Common use of Payment and Recovery of Sums Due Clause in Contracts

Payment and Recovery of Sums Due. The Charges for the Services shall be as set out in the Award Letter and shall be the full and exclusive remuneration of the Supplier in respect of the supply of the Services. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Customer, the Charges shall include every cost and expense of the Supplier directly or indirectly incurred in connection with the performance of the Services. All amounts stated are exclusive of VAT which shall be charged at the prevailing rate. The Customer shall, following the receipt of a valid VAT invoice, pay to the Supplier a sum equal to the VAT chargeable in respect of the Services. The Supplier shall invoice the Customer as specified in the Agreement. Each invoice shall include such supporting information required by the Customer to verify the accuracy of the invoice, including the relevant Purchase Order Number and a breakdown of the Services supplied in the invoice period. In consideration of the supply of the Services by the Supplier, the Customer shall pay the Supplier the invoiced amounts no later than 30 days after verifying that the invoice is valid and undisputed and includes a valid Purchase Order Number. The Customer may, without prejudice to any other rights and remedies under the Agreement, withhold or reduce payments in the event of unsatisfactory performance. If the Customer fails to consider and verify an invoice in a timely fashion the invoice shall be regarded as valid and undisputed for the purpose of paragraph 5.4 after a reasonable time has passed. If there is a dispute between the Parties as to the amount invoiced, the Customer shall pay the undisputed amount. The Supplier shall not suspend the supply of the Services unless the Supplier is entitled to terminate the Agreement for a failure to pay undisputed sums in accordance with clause 16.4. Any disputed amounts shall be resolved through the dispute resolution procedure detailed in clause 19.

Payment and Recovery of Sums Due. The Charges for the Services Goods shall be as set out in the Award Letter and shall be the full and exclusive remuneration of the Supplier in respect of the supply of the ServicesGoods. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Customer, the Charges shall include every cost and expense of the Supplier directly or indirectly incurred in connection with the performance supply of the ServicesGoods, including but not limited to the costs of packaging, insurance, delivery, unloading, stacking and carriage. All amounts stated are exclusive of VAT which shall be charged at the prevailing rate. The Customer shall, following the receipt of a valid VAT invoice, pay to the Supplier a sum equal to the VAT chargeable in respect of the ServicesGoods. The Following Delivery of the Goods, the Supplier shall invoice the Customer as specified in the Agreement. Each invoice shall include such supporting information required by the Customer to verify the accuracy of the invoice, including the relevant Purchase Order Number and a breakdown of the Services Goods supplied in the invoice period. In consideration of the supply of the Services Goods by the Supplier, the Customer shall pay the Supplier the invoiced amounts no later than 30 days after verifying that the invoice is valid and undisputed and includes a valid Purchase Order Number. The Customer may, without prejudice to any other rights and remedies under the Agreement, withhold or reduce payments in the event of unsatisfactory performance. If the Customer fails to consider and verify an invoice in a timely fashion the invoice shall be regarded as valid and undisputed for the purpose of paragraph 5.4 4.4 after a reasonable time has passed. If there is a dispute between the Parties as to the amount invoiced, the Customer shall pay the undisputed amount. The Supplier shall not suspend the supply of the Services Goods unless the Supplier is entitled to terminate the Agreement for a failure to pay undisputed sums in accordance with clause 16.417.3. Any disputed amounts shall be resolved through the dispute resolution procedure detailed in clause 1920.

