Common use of Continuous Improvement, Value for Money and Benchmarking Clause in Contracts

Continuous Improvement, Value for Money and Benchmarking. 8.1 The Supplier shall have an ongoing obligation throughout the Contract Period to identify, value for money and benchmarking and notify the Customer in writing, in relation to new or potential improvements to the Services. 8.2 The Supplier shall ensure that the information that it provides to the Customer in accordance with clause 8.1 shall be sufficient for the Customer to decide whether any improvement to the Services should be implemented. The Supplier shall provide any further information that the Customer requests in connection with any improvements to the Services identified by the Supplier. Should the Customer decide that an improvement to the Services should be implemented, a request for variation shall be made in accordance with the Variation Procedure. 8.3 The Customer shall regularly benchmark the Contract Price and performance of the Services, against other suppliers providing services substantially the same as the Services during the Contract Period in order to compare the Contract Price and level of performance of the Services with charges and service offered by third parties so as to provide the Customer with information for comparison purposes. 8.4 The Customer shall be entitled to use any model to determine the achievement of value for money and to carry out the benchmarking evaluation referred to in clause 8.3 above. 8.5 The Customer shall be entitled to disclose the results of any benchmarking of the Contract Price and provision of the Services to the Authority and other Contracting Bodies. 8.6 The Supplier shall use all reasonable endeavours and act in good faith to supply information required by the Customer in order to undertake the benchmarking referred to in this clause 8, such information requirements to be at the discretion of the Customer.

Continuous Improvement, Value for Money and Benchmarking. 8.1 9.1 The Supplier shall have an ongoing obligation throughout the Contract Period to identify, value for money and benchmarking and notify the Customer in writing, in relation to new or potential improvements to the Services. 8.2 9.2 The Supplier shall ensure that the information that it provides to the Customer in accordance with clause 8.1 9.1 shall be sufficient for the Customer to decide whether any improvement to the Services should be implemented. The Supplier shall provide any further information that the Customer requests in connection with any improvements to the Services identified by the Supplier. Should the Customer decide that an improvement to the Services should be implemented, a request for variation shall be made in accordance with the Variation Procedure. 8.3 9.3 The Customer shall regularly benchmark the Contract Price and performance of the Services, against other suppliers providing services substantially the same as the Services during the Contract Period in order to compare the Contract Price and level of performance of the Services with charges and service offered by third parties so as to provide the Customer with information for comparison purposes. 8.4 9.4 The Customer shall be entitled to use any model to determine the achievement of value for money and to carry out the benchmarking evaluation referred to in clause 8.3 9.3 above. 8.5 9.5 The Customer shall be entitled to disclose the results of any benchmarking of the Contract Price and provision of the Services to the Authority and other Contracting Bodies. 8.6 9.6 The Supplier shall use all reasonable endeavours and act in good faith to supply information required by the Customer in order to undertake the benchmarking referred to in this clause 89, such information requirements to be at the discretion of the Customer.

Continuous Improvement, Value for Money and Benchmarking. ‌ 8.1 The Supplier shall have an ongoing obligation throughout the Contract Period to identify, value for money and benchmarking and notify the Customer in writing, in relation to new or potential improvements to the Services.Services.‌ 8.2 The Supplier shall ensure that the information that it provides to the Customer in accordance with clause 8.1 shall be sufficient for the Customer to decide whether any improvement to the Services should be implemented. The Supplier shall provide any further information that the Customer requests in connection with any improvements to the Services identified by the Supplier. Should the Customer decide that an improvement to the Services should be implemented, a request for variation shall be made in accordance with the Variation Procedure. 8.3 The Customer shall regularly benchmark the Contract Price and performance of the Services, against other suppliers providing services substantially the same as the Services during the Contract Period in order to compare the Contract Price and level of performance of the Services with charges and service offered by third parties so as to provide the Customer with information for comparison purposes.purposes.‌ 8.4 The Customer shall be entitled to use any model to determine the achievement of value for money and to carry out the benchmarking evaluation referred to in clause 8.3 above. 8.5 The Customer shall be entitled to disclose the results of any benchmarking of the Contract Price and provision of the Services to the Authority and other Contracting Bodies. 8.6 The Supplier shall use all reasonable endeavours and act in good faith to supply information required by the Customer in order to undertake the benchmarking referred to in this clause 8, such information requirements to be at the discretion of the Customer.