Conditions of Purchase

Conditions Of Purchase v.1.1

The Autocraft Drivetrain Solutions Limited General Conditions of Purchase

 

DEFINITIONS

1 .1 In these Conditions of Purchase:

“ADS” means Autocraft Drivetrain Solutions Limited whose registered office is Syston Lane, Belton, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2LY;

“Agreement” means these Conditions of Purchase or, as appropriate, the supply agreement identified by the supply agreement number, for the sale of the Goods and / or the Services by the Company and purchase of the Goods and/ or the Services by ADS (the “Supply Agreement”). In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Supply Agreement and the terms set out here, the former shall apply;

“Company” means the person, firm or company identified as supplier on the Order;

“Conditions of Purchase” means the terms and conditions set out in this document together with, as appropriate, any specification and any other terms or conditions incorporated into the Agreement (if any) by express written agreement between ADS and the Company:

“Delivery Address” means the delivery address stated on the Order;

“Goods” means the goods as described in the Order;

“Order” means the order issued by ADS to the Company for the purchase of Goods and/or Services as detailed in the ADS purchase order, schedule release or order form; ”Order Number” means the purchase order number as stated on the Order;

“Services” means the services (if any) described in the Order;

“Writing” and “written” means and includes one or more of post, fax and email only to the correct address; time being of the essence telephone calls may be acceptable but not in replacement or obligation to writing.

1.2 The headings in these Conditions of Purchase are for convenience only and shall not affect their construction.

 

 

  1. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE

2.1 The Order constitutes an offer by ADS to purchase the Goods and/or the Services subject to these Conditions of Purchase and despatch or delivery of the Goods, or the commencement of supply of the Services by the Company shall constitute the Company’s acceptance of these Conditions of Purchase.

2.2 These Conditions of Purchase or, as appropriate the terms of the Agreement, shall prevail to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions on which any quotation, order acknowledgement or other document has been given to ADS and save for clause 16.2 herein, no variation of the Conditions of Purchase, Order or Agreement shall be binding unless made by written agreement between ADS and the Company.

  1. PRICE

3.1 The price of the Goods and/or the Services shall be as stated in the Order and, unless otherwise so stated, shall be exclusive of value added tax (which shall be payable by ADS subject to receipt by ADS of a value added tax invoice) and inclusive of all charges for packaging, packing, carriage, insurance, and delivery of the Goods to the Delivery Address and any other duties or imposts other than value added tax.

3.2 ADS shall be entitled to set off any sum due by ADS to the Company against any sum due to ADS by the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to set off any amounts due to ADS.

  1. PAYMENT

The Company shall provide an itemised invoice quoting the Order Number for every dispatch and payment will be due within 60 days’ end of month from the invoice date.

  1. INSPECTION and TESTING

5.1 The Company shall permit ADS or ADS’s authorised representative to inspect and test the Goods at any time during manufacture, processing or storage and to inspect and test performance of the Services at the premises of the Company or any third party and the Company shall provide or procure the provision of all such facilities and accommodation as may reasonably be required by ADS for inspection and testing. The Company shall at the request of ADS, supply to ADS a copy of the Company’s test sheets certified by the Company to be a true copy.

5.2 If, as a result of such inspection or testing, ADS is of the opinion that the Goods do not comply with the Agreement or are unlikely on completion of manufacture or processing so to comply, upon ADS so informing the Company, the Company shall immediately take such steps as may be necessary to enable the Company to comply with the Agreement.

5.3 For the avoidance of doubt such inspection or right to inspect on the part of ADS shall not constitute acceptance or approval by ADS of the Goods or Services.

  1. DELIVERY

6.1 The Goods shall be delivered and the Services shall be performed on the date or within the time period stated in the Order at the Delivery Address or as may be directed by ADS. Where the date of delivery of the Goods or of performance of the services is not specified in the Order, the Company shall give ADS reasonable notice of the date thereof and shall not perform their duties under the Order until ADS has confirmed that the date of performance is acceptable.

6.2 The Company shall give ADS in good time any instruction or information required to enable ADS to take delivery of the Goods and performance of the Services.

6.3 ADS shall be entitled to reject any Goods delivered which are not in accordance with the Agreement and shall not be deemed to have accepted any Goods until ADS has had a reasonable time to inspect them following delivery or, if later, within a reasonable time after any latent defect in the Goods has become apparent. In the event of any failure on the part of the Company to supply Goods or Services of the quality, in the quantity and to the time specified, ADS shall be entitled to:

6.3.1 reject, and to require the Company to replace, at no charge, any such Goods; or

6.3.2 reject and obtain equivalent Goods or Services from an alternative source and the Company undertakes to reimburse ADS for any reasonable additional costs and expenses incurred in so doing.

6.4 Time of delivery of the Goods and of performance of the Services shall be of the essence of the Agreement.

6.5 Any extension of time for delivery or performance must be agreed in advance between ADS and the Company in Writing. If time is so extended, time as extended shall be of the essence of the Agreement.

6.6 If the Goods are to be delivered or the Services are to be performed by instalments, the Agreement will be treated as a single contract and not severable.

6.7 Delivery shall not be effected until the Goods have been unloaded and (if relevant) the Services have been performed and accepted in writing by an authorised officer, employee, or representative of ADS.

6.8 The Order Number must be quoted on all correspondence relating to the Order. A delivery or advice note must accompany all Goods dispatched to the Delivery Address. Goods or Services not accompanied by a delivery or advice note may be refused.

  1. TITLE and RISK

7.1  If the Company purchases the Goods or any parts of them from a third party supplier, it shall use all reasonable endeavours to do so upon terms that title in the Goods or such parts shall pass to the Company as soon as the Goods or such parts have been appropriated to the purchase contract, regardless of whether they have been delivered to the Company or paid for. The Company shall as soon as it receives the Order or, if later, as soon as it has possession of the Goods (or parts of them) appropriate the Goods (or such parts) to the Agreement and affix to the Goods (or such parts) a label, conforming to such requirements as ADS may from time to time require, identifying them as the property of ADS. Title in the Goods and any parts of them shall pass to ADS immediately the Goods or such parts have been appropriated to the Agreement, regardless of whether they have been delivered to ADS or paid for. Without prejudice to the obligations of the Company set out above in this condition 7.1, should it not be possible for the Company to pass title to the Goods or such parts of them to ADS when the Goods or such parts have been appropriated to the Agreement, such title shall pass to ADS immediately it has passed to the Company.