Payment and Recovery of Sums Due. The Charges for the Services Goods shall be as set out in the Award Letter Purchase Order and shall be the full and exclusive remuneration of the Supplier in respect of the supply of the ServicesGoods. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Customer, the Charges shall include every cost and expense of the Supplier directly or indirectly incurred in connection with the performance supply of the ServicesGoods, including but not limited to the costs of packaging, insurance, delivery, unloading, stacking and carriage. All amounts stated are exclusive of VAT which shall be charged at the prevailing rateVAT. The Customer shall, following the receipt of a valid VAT invoiceinvoice as outlined in clause 4.4, pay to the Supplier a sum equal to the VAT chargeable in respect of the ServicesGoods. The All payments made by the Customer shall be made by bank transfer to the bank account indicated in the contract or by separate official Supplier notification. Payments will be free and clear of all bank charges imposed by the Customer bank. For the avoidance of doubt, the Customer is not responsible for any charges imposed by the Suppliers’ bank or any intermediary bank required by the Supplier. Following Delivery of the Goods to the Customer, the Supplier shall invoice the Customer as specified in the Agreement. Each invoice shall include such supporting information required by the Customer to verify the accuracy of the invoice, including without limitation the relevant Purchase Order Number and a breakdown of the Services Goods supplied in the invoice period. In consideration of the supply of the Services Goods by the Supplier, the Customer shall pay the Supplier the invoiced amounts no later than 30 thirty (30) days after verifying that the invoice is valid and undisputed and includes a valid Purchase Order Number. The Customer may, without prejudice to any other rights and remedies under the Agreement, withhold or reduce payments in the event of unsatisfactory performance. If the Customer fails to consider and verify an invoice in a timely fashion the invoice shall be regarded as valid and undisputed for the purpose of paragraph 5.4 4.5 after a reasonable time has passed. If there is a dispute between the Parties as to the amount invoiced, the Customer shall pay the undisputed amount. The Supplier shall not suspend the supply of the Services Goods unless the Supplier is entitled to terminate the Agreement for a failure to pay undisputed sums in accordance with clause 16.416.3. Any disputed amounts shall be resolved through the dispute resolution procedure detailed in clause 19. If a payment of an undisputed amount is not made by the Customer by the date as mentioned in clause 4.5, then the Customer shall pay the Supplier a percentage at the statutory interest rate Where the Supplier enters into a sub-contract, in accordance with Section 9, the Supplier shall include in that sub-contract: provisions having the same effects as clauses 4.3 to 4.8 of this Agreement; and a provision requiring the counterparty to that sub-contract to include in any sub-contract which it awards provisions having the same effects as 4.3 to 4.8 of this Agreement. In this clause 4.9, “sub-contract” means a contract between two (2) or more suppliers, at any stage of remoteness from the Authority in a subcontracting chain, made wholly or substantially for the purpose of performing (or contributing to the performance of) the whole or any part of this Agreement. If any sum of money is recoverable from or payable by the Supplier under the Agreement (including any sum which the Supplier is liable to pay to the Customer in respect of any breach of the Agreement), that sum may be deducted unilaterally by the Customer from any sum then due, or which may come due, to the Supplier under the Agreement or under any other agreement or contract with the Customer. The Supplier shall not be entitled to assert any credit, set-off or counterclaim against the Customer in order to justify withholding payment of any such amount in whole or in part.

