not rely on, and shall have no remedies in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in the Contract. Each party agrees that it shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation or negligent misrepresentation based on any statement in the Contract.
17.6.3 Nothing in this clause shall limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
17.7 Third parties rights.
17.7.1 Unless it expressly states otherwise, the Contract does not give rise to any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of the Contract.
17.7.2 The rights of the parties to rescind or vary the Contract are not subject to the consent of any other person.
17.8 Variation. Except as set out in these Conditions, no variation of the Contract shall be effective unless it is agreed in writing and signed by the parties (or their authorised representatives).
17.9 Governing law. The Contract and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.
17.10 Jurisdiction. Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with the Contract or its subject matter or formation.
Appendix 1
Special Conditions – Fixed Price Purchasing & Call-Off Service
1 Special Conditions – Fixed Price Purchasing & Call-Off Service
1.1 The Special Conditions set out in this Appendix 1 apply in addition to the General Conditions in respect of the provision of Fixed Price Purchasing.
1.2 In the event of any conflict between the General Conditions and these Special Conditions, these Special Conditions shall take precedence.
2 Definitions
2.1 In this Appendix 1:
“Consignment” means a specific quantity (up to and including the total Pre-Paid Quantity) of Product requested for delivery or collection by the Customer.
“Consignment Request” means a request, in accordance with the Special Conditions set out in this Appendix 1, from the Customer to the Supplier for the delivery or collection of a Consignment of the Pre-Paid Quantity of Product.
“Fixed Price Purchasing” means the purchasing of a bulk quantity of a Product from the Supplier whereby a Customer takes delivery of the Product ordered in separate Consignments over a twelve month period at a fixed Price.
“Pre-Paid Quantity” means the total quantity of Product specified in an Order for Fixed Price Purchasing.
“Product” means the Goods specified in an Order.
3 Consignment Call-Off Process
3.1 Where agreed within an Order, deliveries of Consignments will be made by the Supplier in accordance with the agreed instructions. If there is no agreed delivery schedule the Supplier will deliver each Consignment as soon as reasonably practicable after the Customer has requested the delivery of a Consignment, subject to the minimum Consignment size (as set out in the Order). With each Consignment a delivery note will be provided confirming the amount delivered & the balance remaining of the Pre-Paid Quantity.
4 Title and Risk
4.1 Title and risk to the Product purchased shall not pass to the Customer, irrespective of the Supplier receiving payment in full for the Pre-Paid Quantity, upon payment, instead title and risk in the Product comprised in a Consignment shall pass to the Customer upon the unloading of the Consignment at the Customer’s premises or where agreed between the parties, the loading of a Consignment collected by the Customer from the Supplier’s premises.
5 Charges
5.1 Subject to Clause
5.2, should the Customer fail to take delivery of the Pre-Paid Quantity within 12 months of the Commencement Date, the Supplier shall be entitled to charge the Customer, as an additional cost, a monthly storage charge equivalent to 4% of the value of the undelivered goods. Should any such storage charges not be settled in full within 30 days of the end of the month following the invoice, the Customer’s entitlement to receive the balance of the Pre-Paid Quantity shall immediately cease and for the avoidance of doubt no refund of the Charges shall be due from the Supplier to the Customer. 5.2 Should the Customer fail to take delivery of the Pre-Paid Quantity of a bespoke Product within 12 months of the Commencement Date, the Supplier shall be entitled to charge the Customer, as an additional cost, such storage charges as the Supplier (acting reasonably) sees fit.
Appendix 2
Special Conditions – Document Destruction
1 Special Conditions – Document Destruction Services
1.1 The Special Conditions set out in this Appendix 2 apply in addition to the General Conditions in respect of the provision of Document Destruction Services.
1.2 In the event of any conflict between the General Conditions and these Special Conditions, these Special Conditions shall take precedence.
2 Definitions
2.1 In this Appendix 2:
“Certificate of Destruction” means the document that the Supplier provides to the Customer as confirmation that the document destruction process has been completed with respect to certain Confidential Materials.
“Confidential Materials” means any materials that are placed within the Supplier’s Confidential Waste Bins located on the Customer’s business premises or which are designated as such by the Customer.