7.2 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods supplied shall pass to ADS upon delivery in accordance with the Agreement.

7.3 The Company shall insure the Goods to their full value against all risks of damage or loss prior to completion of delivery by whomsoever effected.

  1. WARRANTIES and LIABILITIES

8.1 The Company warrants to ADS that the Goods will:

8.1.1 be of satisfactory quality and fit for any purpose made known to the Company by ADS. When assessing satisfactory quality, ADS will take into account any public statement made by the Company or by any third party supplier engaged by the Company;

8.1.2 be free from defects in design, material and workmanship, and that the Company, upon becoming aware of any defect whatsoever in the Goods immediately notify ADS of such defect and confirm the same in writing to ADS within three (3) days of such defect being identified;

8.1.3 correspond in quality, quantity and description with any specifications, stipulations or any other information contained in the Order or supplied by ADS to the Company or agreed in writing by ADS and shall correspond in all respects with any samples or patterns provided by the Company to ADS or by ADS to the Company;

8.1.4 comply with all applicable regulations and other legal requirements concerning the manufacture, sale, packaging, carriage, packing, delivery or disposal of the Goods and the performance of the Services; and

8.1.5 be trackable or locatable, by any means, whilst in transit.

8.2 The Company warrants to ADS that the Services will be performed by appropriately qualified and trained personnel acting with due care and diligence and to the best industry standard.

8.3 The Company shall indemnify ADS in full against all losses, damages (including but not limited to loss or damage to property or ADS’s business or death or personal injury), liabilities, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including legal expenses whether or not proceedings are brought) of whatsoever nature awarded against or incurred or paid by ADS as a result or in connection with:

8.3.1 any breach of any warranty given by the Company in relation to the Goods or Services;

8.3.2 any claim that the Goods infringe or their importation use or resale infringes the patent, copyright, design right, trade mark or other intellectual property rights of any other person except to the extent that any such claim arises from compliance with a specification or design supplied by ADS;

8.3.3 any liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 or subsequent consumer protection legislation;

8.3.4 any act or omission of the Company or its employees, agents or subcontractors in supplying, delivering and installing the Goods or in performing the Services; and

8.3.5 the supply, delivery and installation of the Goods and the performance of the Services.

8.4 Nothing in this clause shall render the Company liable to indemnify ADS if and to the extent that it is proved to ADS’s satisfaction that such losses, damages, claims, liabilities, fines, penalties, costs and expenses result from any act, negligence or default of ADS’s authorised servants or agents.

8.5 The Company warrants that any equipment, software and system to be developed for or supplied to ADS pursuant to the Agreement, and any equipment, software and system used by the Company or used by any supplier of Goods or Services to the Company to provide the Goods and / or Services to ADS is and will be programmed to adapt to and accommodate changes in dates, including without limitation, century dates and leap years, without detriment or deterioration in performance affecting ADS and undertakes to indemnify ADS and hold ADS harmless against all costs, losses and liability including legal fees arising from any breach of this clause. 

  1. FORCE MAJEURE

9.1 ADS and the Company shall not be liable for any failure or delay in supplying the Goods or Services or in receiving or making use of the Goods or Services due wholly or partially to any event beyond the reasonable control of the parties (“Force Majeure Event”) including without limitation, acts of God, flood, drought, earthquake, or other natural disaster, war, acts of terrorism, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, fire, flood or storm. For the avoidance of doubt strikes, industrial action, third party insolvency and/or third party failure shall not be considered a Force Majeure Event.

9.2 If either party Is prevented, hindered or delayed from or in performing any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of a Force Majeure Event, it shall within 2 days give notice in Writing to the other party declaring the extent of the Force Majeure Event, the date of its commencement and the effects of the Force Majeure Event on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and if mutually agreed by the parties then the obligations of the party so affected shall thereupon be suspended for so long as the circumstances may continue.

9.3 A party affected by a Force Majeure Event is to use every reasonable effort to minimise the effects thereof and shall resume performance as soon as possible after the removal of such Force Majeure Event. If the period of non-performance exceeds fourteen (14) days from the receipt of the notice of the Force Majeure Event, the party whose performance has not been so affected may, by giving written notice, terminate the agreement forthwith.

  1. TERMINATION and BREACH

10.1 Without affecting any other right or remedy ADS may have, ADS shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect by notice in Writing to the Company where the Company is in breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement. In the case of any breach which is capable of remedy, ADS shall be entitled to serve notice of termination in Writing on the Company specifying the nature of such breach and where such breach is remediable the Company shall have failed to remedy such breach within the maximum period of fourteen (14) days from the date of service of such notice.

10.2 In the case of a material breach, which is not capable of remedy, and without affecting any other right or remedy ADS may have, ADS shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect upon giving notice in Writing to the Company.

10.3 The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in the event of ADS being in material breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement, provided that the Company shall first have served notice in Writing on ADS specifying the nature of such breach and where such breach is remediable ADS shall have failed to remedy such breach within the maximum period of fourteen (14) days from the date of service of such notice.

10.4 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, either party may terminate this agreement with immediate effect by giving notice in Writing to the other party if: a) The Company or ADS makes or offers to make any arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors (including any voluntary arrangement as defined in the Insolvency Act 1986); or b) The Company or ADS ceases or threatens to cease to carry on business or suspends or threatens to suspend all or substantially all of its operations (other than temporarily by reason of a strike) or suspends payments of its debts or becomes unable to pay its debts (within the meaning of Section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 where applicable) or commits any act of insolvency or bankruptcy; or c) A petition or resolution for the making of an administration order for the bankruptcy, winding-up or dissolution of the Company or ADS for the purposes of reconstruction or amalgamation of the solvent company is presented or passed; or d) The Company or ADS files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or insolvency; or e) A liquidator, trustee, supervisor, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver or encumbrancer takes possession of or is appointed over the whole or any part of the assets of the Company or ADS; or f) There is a change of control of the Company. For the purpose of this Clause 9.4 (f), “control” means the ability to direct the affairs of another whether by voting or contractual rights or otherwise and whether directly or indirectly.