Payment and Recovery of Sums Due. The Charges for the Services shall be as set out in the Award Letter and shall be the full and exclusive remuneration of the Supplier in respect of the supply of the Services. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Customer, the Charges shall include every cost and expense of the Supplier directly or indirectly incurred in connection with the performance of the Services. All amounts stated are exclusive of VAT which shall be charged at the prevailing rate. The Customer shall, following the receipt of a valid VAT invoice, pay to the Supplier a sum equal to the VAT chargeable in respect of the Services. The Supplier shall invoice the Customer as specified in the Agreement. Each invoice shall include such supporting information required by the Customer to verify the accuracy of the invoice, including the relevant Purchase Order Number and a breakdown of the Services supplied in the invoice period. In consideration of the supply of the Services by the Supplier, the Customer shall pay the Supplier the invoiced amounts no later than 30 days after verifying that the receipt of a valid invoice is valid and undisputed and which includes a valid Purchase Order Number. The Customer may, without prejudice to any other rights and remedies under the Agreement, withhold or reduce payments in the event of unsatisfactory performance. If the Customer fails to consider and verify an invoice in a timely fashion the invoice All amounts stated are exclusive of VAT which shall be regarded as charged at the prevailing rate. The Customer shall, following the receipt of a valid and undisputed for VAT invoice, pay to the purpose Supplier a sum equal to the VAT chargeable in respect of paragraph 5.4 after a reasonable time has passedthe Services. If there is a dispute between the Parties as to the amount invoiced, the Customer shall pay the undisputed amount. The Supplier shall not suspend the supply of the Services unless the Supplier is entitled to terminate the Agreement for a failure to pay undisputed sums in accordance with clause 16.4. Any disputed amounts shall be resolved through the dispute resolution procedure detailed in clause 19. If a payment of an undisputed amount is not made by the Customer by the due date, then the Customer shall pay the Supplier interest at the interest rate specified in the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998. If any sum of money is recoverable from or payable by the Supplier under the Agreement (including any sum which the Supplier is liable to pay to the Customer in respect of any breach of the Agreement), that sum may be deducted unilaterally by the Customer from any sum then due, or which may come due, to the Supplier under the Agreement or under any other agreement or contract with the Customer. The Supplier shall not be entitled to assert any credit, set-off or counterclaim against the Customer in order to justify withholding payment of any such amount in whole or in part. Premises and equipment If necessary, the Customer shall provide the Supplier with reasonable access at reasonable times to its premises for the purpose of supplying the Services. All equipment, tools and vehicles brought onto the Customer’s premises by the Supplier or the Staff shall be at the Supplier’s risk. If the Supplier supplies all or any of the Services at or from the Customer’s premises, on completion of the Services or termination or expiry of the Agreement (whichever is the earlier) the Supplier shall vacate the Customer’s premises, remove the Supplier’s plant, equipment and unused materials and all rubbish arising out of the provision of the Services and leave the Customer’s premises in a clean, safe and tidy condition. The Supplier shall be solely responsible for making good any damage to the Customer’s premises or any objects contained on the Customer’s premises which is caused by the Supplier or any Staff, other than fair wear and tear. If the Supplier supplies all or any of the Services at or from its premises or the premises of a third party, the Customer may, during normal business hours and on reasonable notice, inspect and examine the manner in which the relevant Services are supplied at or from the relevant premises. The Customer shall be responsible for maintaining the security of its premises in accordance with its standard security requirements. While on the Customer’s premises the Supplier shall, and shall procure that all Staff shall, comply with all the Customer’s security requirements. Where all or any of the Services are supplied from the Supplier’s premises, the Supplier shall, at its own cost, comply with all security requirements specified by the Customer in writing. Without prejudice to clause 3.2.6, any equipment provided by the Customer for the purposes of the Agreement shall remain the property of the Customer and shall be used by the Supplier and the Staff only for the purpose of carrying out the Agreement. Such equipment shall be returned promptly to the Customer on expiry or termination of the Agreement. The Supplier shall reimburse the Customer for any loss or damage to the equipment (other than deterioration resulting from normal