“Confidential Waste Bins” means the containers (including without limitation bins, bags and boxes) rented by the Customer and supplied by the Supplier for the collection and storage of the Customer’s Confidential Materials.
“Document Destruction Services” means the document destruction services as set out in the Conditions and an Order.
“Shredded Materials” means the waste materials that is produced by the Supplier’s mechanical shredding devices during the Shredding Process.
“Shredding Process” means the destruction of the Customer’s Confidential Materials through use of mechanical shredding devices in accordance with the British Standard EN 15713:2009.
3 Term
3.1 The Document Destruction Services shall be supplied for the period specified in the Order or in the absence of being specified in the Order, for a period of 12 months starting from the date of the first collection of the Confidential Materials from the Customer’s premises (the “Initial Term”) and shall automatically extend for the same period as specified in the Order or in the absence of having been specified in the Order, for 12 months, (the “Extended Term”) at the end of the Initial Term and at the end of each Extended Term unless either party gives written notice to the other party, not later than 90 days’ before the end of the Initial Term or the relevant Extended Term, to terminate the Contract at the end of the Initial Term or the relevant Extended Term, as the case may be or the Contract is terminated by the Supplier or the Customer in accordance with the Conditions.
4 Document Destruction Services
4.1 The Supplier will:
4.1.1 provide the Customer with a reasonable supply of Confidential Waste Bins;
4.1.2 collect the Customer’s Confidential Materials on a regularly scheduled basis (as reasonably determined by the Supplier and the Customer);
4.1.3 upon collection of the Customer’s Confidential Materials, destroy either on-site, at an approved sub-contractor’s premises or at its own premises the Confidential Materials through the Shredding Process;
4.1.4 provide the Customer with a Waste Transfer Advice Note in compliance with the standards laid down by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 detailing the total quantity of waste collected;
4.1.5 at the conclusion of the Shredding Process provide the Customer with a Certificate of Destruction; and
4.1.6 recycle or otherwise dispose of the Customer’s Shredded Materials.
4.2 Unless agreed otherwise in writing between the parties, it shall be the responsibility of the Customer to place the Confidential Materials in the Confidential Waste Bins and the Supplier shall not be under any obligation to remove from the Customer location any materials which are left on or near the Confidential Waste Bins.
5 Title and Risk
5.1 Unless agreed otherwise in writing between the parties, risk of loss of the Confidential Materials and ownership of the Confidential Materials shall pass to the Supplier once the Confidential Materials have been loaded by the Supplier onto the Supplier’s vehicles or if the Shredding Process is being undertaken at the Customer’s premises, at the point of collection from the Confidential Waste Bins.
6 Confidential Waste Bins
6.1 The Confidential Waste Bins and any other equipment provided to the Customer by the Supplier will at all times remain the property of the Supplier and the Customer will have no interest whatsoever in any such equipment.
6.2 The Customer shall be responsible at all times for ensuring the safety of the Confidential Waste Bins, including without limitation, that the Confidential Waste Bins are not damaged or destroyed or stolen whilst they remain on the Customer’s premises. The Customer will fully compensate the Supplier for any damage to, or loss or destruction of, the Confidential Waste Bins.
7 Hazardous Materials
7.1 Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing between the Supplier and the Customer, only materials categorised as Category A ‘Paper, Plans, documents and drawings’ (BS EN 15713 Section 11) shall be placed in the Confidential Waste Bins.
7.2 The Customer shall exclude from the Confidential Materials any materials which could cause damage or injury to persons or property or are in any way whatsoever hazardous, including without limitation, any glass, metal, asbestos, batteries, matches, aerosol cans, explosives, carbon fibre, combustibles, liquid, acid, oil, flammable, corrosive or hazardous materials (“Hazardous Materials”).
7.3 Where the Customer has included in the Confidential Materials any Hazardous Materials, the Supplier shall be entitled to refuse to handle or perform the Services on any Hazardous Materials and/or any Confidential Waste Bins and/or any Confidential Materials containing or suspected by the Supplier to be containing any Hazardous Materials and, at the Customer’s cost, the Supplier may at its option:
7.3.1 return (or arrange for the return of) the Confidential Waste Bins and/or the Confidential Materials and/or the Hazardous Materials to the Customer; or
7.3.2 arrange for the destruction of the Confidential Waste Bins and/or the Confidential Materials and/or the Hazardous Materials, if necessary by a third party with expertise in the destruction of such Hazardous Materials; or
7.3.3 require the Customer to collect the Confidential Waste Bins and/or the Confidential Materials and/or the Hazardous Materials.