If ADS reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned in Clause 10.4 (a) to (f) above are about to occur in relation to the Company then without prejudice to any other right or remedy it may have, ADS shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice in Writing at which point any sums payable by the Company to ADS under this Agreement shall become due and payable.

10.5 ADS shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time upon giving three (3) months’ notice in Writing to the Company.

  1. ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE

Where the parties communicate using direct computer to computer interchange of computer processable data (whether with or without the assistance of a value added network or other intermediary) then the parties shall agree terms and conditions specific to the data exchange. In the event of any conflict between the terms relating to the data exchange and these Conditions here set out, the latter shall apply.

  1. ASSIGNMENT and CONTRACTING

12.1. The Company shall not assign, sub-contract or transfer or purport to assign, sub-contract or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of ADS.

12.2 Any consent given by ADS to the Company under condition 12.1 shall not impose any duty on ADS to enquire as to competency of any sub-contractor and the Company shall ensure that any subcontractor is competent and that performance of the Agreement is properly carried out. In the event that any sub-contractor is subsequently deemed in ADS’s reasonable opinion not to be suitable on technical or commercial grounds then the Company shall replace that sub-contractor with an alternative sub-contractor also approved in Writing by ADS.

12.3 ADS shall have the right to assign, sub-contract or transfer any or all of its rights or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part.

  1. GENERAL

13.1 No failure, delay or omission by ADS in exercising any right, power or remedy provided by law or under the Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that right, power or remedy, nor shall it preclude or restrict any future exercise of that or any other right or remedy.  No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy provided by law or under the Agreement shall prevent any future exercise of it or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.

13.2 If any provision of the Agreement or these Conditions of Purchase is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of the Agreement or these Conditions of Purchase and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected thereby.

13.3 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be in Writing addressed to that other party at its registered office or principal place of business or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving the notice. Notices may be given, and shall be deemed received; by hand, upon delivery; by post, two (2) business days after posting, by fax or email, upon receipt of a successful transmission report;

13.4 Notwithstanding the fact that the Company may have or have had business dealings with ADS, ADS’s name shall not be used by the Company for the purpose of advertisement or publicity without the prior written consent of ADS.

13.5 All copyright, designs, domain names, patents, trademarks and all other intellectual property, which may from time to time be licensed to the Company under this Agreement, shall remain the exclusive property of ADS.

13.6 A person who is not a party to the Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of the Agreement except where such a right is expressly given in the Agreement but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act.

  1. CONFIDENTIALITY

14.1 During the term of the Agreement and after termination or expiration of the Agreement the terms of the Agreement and any information concerning the business affairs of the party which comes into the possession of the other party or any other contracted party under or pursuant to the Agreement shall be confidential to the parties and shall not be disclosed to any outside party (save as required by any law, regulation or court order) or used other than for the purposes of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, unless the information is manifestly in the public domain or already in the possession of the receiving party (other than as a result of a breach of confidentiality).

14.2 In particular, the Company shall not disclose to any outside party any prices being paid by ADS or any details of any computer or other data of ADS to which the Company may have access from time to time for the purposes of the Agreement and the Company shall take all actions as are necessary to ensure that their personnel and any subcontractors engaged by it in accordance with the Agreement observe these provisions of confidentiality.

  1. LAW and JURISDICTION

15.1 The Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it is subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

15.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with the Agreement its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).

  1. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

16.1   The Agreement represents the entire agreement between ADS and the Supplier with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior communications and negotiations between ADS and the Supplier in this regard unless those communications expressly form part of the Agreement.

16.2      These Conditions of Purchase shall apply to Orders made until due notification of revised terms and conditions of purchase are given by the ADS to the Supplier whereupon such revised terms shall apply instead of these Terms.

Conditions Of Purchase v.1.1

The Autocraft Machining Solutions Limited General Conditions of Purchase

 

DEFINITIONS

1 .1 In these Conditions of Purchase:

“AMS” means Autocraft Machining Solutions Limited whose trading address is Booth Drive, Wellingborough NN8 6GR and whose registered office is Syston Lane, Belton, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2LY;

“Agreement” means these Conditions of Purchase or, as appropriate, the supply agreement identified by the supply agreement number, for the sale of the Goods and / or the Services by the Company and purchase of the Goods and/ or the Services by AMS (the “Supply Agreement”). In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Supply Agreement and the terms set out here, the former shall apply;

“Company” means the person, firm or company identified as supplier on the Order;

“Conditions of Purchase” means the terms and conditions set out in this document together with, as appropriate, any specification and any other terms or conditions incorporated into the Agreement (if any) by express written agreement between AMS and the Company:

“Delivery Address” means the delivery address stated on the Order;

“Goods” means the goods as described in the Order;

“Order” means the order issued by AMS to the Company for the purchase of Goods and/or Services as detailed in the AMS purchase order, schedule release or order form; ”Order Number” means the purchase order number as stated on the Order;

“Services” means the services (if any) described in the Order;

“Writing” and “written” means and includes one or more of post, fax and email only to the correct address; time being of the essence telephone calls may be acceptable but not in replacement or obligation to writing.

1.2 The headings in these Conditions of Purchase are for convenience only and shall not affect their construction.

 

 

  1. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE

2.1 The Order constitutes an offer by AMS to purchase the Goods and/or the Services subject to these Conditions of Purchase and despatch or delivery of the Goods, or the commencement of supply of the Services by the Company shall constitute the Company’s acceptance of these Conditions of Purchase.

2.2 These Conditions of Purchase or, as appropriate the terms of the Agreement, shall prevail to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions on which any quotation, order acknowledgement or other document has been given to AMS and save for clause 16.2 herein, no variation of the Conditions of Purchase, Order or Agreement shall be binding unless made by written agreement between AMS and the Company.