and proper use) caused by the Supplier or any Staff. Equipment supplied by the Customer shall be deemed to be in a good condition when received by the Supplier or relevant Staff unless the Customer is notified otherwise in writing within 5 Working Days. Staff and Key Personnel If the Customer reasonably believes that any of the Staff are unsuitable to undertake work in respect of the Agreement, it may, by giving written notice to the Supplier: refuse admission to the relevant person(s) to the Customer’s premises; direct the Supplier to end the involvement in the provision of the Services of the relevant person(s); and/or require that the Supplier replace any person removed under this clause with another suitably qualified person and procure that any security pass issued by the Customer to the person removed is surrendered, and the Supplier shall comply with any such notice. The Supplier shall: ensure that all Staff are vetted in accordance with the Staff Vetting Procedures; if requested, provide the Customer with a list of the names and addresses (and any other relevant information) of all persons who may require admission to the Customer’s premises in connection with the Agreement; and procure that all Staff comply with any rules, regulations and requirements reasonably specified by the Customer. Any Key Personnel shall not be released from supplying the Services without the agreement of the Customer, except by reason of long-term sickness, maternity leave, paternity leave, termination of employment or other extenuating circumstances. Any replacements to the Key Personnel shall be subject to the prior written agreement of the Customer (not to be unreasonably withheld). Such replacements shall be of at least equal status or of equivalent experience and skills to the Key Personnel being replaced and be suitable for the responsibilities of that person in relation to the Services. Assignment and sub-contracting The Supplier shall not without the written consent of the Customer assign, sub-contract, novate or in any way dispose of the benefit and/ or the burden of the Agreement or any part of the Agreement. The Customer may, in the granting of such consent, provide for additional terms and conditions relating to such assignment, sub-contract, novation or disposal. The Supplier shall be responsible for the acts and omissions of its sub-contractors as though those acts and omissions were its own. Where the Supplier enters into a sub-contract for the purpose of performing its obligations under the Agreement, it shall ensure that a provision is included in such sub-contract which requires payment to be made of all sums due by the Supplier to the sub-contractor within a specified period not exceeding 30 days from the receipt of a valid invoice. Where the Customer has consented to the placing of sub-contracts, the Supplier shall, at the request of the Customer, send copies of each sub-contract, to the Customer as soon as is reasonably practicable. The Customer may assign, novate, or otherwise dispose of its rights and obligations under the Agreement without the consent of the Supplier provided that such assignment, novation or disposal shall not increase the burden of the Supplier’s obligations under the Agreement. Intellectual Property Rights All intellectual property rights in any materials provided by the Customer to the Supplier for the purposes of this Agreement shall remain the property of the Customer but the Customer hereby grants the Supplier a royalty-free, non-exclusive and non-transferable licence to use such materials as required until termination or expiry of the Agreement for the sole purpose of enabling the Supplier to perform its obligations under the Agreement. All intellectual property rights in any materials created or developed by the Supplier pursuant to the Agreement or arising as a result of the provision of the Services shall vest in the Customer. The Supplier shall indemnify, and keep indemnified, the Customer in full against all costs, expenses, damages and losses (whether direct or indirect), including any interest, penalties, and reasonable legal and other professional fees awarded against or incurred or paid by the Customer as a result of or in connection with any claim made against the Customer for actual or alleged infringement of a third party’s intellectual property arising out of, or in connection with, the supply or use of the Services, to the extent that the claim is attributable to the acts or omission of the Supplier or any Staff. Governance and Records The Supplier shall: attend progress meetings with the Customer at the frequency and times specified by the Customer and shall ensure that its representatives are suitably qualified to attend such meetings; and submit progress reports to the Customer at the times and in the format specified by the Customer. The Supplier shall keep and maintain until 6 years after the end of the Agreement, or as long a period as may be agreed between the Parties, full and accurate records of the Agreement including the Services supplied under it and all payments made by the Customer. The Supplier shall on request afford the Customer or the Customer’s representatives