7.4 Without prejudice to any other rights the Supplier may have, the Customer shall indemnify and keep indemnified and hold harmless, the Supplier against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including, without limitation, any direct or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal and other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Supplier arising out of or in connection with any Confidential Waste Bins and/or Confidential Materials collected by the Supplier from the Customer’s location containing any Hazardous Materials.
8 Charges
8.1 The Supplier may charge waiting time if Confidential Materials cannot be collected at the appointed time.
8.2 Upon termination of a contract the Supplier will invoice the Customer in advance for all costs involved in permanently retrieving the Confidential Waste Bins and Confidential Materials in them.
9 Customer’s Warranty
The Customer warrants that it contracts as principal and not as agent and that it is entitled to deal with the Documents in accordance with these Conditions.
10 Limitation of Liability: THE CUSTOMER’S ATTENTION IS PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THIS CLAUSE.
10.1 Without prejudice to any other term of the Contract, the Supplier shall not be liable to the Customer for any damages, claims or costs the Customer incurs as follows:
10.1.1 as a result of a failure by the Customer to place the Confidential Materials in the Confidential Waste Bins (including without limitation where a Customer deposits Confidential Materials on or near the Confidential Waste Bins but not in the Confidential Waste Bins); or
10.1.2 where the Customer deposits Confidential Materials at the Supplier’s premises without the prior written consent of the Supplier; or
10.1.3 where the Customer places Confidential Materials in error in the Confidential Waste Bins; or
10.1.4 where, at the request of the Customer, the Supplier collects Confidential Materials or any other materials of any nature from the Customer’s premises which either have not been placed in the Confidential Waste Bins or have been placed in containers which have not been supplied by the Supplier; or
10.1.5 where the Supplier is not given reasonable access for safely removing the Confidential Materials from the Customer’s premises.
Appendix 3
Special Conditions – Document Storage
1 Special Conditions – Document Storage
1.1 The Special Conditions set out in this Appendix 3 apply in addition to the General Conditions in respect of the provision of Document Storage Services.
1.2 In the event of any conflict between the General Conditions and these Special Conditions, these Special Conditions shall take precedence.
2 Definitions
2.1 In this Appendix 3:
“Documents” means data, records, papers and archive material stored by the Supplier.
“Document Storage Services” means the document collection, retrieval and storage services as set out in the Conditions and an Order.
“Box” means a container of a type, size and style approved by the Supplier for the storage of Documents.
“Schedule” means the Supplier’s list of a Customer’s Boxes to be stored by the Supplier detailing the relevant reference numbers ascribed to each box by the Customer in the form specified by the Supplier.
3 Term
3.1 The Document Storage Services shall be supplied for the period specified in the Order or in the absence of being specified in the Order, for a period of 12 months starting from the date of the first deposit of Documents (the “Initial Term”) and shall automatically extend for the same period as specified in the Order or in the absence of having been specified in the Order, for 12 months, (the “Extended Term”) at the end of the Initial Term and at the end of each Extended Term unless either party gives written notice to the other party, not later than 90 days’ before the end of the Initial Term or the relevant Extended Term, to terminate the Contract at the end of the Initial Term or the relevant Extended Term, as the case may be or the Contract is terminated by the Supplier or the Customer in accordance with the Conditions.
4 Inventory, Storage Location and Boxes
4.1 When a Customer has new Boxes to be put into storage, the Customer will notify the Supplier who shall use reasonable endeavours to collect the new Boxes within two Business Days of the request being made.
4.2 The Supplier will log the Boxes on the Schedule, using the relevant unique reference number provided by the Customer, and transport them to the storage area.
4.3 The Customer may request the withdrawal of a Box by providing the relevant unique reference number for that Box to the Supplier and specifying where it should be delivered to. The Supplier will use reasonable endeavours to retrieve the relevant Box from its storage area and deliver it to the specified location within two working days of the request being made. Upon delivery the Supplier will update the Schedule accordingly.