  1. PRICE

3.1 The price of the Goods and/or the Services shall be as stated in the Order and, unless otherwise so stated, shall be exclusive of value added tax (which shall be payable by AMS subject to receipt by AMS of a value added tax invoice) and inclusive of all charges for packaging, packing, carriage, insurance, and delivery of the Goods to the Delivery Address and any other duties or imposts other than value added tax.

3.2 AMS shall be entitled to set off any sum due by AMS to the Company against any sum due to AMS by the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to set off any amounts due to AMS.

  1. PAYMENT

The Company shall provide an itemised invoice quoting the Order Number for every dispatch and payment will be due within 60 days’ end of month from the invoice date.

  1. INSPECTION and TESTING

5.1 The Company shall permit AMS or AMS’s authorised representative to inspect and test the Goods at any time during manufacture, processing or storage and to inspect and test performance of the Services at the premises of the Company or any third party and the Company shall provide or procure the provision of all such facilities and accommodation as may reasonably be required by AMS for inspection and testing. The Company shall at the request of AMS, supply to AMS a copy of the Company’s test sheets certified by the Company to be a true copy.

5.2 If, as a result of such inspection or testing, AMS is of the opinion that the Goods do not comply with the Agreement or are unlikely on completion of manufacture or processing so to comply, upon AMS so informing the Company, the Company shall immediately take such steps as may be necessary to enable the Company to comply with the Agreement.

5.3 For the avoidance of doubt such inspection or right to inspect on the part of AMS shall not constitute acceptance or approval by AMS of the Goods or Services.

  1. DELIVERY

6.1 The Goods shall be delivered and the Services shall be performed on the date or within the time period stated in the Order at the Delivery Address or as may be directed by AMS. Where the date of delivery of the Goods or of performance of the services is not specified in the Order, the Company shall give AMS reasonable notice of the date thereof and shall not perform their duties under the Order until AMS has confirmed that the date of performance is acceptable.

6.2 The Company shall give AMS in good time any instruction or information required to enable AMS to take delivery of the Goods and performance of the Services.

6.3 AMS shall be entitled to reject any Goods delivered which are not in accordance with the Agreement and shall not be deemed to have accepted any Goods until AMS has had a reasonable time to inspect them following delivery or, if later, within a reasonable time after any latent defect in the Goods has become apparent. In the event of any failure on the part of the Company to supply Goods or Services of the quality, in the quantity and to the time specified, AMS shall be entitled to:

6.3.1 reject, and to require the Company to replace, at no charge, any such Goods; or

6.3.2 reject and obtain equivalent Goods or Services from an alternative source and the Company undertakes to reimburse AMS for any reasonable additional costs and expenses incurred in so doing.

6.4 Time of delivery of the Goods and of performance of the Services shall be of the essence of the Agreement.

6.5 Any extension of time for delivery or performance must be agreed in advance between AMS and the Company in Writing. If time is so extended, time as extended shall be of the essence of the Agreement.

6.6 If the Goods are to be delivered or the Services are to be performed by instalments, the Agreement will be treated as a single contract and not severable.

6.7 Delivery shall not be effected until the Goods have been unloaded and (if relevant) the Services have been performed and accepted in writing by an authorised officer, employee, or representative of AMS.

6.8 The Order Number must be quoted on all correspondence relating to the Order. A delivery or advice note must accompany all Goods dispatched to the Delivery Address. Goods or Services not accompanied by a delivery or advice note may be refused.

  1. TITLE and RISK

7.1  If the Company purchases the Goods or any parts of them from a third party supplier, it shall use all reasonable endeavours to do so upon terms that title in the Goods or such parts shall pass to the Company as soon as the Goods or such parts have been appropriated to the purchase contract, regardless of whether they have been delivered to the Company or paid for. The Company shall as soon as it receives the Order or, if later, as soon as it has possession of the Goods (or parts of them) appropriate the Goods (or such parts) to the Agreement and affix to the Goods (or such parts) a label, conforming to such requirements as AMS may from time to time require, identifying them as the property of AMS. Title in the Goods and any parts of them shall pass to AMS immediately the Goods or such parts have been appropriated to the Agreement, regardless of whether they have been delivered to AMS or paid for. Without prejudice to the obligations of the Company set out above in this condition 7.1, should it not be possible for the Company to pass title to the Goods or such parts of them to AMS when the Goods or such parts have been appropriated to the Agreement, such title shall pass to AMS immediately it has passed to the Company.

7.2 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods supplied shall pass to AMS upon delivery in accordance with the Agreement.

7.3 The Company shall insure the Goods to their full value against all risks of damage or loss prior to completion of delivery by whomsoever effected.

  1. WARRANTIES and LIABILITIES

8.1 The Company warrants to AMS that the Goods will:

8.1.1 be of satisfactory quality and fit for any purpose made known to the Company by AMS. When assessing satisfactory quality, AMS will take into account any public statement made by the Company or by any third party supplier engaged by the Company;

8.1.2 be free from defects in design, material and workmanship, and that the Company, upon becoming aware of any defect whatsoever in the Goods immediately notify AMS of such defect and confirm the same in writing to AMS within three (3) days of such defect being identified;

8.1.3 correspond in quality, quantity and description with any specifications, stipulations or any other information contained in the Order or supplied by AMS to the Company or agreed in writing by AMS and shall correspond in all respects with any samples or patterns provided by the Company to AMS or by AMS to the Company;

8.1.4 comply with all applicable regulations and other legal requirements concerning the manufacture, sale, packaging, carriage, packing, delivery or disposal of the Goods and the performance of the Services; and

8.1.5 be trackable or locatable, by any means, whilst in transit.

8.2 The Company warrants to AMS that the Services will be performed by appropriately qualified and trained personnel acting with due care and diligence and to the best industry standard.

8.3 The Company shall indemnify AMS in full against all losses, damages (including but not limited to loss or damage to property or AMS’s business or death or personal injury), liabilities, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including legal expenses whether or not proceedings are brought) of whatsoever nature awarded against or incurred or paid by AMS as a result or in connection with:

8.3.1 any breach of any warranty given by the Company in relation to the Goods or Services;

8.3.2 any claim that the Goods infringe or their importation use or resale infringes the patent, copyright, design right, trade mark or other intellectual property rights of any other person except to the extent that any such claim arises from compliance with a specification or design supplied by AMS;

8.3.3 any liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 or subsequent consumer protection legislation;

8.3.4 any act or omission of the Company or its employees, agents or subcontractors in supplying, delivering and installing the Goods or in performing the Services; and

8.3.5 the supply, delivery and installation of the Goods and the performance of the Services.