such access to those records as may be reasonably requested by the Customer in connection with the Agreement. Confidentiality, Transparency and Publicity Subject to clause 11.2, each Party shall: treat all Confidential Information it receives as confidential, safeguard it accordingly and not disclose it to any other person without the prior written permission of the disclosing Party; and not use or exploit the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in any way except for the purposes anticipated under the Agreement. Notwithstanding clause 11.1, a Party may disclose Confidential Information which it receives from the other Party: where disclosure is required by applicable law or by a court of competent jurisdiction; to its auditors or for the purposes of regulatory requirements; on a confidential basis, to its professional advisers; to the Serious Fraud Office where the Party has reasonable grounds to believe that the other Party is involved in activity that may constitute a criminal offence under the Bribery Act 2010; where the receiving Party is the Supplier, to the Staff on a need to know basis to enable performance of the Supplier’s obligations under the Agreement provided that the Supplier shall procure that any Staff to whom it discloses Confidential Information pursuant to this clause 11.2.5 shall observe the Supplier’s confidentiality obligations under the Agreement; and where the receiving Party is the Customer: on a confidential basis to the employees, agents, consultants and contractors of the Customer; on a confidential basis to any other Central Government Body, any successor body to a Central Government Body or any company to which the Customer transfers or proposes to transfer all or any part of its business; to the extent that the Customer (acting reasonably) deems disclosure necessary or appropriate in the course of carrying out its public functions; or in accordance with clause 12. and for the purposes of the foregoing, references to disclosure on a confidential basis shall mean disclosure subject to a confidentiality agreement or arrangement containing terms no less stringent than those placed on the Customer under this clause 11. The Parties acknowledge that, except for any information which is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the FOIA, the content of the Agreement is not Confidential Information and the Supplier hereby gives its consent for the Customer to publish this Agreement in its entirety to the general public (but with any information that is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the FOIA redacted) including any changes to the Agreement agreed from time to time. The Customer may consult with the Supplier to inform its decision regarding any redactions but shall have the final decision in its absolute discretion whether any of the content of the Agreement is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the FOIA. The Supplier shall not, and shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the Staff shall not, make any press announcement or publicise the Agreement or any part of the Agreement in any way, except with the prior written consent of the Customer.

Payment and Recovery of Sums Due. The Charges for the Services shall be as set out in the Award Letter Supplier’s response to the Request for Quotes and shall be the full and exclusive remuneration of the Supplier in respect of the supply of the Services. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Customer, the Charges shall include every cost and expense of the Supplier directly or indirectly incurred in connection with the performance of the Services. All amounts stated are exclusive of VAT which shall be charged at the prevailing rate. The Customer shall, following the receipt of a valid VAT invoice, pay to the Supplier a sum equal to the VAT chargeable in respect of the Services. The Supplier shall invoice the Customer as specified in the Agreement. Each invoice shall include such supporting information required by the Customer to verify the accuracy of the invoice, including the relevant Purchase Order Number and a breakdown of the Services supplied in the invoice period. In consideration of the supply of the Services by the Supplier, the Customer shall pay the Supplier the invoiced amounts no later than 30 days after verifying that the invoice is valid and undisputed and includes a valid Purchase Order Number. The Customer may, without prejudice to any other rights and remedies under the Agreement, withhold or reduce payments in the event of unsatisfactory performance. If the Customer fails to consider and verify an invoice in a timely fashion the invoice shall be regarded as valid and undisputed for the purpose of paragraph 5.4 after a reasonable time has passed. If there is a dispute between the Parties as to the amount invoiced, the Customer shall pay the undisputed amount. The Supplier shall not suspend the supply of the Services unless the Supplier is entitled to terminate the Agreement for a failure to pay undisputed sums in accordance with clause 16.417.4. Any disputed amounts shall be resolved through the dispute resolution procedure detailed in clause 1920.