4.4 If the Customer wishes to re-deposit a Box into storage they should notify the Supplier by email. The Supplier will use its reasonable endeavours to collect the relevant Box in the next available collection. Once collected, the Box will be returned to the storage area and the supplier will update the Schedule accordingly.
4.5 The Supplier reserves the right to locate Boxes at any of its storage locations.
4.6 The Supplier will not hand over or permit withdrawals from a Box to anyone who fails to furnish sufficient proof of identity.
4.7 The Supplier will only accept Documents in Boxes and reserves the right to decline to accept any Documents. It may at its discretion replace damaged or unsafe Boxes and invoice the Customer for such replacement.
4.8 If the Customer so requests, the Supplier may supply Boxes and charge the Customer at the rate specified in its current price list.
5 Title and Risk
5.1 Unless agreed otherwise in writing between the parties, risk of loss of the Documents and ownership of the Documents shall remain at all times with the Customer.
6 Hazardous Materials
6.1 Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing between the Supplier and the Customer, only materials categorised as Category A ‘Paper, Plans, documents and drawings’ (BS EN 15713 Section 11) shall be placed in the Boxes.
6.2 The Customer shall exclude from the Boxes any materials which could cause damage or injury to persons or property or are in any way whatsoever hazardous, including without limitation, any glass, metal, asbestos, batteries, matches, aerosol cans, explosives, carbon fibre, combustibles, liquid, acid, oil, flammable, corrosive or hazardous materials (“Hazardous Materials”).
6.3 Where the Customer has included in the Boxes any Hazardous Materials, the Supplier shall be entitled to refuse to handle or perform the Services on any Hazardous Materials and/or any Confidential Waste Bins and/or any Boxes containing or suspected by the Supplier to be containing any Hazardous Materials and, at the Customer’s cost, the Supplier may at its option:
6.3.1 return (or arrange for the return of) the Boxes and/or the Hazardous Materials to the Customer; or
6.3.2 require the Customer to collect the Boxes and/or the Hazardous Materials.
6.4 Without prejudice to any other rights the Supplier may have, the Customer shall indemnify and keep indemnified and hold harmless, the Supplier against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including, without limitation, any direct or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal and other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Supplier arising out of or in connection with any Boxes collected from the Customer’s location or stored by the Supplier containing any Hazardous Materials.
7 Charges
7.1 The Supplier will charge for storage and ancillary services at rates specified in an Order.
7.2 If storage or ancillary services are provided after termination of a contract the Supplier may charge at such rates as would have been charged had the contract not been terminated.
7.3 The Supplier may charge waiting time if Boxes requested for delivery or collection cannot be delivered or collected at the Customer’s premises at the appointed time.
7.4 Upon termination of a contract the Supplier will invoice the Customer in advance for all costs involved in permanently retrieving the Boxes, including storage and if required, delivery to the Customer.
7.5 If within three months after termination of a contract the Customer has not removed or requested delivery of all Boxes the Supplier may at any time thereafter destroy the same at the Customer’s expense in accordance with these Conditions.
8 Customer’s Warranty
The Customer warrants that it contracts as principal and not as agent and that it is entitled to deal with the Documents in accordance with these Conditions.
9 Limitation of Liability: THE CUSTOMER’S ATTENTION IS PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THIS CLAUSE.
9.1 The Customer agrees that the liability of the Supplier for the contents of each Box shall not exceed £5.00 except that if the Customer notifies the Supplier in writing of a higher value the Supplier may agree in writing to such higher value. In such event the Supplier’s charges may be varied accordingly.
9.2 The Supplier will indemnify the Customer against damage to Documents to the extent that such damage was caused by the negligent or malicious act or omission of the Supplier, its subcontractors, servants or agents, provided that its total liability shall not exceed the amount specified in clause 9.1 in respect of the contents of each Box or part thereof so lost or damaged.
9.3 The Customer will indemnify the Supplier, its subcontractors, agents, employees, successors and assigns in respect of any loss or damage resulting from the storage or delivery of Documents.
9.4 The Supplier does not accept liability for the intrinsic value to the Customer of information comprised in Documents and cannot replace such information if Documents are lost or destroyed. Therefore, except as expressly provided for in Clause 9.2 any warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law are excluded from the Contract to the fullest extent permitted by law.
March 2025