8.4 Nothing in this clause shall render the Company liable to indemnify AMS if and to the extent that it is proved to AMS’s satisfaction that such losses, damages, claims, liabilities, fines, penalties, costs and expenses result from any act, negligence or default of AMS’s authorised servants or agents.

8.5 The Company warrants that any equipment, software and system to be developed for or supplied to AMS pursuant to the Agreement, and any equipment, software and system used by the Company or used by any supplier of Goods or Services to the Company to provide the Goods and / or Services to AMS is and will be programmed to adapt to and accommodate changes in dates, including without limitation, century dates and leap years, without detriment or deterioration in performance affecting AMS and undertakes to indemnify AMS and hold AMS harmless against all costs, losses and liability including legal fees arising from any breach of this clause. 

  1. FORCE MAJEURE

9.1 AMS and the Company shall not be liable for any failure or delay in supplying the Goods or Services or in receiving or making use of the Goods or Services due wholly or partially to any event beyond the reasonable control of the parties (“Force Majeure Event”) including without limitation, acts of God, flood, drought, earthquake, or other natural disaster, war, acts of terrorism, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, fire, flood or storm. For the avoidance of doubt strikes, industrial action, third party insolvency and/or third party failure shall not be considered a Force Majeure Event.

9.2 If either party Is prevented, hindered or delayed from or in performing any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of a Force Majeure Event, it shall within 2 days give notice in Writing to the other party declaring the extent of the Force Majeure Event, the date of its commencement and the effects of the Force Majeure Event on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and if mutually agreed by the parties then the obligations of the party so affected shall thereupon be suspended for so long as the circumstances may continue.

9.3 A party affected by a Force Majeure Event is to use every reasonable effort to minimise the effects thereof and shall resume performance as soon as possible after the removal of such Force Majeure Event. If the period of non-performance exceeds fourteen (14) days from the receipt of the notice of the Force Majeure Event, the party whose performance has not been so affected may, by giving written notice, terminate the agreement forthwith.

  1. TERMINATION and BREACH

10.1 Without affecting any other right or remedy AMS may have, AMS shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect by notice in Writing to the Company where the Company is in breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement. In the case of any breach which is capable of remedy, AMS shall be entitled to serve notice of termination in Writing on the Company specifying the nature of such breach and where such breach is remediable the Company shall have failed to remedy such breach within the maximum period of fourteen (14) days from the date of service of such notice.

10.2 In the case of a material breach, which is not capable of remedy, and without affecting any other right or remedy AMS may have, AMS shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect upon giving notice in Writing to the Company.

10.3 The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in the event of AMS being in material breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement, provided that the Company shall first have served notice in Writing on AMS specifying the nature of such breach and where such breach is remediable AMS shall have failed to remedy such breach within the maximum period of fourteen (14) days from the date of service of such notice.

10.4 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, either party may terminate this agreement with immediate effect by giving notice in Writing to the other party if: a) The Company or AMS makes or offers to make any arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors (including any voluntary arrangement as defined in the Insolvency Act 1986); or b) The Company or AMS ceases or threatens to cease to carry on business or suspends or threatens to suspend all or substantially all of its operations (other than temporarily by reason of a strike) or suspends payments of its debts or becomes unable to pay its debts (within the meaning of Section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 where applicable) or commits any act of insolvency or bankruptcy; or c) A petition or resolution for the making of an administration order for the bankruptcy, winding-up or dissolution of the Company or AMS for the purposes of reconstruction or amalgamation of the solvent company is presented or passed; or d) The Company or AMS files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or insolvency; or e) A liquidator, trustee, supervisor, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver or encumbrancer takes possession of or is appointed over the whole or any part of the assets of the Company or AMS; or f) There is a change of control of the Company. For the purpose of this Clause 9.4 (f), “control” means the ability to direct the affairs of another whether by voting or contractual rights or otherwise and whether directly or indirectly.

If AMS reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned in Clause 10.4 (a) to (f) above are about to occur in relation to the Company then without prejudice to any other right or remedy it may have, AMS shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice in Writing at which point any sums payable by the Company to AMS under this Agreement shall become due and payable.

10.5 AMS shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time upon giving three (3) months’ notice in Writing to the Company.

  1. ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE

Where the parties communicate using direct computer to computer interchange of computer processable data (whether with or without the assistance of a value added network or other intermediary) then the parties shall agree terms and conditions specific to the data exchange. In the event of any conflict between the terms relating to the data exchange and these Conditions here set out, the latter shall apply.

  1. ASSIGNMENT and CONTRACTING

12.1. The Company shall not assign, sub-contract or transfer or purport to assign, sub-contract or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of AMS.

12.2 Any consent given by AMS to the Company under condition 12.1 shall not impose any duty on AMS to enquire as to competency of any sub-contractor and the Company shall ensure that any subcontractor is competent and that performance of the Agreement is properly carried out. In the event that any sub-contractor is subsequently deemed in AMS’s reasonable opinion not to be suitable on technical or commercial grounds then the Company shall replace that sub-contractor with an alternative sub-contractor also approved in Writing by AMS.

12.3 AMS shall have the right to assign, sub-contract or transfer any or all of its rights or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part.

  1. GENERAL

13.1 No failure, delay or omission by AMS in exercising any right, power or remedy provided by law or under the Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that right, power or remedy, nor shall it preclude or restrict any future exercise of that or any other right or remedy.  No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy provided by law or under the Agreement shall prevent any future exercise of it or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.

13.2 If any provision of the Agreement or these Conditions of Purchase is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of the Agreement or these Conditions of Purchase and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected thereby.