Payment and Recovery of Sums Due. The Charges for the Services Goods shall be as set out in the Award Letter Purchase Order and shall be the full and exclusive remuneration of the Supplier in respect of the supply of the ServicesGoods. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Customer, the Charges shall include every cost and expense of the Supplier directly or indirectly incurred in connection with the performance supply of the ServicesGoods, including but not limited to the costs of packaging, insurance, delivery, unloading, stacking and carriage. All amounts stated are exclusive of VAT which shall be charged at the prevailing rateVAT. The Customer shall, following the receipt of a valid VAT invoiceinvoice as outlined in clause 4.4, pay to the Supplier a sum equal to the VAT chargeable in respect of the ServicesGoods. The All payments made by the Customer shall be made by bank transfer to the bank account indicated in the contract or by separate official Supplier notification. Payments will be free and clear of all bank charges imposed by the Customer bank. For the avoidance of doubt, the Customer is not responsible for any charges imposed by the Suppliers’ bank or any intermediary bank required by the Supplier. Following Delivery of the Goods to the Customer, the Supplier shall invoice the Customer as specified in the Agreement. Each invoice shall include such supporting information required by the Customer to verify the accuracy of the invoice, including without limitation the relevant Purchase Order Number and a breakdown of the Services Goods supplied in the invoice period. In consideration of the supply of the Services Goods by the Supplier, the Customer shall pay the Supplier the invoiced amounts no later than 30 thirty (30) days after verifying that the invoice is valid and undisputed and includes a valid Purchase Order Number. The Customer may, without prejudice to any other rights and remedies under the Agreement, withhold or reduce payments in the event of unsatisfactory performance. If the Customer fails to consider and verify an invoice in a timely fashion the invoice shall be regarded as valid and undisputed for the purpose of paragraph 5.4 4.5 after a reasonable time has passed. If there is a dispute between the Parties as to the amount invoiced, the Customer shall pay the undisputed amount. The Supplier shall not suspend the supply of the Services Goods unless the Supplier is entitled to terminate the Agreement for a failure to pay undisputed sums in accordance with clause 16.4. Any disputed amounts shall be resolved through the dispute resolution procedure detailed in clause 19. If a payment of an undisputed amount is not made by the Customer by the date as mentioned in clause 4.5, then the Customer shall pay the Supplier a percentage at the statutory interest rate Where the Supplier enters into a sub-contract, in accordance with Section 9, the Supplier shall include in that sub-contract: provisions having the same effects as clauses 4.3 to 4.8 of this Agreement; and a provision requiring the counterparty to that sub-contract to include in any sub-contract which it awards provisions having the same effects as 4.3 to 4.8 of this Agreement. In this clause 4.9, “sub-contract” means a contract between two (2) or more suppliers, at any stage of remoteness from the Authority in a subcontracting chain, made wholly or substantially for the purpose of performing (or contributing to the performance of) the whole or any part of this Agreement. If any sum of money is recoverable from or payable by the Supplier under the Agreement (including any sum which the Supplier is liable to pay to the Customer in respect of any breach of the Agreement), that sum may be deducted unilaterally by the Customer from any sum then due, or which may come due, to the Supplier under the Agreement or under any other agreement or contract with the Customer. The Supplier shall not be entitled to assert any credit, set-off or counterclaim against the Customer in order to justify withholding payment of any such amount in whole or in part.

Payment and Recovery of Sums Due. The Charges for the Goods or Services shall be as set out in the Purchase Order and / or Award Letter and shall be the full and exclusive remuneration of the Supplier in respect of the supply of the Goods or Services. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Customer, the Charges shall include every cost and expense of the Supplier directly or indirectly incurred in connection with the performance of the Goods or Services. All amounts stated are exclusive of VAT which shall be charged at the prevailing rate. The Customer shall, following the receipt of a valid VAT invoice, pay to the Supplier a sum equal to the VAT chargeable in respect of the Goods or Services. The Supplier shall invoice the Customer as specified in the this Agreement. Each invoice shall include such supporting information required by the Customer to verify the accuracy of the invoice, including the relevant Purchase Order Number and a breakdown of the Goods or Services supplied in the invoice period. In consideration of the supply of the Goods or Services by the Supplier, the Customer shall pay the Supplier the invoiced amounts no later than 30 days after verifying that the invoice is valid and undisputed and includes a valid Purchase Order Number. The Customer may, without prejudice to any other rights and remedies under the this Agreement, withhold or reduce payments in the event of unsatisfactory performance. If the Customer fails to consider and verify an invoice in a timely fashion the invoice shall be regarded as valid and undisputed for the purpose of paragraph 5.4 6.4 after a reasonable time has passed. If there is a dispute between the Parties as to the amount invoiced, the Customer shall pay the undisputed amount. The Supplier shall not suspend the supply of the Goods or Services unless the Supplier is entitled to terminate the this Agreement for a failure to pay undisputed sums in accordance with clause 16.416.3. Any disputed amounts shall be resolved through the dispute resolution procedure detailed in clause 1920.