Revised plan for improvement. Where the Contracting Body has issued a secondary Suspension Notice of unsatisfactory performance, the suspended Contractor shall have five further business days from receipt of said notice in which to submit a revised plan for improvement. In such circumstances, the Contractor is encouraged to enter into discussions with the Contracting Body in order to determine what actions could be taken by the Contractor that would constitute an acceptable plan for improvement. Failure by the Contractor to provide a revised plan for improved performance within five business days (or such other period agreed with the Contracting Body) from receipt of a secondary Suspension Notice, may result in the suspension may becoming permanent with immediate effect. The Contracting Body shall notify the Contractor in writing or by email that the suspension has become permanent. In the event of the suspension becoming permanent, the Contracting Body shall also notify the Framework Administrator and the other i-Flair members and Contracting Bodies of the permanent suspension. The notification to the other i-Flair members and Contracting Bodies of the Contractor’s permanent suspension shall entitle the other i- Flair members or Contracting Bodies to suspend the Contractor from the opportunity to be awarded future Call-Off Contracts by Standard or Competed Services from the Framework Agreement Lot stated within the Order Form for the remaining duration of the Framework Agreement. On receipt from the Contractor of any such revised plan for improvement the Contracting Body will give reasonable consideration to the Contractor’s revised planned improvements. The Contracting Body, having received a further plan for improved performance from the suspended Contractor, shall provide a formal response to the Contractor within five business days of receipt of the Contractor’s revised plan for improvement. Where the Contractor’s revised plan for improvement is accepted by the Contracting Body, a notice will be issued to the Contractor, within five business days of receiving the revised plan for improvement, confirming the acceptance of the revised plan for improvement and the removal of the suspension. Where the revised plan for improvement is considered by the Contracting Body to fall short of what is required to deliver an acceptable level of performance, the Contracting Body may issue a further notice to the Contractor, within five business days, of receiving the revised plan for improvement ...