13.3 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be in Writing addressed to that other party at its registered office or principal place of business or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving the notice. Notices may be given, and shall be deemed received; by hand, upon delivery; by post, two (2) business days after posting, by fax or email, upon receipt of a successful transmission report;

13.4 Notwithstanding the fact that the Company may have or have had business dealings with AMS, AMS’s name shall not be used by the Company for the purpose of advertisement or publicity without the prior written consent of AMS.

13.5 All copyright, designs, domain names, patents, trademarks and all other intellectual property, which may from time to time be licensed to the Company under this Agreement, shall remain the exclusive property of AMS.

13.6 A person who is not a party to the Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of the Agreement except where such a right is expressly given in the Agreement but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act.

  1. CONFIDENTIALITY

14.1 During the term of the Agreement and after termination or expiration of the Agreement the terms of the Agreement and any information concerning the business affairs of the party which comes into the possession of the other party or any other contracted party under or pursuant to the Agreement shall be confidential to the parties and shall not be disclosed to any outside party (save as required by any law, regulation or court order) or used other than for the purposes of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, unless the information is manifestly in the public domain or already in the possession of the receiving party (other than as a result of a breach of confidentiality).

14.2 In particular, the Company shall not disclose to any outside party any prices being paid by AMS or any details of any computer or other data of AMS to which the Company may have access from time to time for the purposes of the Agreement and the Company shall take all actions as are necessary to ensure that their personnel and any subcontractors engaged by it in accordance with the Agreement observe these provisions of confidentiality.

  1. LAW and JURISDICTION

15.1 The Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it is subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

15.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with the Agreement its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).

  1. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

16.1   The Agreement represents the entire agreement between AMS and the Supplier with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior communications and negotiations between AMS and the Supplier in this regard unless those communications expressly form part of the Agreement.

16.2      These Conditions of Purchase shall apply to Orders made until due notification of revised terms and conditions of purchase are given by the AMS to the Supplier whereupon such revised terms shall apply instead of these Terms.

Conditions Of Purchase v.1.1

The Vertex Engineering Solutions Limited General Conditions of Purchase

 

DEFINITIONS

1 .1 In these Conditions of Purchase:

“Vertex” means Vertex Engineering Solutions Limited whose trading address is Unit 24 & 16 Boulton Industrial Centre, Icknield Street, Hockley, Birmingham B18 5AU and whose registered office is Syston Lane, Belton, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2LY;

“Agreement” means these Conditions of Purchase or, as appropriate, the supply agreement identified by the supply agreement number, for the sale of the Goods and / or the Services by the Company and purchase of the Goods and/ or the Services by Vertex (the “Supply Agreement”). In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Supply Agreement and the terms set out here, the former shall apply;

“Company” means the person, firm or company identified as supplier on the Order;

“Conditions of Purchase” means the terms and conditions set out in this document together with, as appropriate, any specification and any other terms or conditions incorporated into the Agreement (if any) by express written agreement between Vertex and the Company:

“Delivery Address” means the delivery address stated on the Order;

“Goods” means the goods as described in the Order;

“Order” means the order issued by Vertex to the Company for the purchase of Goods and/or Services as detailed in the Vertex purchase order, schedule release or order form; ”Order Number” means the purchase order number as stated on the Order;

“Services” means the services (if any) described in the Order;

“Writing” and “written” means and includes one or more of post, fax and email only to the correct address; time being of the essence telephone calls may be acceptable but not in replacement or obligation to writing.

1.2 The headings in these Conditions of Purchase are for convenience only and shall not affect their construction.

 

 

  1. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE

2.1 The Order constitutes an offer by Vertex to purchase the Goods and/or the Services subject to these Conditions of Purchase and despatch or delivery of the Goods, or the commencement of supply of the Services by the Company shall constitute the Company’s acceptance of these Conditions of Purchase.

2.2 These Conditions of Purchase or, as appropriate the terms of the Agreement, shall prevail to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions on which any quotation, order acknowledgement or other document has been given to Vertex and save for clause 16.2 herein, no variation of the Conditions of Purchase, Order or Agreement shall be binding unless made by written agreement between Vertex and the Company.

  1. PRICE

3.1 The price of the Goods and/or the Services shall be as stated in the Order and, unless otherwise so stated, shall be exclusive of value added tax (which shall be payable by Vertex subject to receipt by Vertex of a value added tax invoice) and inclusive of all charges for packaging, packing, carriage, insurance, and delivery of the Goods to the Delivery Address and any other duties or imposts other than value added tax.

3.2 Vertex shall be entitled to set off any sum due by Vertex to the Company against any sum due to Vertex by the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to set off any amounts due to Vertex.

  1. PAYMENT

The Company shall provide an itemised invoice quoting the Order Number for every dispatch and payment will be due within 60 days’ end of month from the invoice date.

  1. INSPECTION and TESTING

5.1 The Company shall permit Vertex or Vertex’s authorised representative to inspect and test the Goods at any time during manufacture, processing or storage and to inspect and test performance of the Services at the premises of the Company or any third party and the Company shall provide or procure the provision of all such facilities and accommodation as may reasonably be required by Vertex for inspection and testing. The Company shall at the request of Vertex, supply to Vertex a copy of the Company’s test sheets certified by the Company to be a true copy.

5.2 If, as a result of such inspection or testing, Vertex is of the opinion that the Goods do not comply with the Agreement or are unlikely on completion of manufacture or processing so to comply, upon Vertex so informing the Company, the Company shall immediately take such steps as may be necessary to enable the Company to comply with the Agreement.

5.3 For the avoidance of doubt such inspection or right to inspect on the part of Vertex shall not constitute acceptance or approval by Vertex of the Goods or Services.

  1. DELIVERY

6.1 The Goods shall be delivered and the Services shall be performed on the date or within the time period stated in the Order at the Delivery Address or as may be directed by Vertex. Where the date of delivery of the Goods or of performance of the services is not specified in the Order, the Company shall give Vertex reasonable notice of the date thereof and shall not perform their duties under the Order until Vertex has confirmed that the date of performance is acceptable.

6.2 The Company shall give Vertex in good time any instruction or information required to enable Vertex to take delivery of the Goods and performance of the Services.

6.3 Vertex shall be entitled to reject any Goods delivered which are not in accordance with the Agreement and shall not be deemed to have accepted any Goods until Vertex has had a reasonable time to inspect them following delivery or, if later, within a reasonable time after any latent defect in the Goods has become apparent. In the event of any failure on the part of the Company to supply Goods or Services of the quality, in the quantity and to the time specified, Vertex shall be entitled to:

6.3.1 reject, and to require the Company to replace, at no charge, any such Goods; or

6.3.2 reject and obtain equivalent Goods or Services from an alternative source and the Company undertakes to reimburse Vertex for any reasonable additional costs and expenses incurred in so doing.

6.4 Time of delivery of the Goods and of performance of the Services shall be of the essence of the Agreement.

6.5 Any extension of time for delivery or performance must be agreed in advance between Vertex and the Company in Writing. If time is so extended, time as extended shall be of the essence of the Agreement.

6.6 If the Goods are to be delivered or the Services are to be performed by instalments, the Agreement will be treated as a single contract and not severable.

6.7 Delivery shall not be effected until the Goods have been unloaded and (if relevant) the Services have been performed and accepted in writing by an authorised officer, employee, or representative of Vertex.

6.8 The Order Number must be quoted on all correspondence relating to the Order. A delivery or advice note must accompany all Goods dispatched to the Delivery Address. Goods or Services not accompanied by a delivery or advice note may be refused.

  1. TITLE and RISK

7.1  If the Company purchases the Goods or any parts of them from a third party supplier, it shall use all reasonable endeavours to do so upon terms that title in the Goods or such parts shall pass to the Company as soon as the Goods or such parts have been appropriated to the purchase contract, regardless of whether they have been delivered to the Company or paid for. The Company shall as soon as it receives the Order or, if later, as soon as it has possession of the Goods (or parts of them) appropriate the Goods (or such parts) to the Agreement and affix to the Goods (or such parts) a label, conforming to such requirements as Vertex may from time to time require, identifying them as the property of Vertex. Title in the Goods and any parts of them shall pass to Vertex immediately the Goods or such parts have been appropriated to the Agreement, regardless of whether they have been delivered to Vertex or paid for. Without prejudice to the obligations of the Company set out above in this condition 7.1, should it not be possible for the Company to pass title to the Goods or such parts of them to Vertex when the Goods or such parts have been appropriated to the Agreement, such title shall pass to Vertex immediately it has passed to the Company.

7.2 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods supplied shall pass to Vertex upon delivery in accordance with the Agreement.

7.3 The Company shall insure the Goods to their full value against all risks of damage or loss prior to completion of delivery by whomsoever effected.

  1. WARRANTIES and LIABILITIES

8.1 The Company warrants to Vertex that the Goods will:

8.1.1 be of satisfactory quality and fit for any purpose made known to the Company by Vertex. When assessing satisfactory quality, Vertex will take into account any public statement made by the Company or by any third party supplier engaged by the Company;

8.1.2 be free from defects in design, material and workmanship, and that the Company, upon becoming aware of any defect whatsoever in the Goods immediately notify Vertex of such defect and confirm the same in writing to Vertex within three (3) days of such defect being identified;

8.1.3 correspond in quality, quantity and description with any specifications, stipulations or any other information contained in the Order or supplied by Vertex to the Company or agreed in writing by Vertex and shall correspond in all respects with any samples or patterns provided by the Company to Vertex or by Vertex to the Company;

8.1.4 comply with all applicable regulations and other legal requirements concerning the manufacture, sale, packaging, carriage, packing, delivery or disposal of the Goods and the performance of the Services; and

8.1.5 be trackable or locatable, by any means, whilst in transit.

8.2 The Company warrants to Vertex that the Services will be performed by appropriately qualified and trained personnel acting with due care and diligence and to the best industry standard.

8.3 The Company shall indemnify Vertex in full against all losses, damages (including but not limited to loss or damage to property or Vertex’s business or death or personal injury), liabilities, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including legal expenses whether or not proceedings are brought) of whatsoever nature awarded against or incurred or paid by Vertex as a result or in connection with:

8.3.1 any breach of any warranty given by the Company in relation to the Goods or Services;

8.3.2 any claim that the Goods infringe or their importation use or resale infringes the patent, copyright, design right, trade mark or other intellectual property rights of any other person except to the extent that any such claim arises from compliance with a specification or design supplied by Vertex;

8.3.3 any liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 or subsequent consumer protection legislation;

8.3.4 any act or omission of the Company or its employees, agents or subcontractors in supplying, delivering and installing the Goods or in performing the Services; and

8.3.5 the supply, delivery and installation of the Goods and the performance of the Services.

8.4 Nothing in this clause shall render the Company liable to indemnify Vertex if and to the extent that it is proved to Vertex’s satisfaction that such losses, damages, claims, liabilities, fines, penalties, costs and expenses result from any act, negligence or default of Vertex’s authorised servants or agents.

8.5 The Company warrants that any equipment, software and system to be developed for or supplied to Vertex pursuant to the Agreement, and any equipment, software and system used by the Company or used by any supplier of Goods or Services to the Company to provide the Goods and / or Services to Vertex is and will be programmed to adapt to and accommodate changes in dates, including without limitation, century dates and leap years, without detriment or deterioration in performance affecting Vertex and undertakes to indemnify Vertex and hold Vertex harmless against all costs, losses and liability including legal fees arising from any breach of this clause. 

  1. FORCE MAJEURE

9.1 Vertex and the Company shall not be liable for any failure or delay in supplying the Goods or Services or in receiving or making use of the Goods or Services due wholly or partially to any event beyond the reasonable control of the parties (“Force Majeure Event”) including without limitation, acts of God, flood, drought, earthquake, or other natural disaster, war, acts of terrorism, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, fire, flood or storm. For the avoidance of doubt strikes, industrial action, third party insolvency and/or third party failure shall not be considered a Force Majeure Event.

9.2 If either party Is prevented, hindered or delayed from or in performing any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of a Force Majeure Event, it shall within 2 days give notice in Writing to the other party declaring the extent of the Force Majeure Event, the date of its commencement and the effects of the Force Majeure Event on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and if mutually agreed by the parties then the obligations of the party so affected shall thereupon be suspended for so long as the circumstances may continue.

9.3 A party affected by a Force Majeure Event is to use every reasonable effort to minimise the effects thereof and shall resume performance as soon as possible after the removal of such Force Majeure Event. If the period of non-performance exceeds fourteen (14) days from the receipt of the notice of the Force Majeure Event, the party whose performance has not been so affected may, by giving written notice, terminate the agreement forthwith.

  1. TERMINATION and BREACH

10.1 Without affecting any other right or remedy Vertex may have, Vertex shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect by notice in Writing to the Company where the Company is in breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement. In the case of any breach which is capable of remedy, Vertex shall be entitled to serve notice of termination in Writing on the Company specifying the nature of such breach and where such breach is remediable the Company shall have failed to remedy such breach within the maximum period of fourteen (14) days from the date of service of such notice.

10.2 In the case of a material breach, which is not capable of remedy, and without affecting any other right or remedy Vertex may have, Vertex shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect upon giving notice in Writing to the Company.

10.3 The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in the event of Vertex being in material breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement, provided that the Company shall first have served notice in Writing on Vertex specifying the nature of such breach and where such breach is remediable Vertex shall have failed to remedy such breach within the maximum period of fourteen (14) days from the date of service of such notice.

10.4 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, either party may terminate this agreement with immediate effect by giving notice in Writing to the other party if: a) The Company or Vertex makes or offers to make any arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors (including any voluntary arrangement as defined in the Insolvency Act 1986); or b) The Company or Vertex ceases or threatens to cease to carry on business or suspends or threatens to suspend all or substantially all of its operations (other than temporarily by reason of a strike) or suspends payments of its debts or becomes unable to pay its debts (within the meaning of Section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 where applicable) or commits any act of insolvency or bankruptcy; or c) A petition or resolution for the making of an administration order for the bankruptcy, winding-up or dissolution of the Company or Vertex for the purposes of reconstruction or amalgamation of the solvent company is presented or passed; or d) The Company or Vertex files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or insolvency; or e) A liquidator, trustee, supervisor, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver or encumbrancer takes possession of or is appointed over the whole or any part of the assets of the Company or Vertex; or f) There is a change of control of the Company. For the purpose of this Clause 9.4 (f), “control” means the ability to direct the affairs of another whether by voting or contractual rights or otherwise and whether directly or indirectly.

If Vertex reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned in Clause 10.4 (a) to (f) above are about to occur in relation to the Company then without prejudice to any other right or remedy it may have, Vertex shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice in Writing at which point any sums payable by the Company to Vertex under this Agreement shall become due and payable.

10.5 Vertex shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time upon giving three (3) months’ notice in Writing to the Company.

  1. ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE

Where the parties communicate using direct computer to computer interchange of computer processable data (whether with or without the assistance of a value added network or other intermediary) then the parties shall agree terms and conditions specific to the data exchange. In the event of any conflict between the terms relating to the data exchange and these Conditions here set out, the latter shall apply.

  1. ASSIGNMENT and CONTRACTING

12.1. The Company shall not assign, sub-contract or transfer or purport to assign, sub-contract or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Vertex.

12.2 Any consent given by Vertex to the Company under condition 12.1 shall not impose any duty on Vertex to enquire as to competency of any sub-contractor and the Company shall ensure that any subcontractor is competent and that performance of the Agreement is properly carried out. In the event that any sub-contractor is subsequently deemed in Vertex’s reasonable opinion not to be suitable on technical or commercial grounds then the Company shall replace that sub-contractor with an alternative sub-contractor also approved in Writing by Vertex.

12.3 Vertex shall have the right to assign, sub-contract or transfer any or all of its rights or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part.

  1. GENERAL

13.1 No failure, delay or omission by Vertex in exercising any right, power or remedy provided by law or under the Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that right, power or remedy, nor shall it preclude or restrict any future exercise of that or any other right or remedy.  No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy provided by law or under the Agreement shall prevent any future exercise of it or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.

13.2 If any provision of the Agreement or these Conditions of Purchase is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of the Agreement or these Conditions of Purchase and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected thereby.

13.3 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be in Writing addressed to that other party at its registered office or principal place of business or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving the notice. Notices may be given, and shall be deemed received; by hand, upon delivery; by post, two (2) business days after posting, by fax or email, upon receipt of a successful transmission report;

13.4 Notwithstanding the fact that the Company may have or have had business dealings with Vertex, Vertex’s name shall not be used by the Company for the purpose of advertisement or publicity without the prior written consent of Vertex.

13.5 All copyright, designs, domain names, patents, trademarks and all other intellectual property, which may from time to time be licensed to the Company under this Agreement, shall remain the exclusive property of Vertex.

13.6 A person who is not a party to the Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of the Agreement except where such a right is expressly given in the Agreement but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act.

  1. CONFIDENTIALITY

14.1 During the term of the Agreement and after termination or expiration of the Agreement the terms of the Agreement and any information concerning the business affairs of the party which comes into the possession of the other party or any other contracted party under or pursuant to the Agreement shall be confidential to the parties and shall not be disclosed to any outside party (save as required by any law, regulation or court order) or used other than for the purposes of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, unless the information is manifestly in the public domain or already in the possession of the receiving party (other than as a result of a breach of confidentiality).

14.2 In particular, the Company shall not disclose to any outside party any prices being paid by Vertex or any details of any computer or other data of Vertex to which the Company may have access from time to time for the purposes of the Agreement and the Company shall take all actions as are necessary to ensure that their personnel and any subcontractors engaged by it in accordance with the Agreement observe these provisions of confidentiality.

  1. LAW and JURISDICTION

15.1 The Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it is subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

15.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with the Agreement its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).

  1. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

16.1   The Agreement represents the entire agreement between Vertex and the Supplier with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior communications and negotiations between Vertex and the Supplier in this regard unless those communications expressly form part of the Agreement.

16.2      These Conditions of Purchase shall apply to Orders made until due notification of revised terms and conditions of purchase are given by the Vertex to the Supplier whereupon such revised terms shall apply instead of these Terms.