Common use of Small and medium-sized enterprises Clause in Contracts

Small and medium-sized enterprises. 33.1 Subject to Clause 33.3, the Supplier shall implement such processes and measures as may be appropriate so as to ensure that, where the Supplier is proposing to subcontract any of the Deployed Services prior to or at any time during the Term, SMEs (when compared with other potential Subcontractors) are given fair, equal and proportionate access to the subcontracting opportunity. At a minimum, the Supplier shall: 33.1.1 to the extent practicable, advertise its subcontracting opportunities in a form which is accessible by all potential Subcontractors including SMEs (for example, on the Government's Contracts Finder website); and 33.1.2 propose to potential Subcontractors that are SMEs, such commercial, financial and technical terms and conditions that are, where appropriate and proportionate to the nature, size and capacity of the proposed Subcontractor and having regard to the services to be subcontracted, no more onerous than the relevant terms and conditions proposed by the Supplier to other potential Subcontractors. 33.2 The Supplier shall report on its engagement with, and the opportunities made available to, SMEs pursuant to Clauses 33.1 and 33.3 in accordance with Schedule 6.4 (Reports). The Supplier shall be entitled to withhold specific details about the relevant SMEs to the extent this would place the Supplier in breach of confidentiality obligations owed by the Supplier to such SMEs. 33.3 Nothing in this Clause 33 shall require the Supplier to disrupt or not utilise contracted supply chain arrangements which are in place for the purposes of the Supplier's wider business and which are in effect prior to, or which come into effect after, the Effective Date, provided that the Supplier can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority that such supply chain arrangements are consistent with the SME objectives set out in this Clause 33.

Small and medium-sized enterprises. 33.1 Subject to Clause 33.3, the Supplier Grantee shall implement such processes and measures as may be appropriate so as to ensure that, where the Supplier Grantee is proposing to subcontract any of the Deployed Services prior to or at any time during the Term, SMEs (when compared with other potential Subcontractors) are given fair, equal and proportionate access to the subcontracting opportunity. At a minimum, the Supplier Grantee shall: 33.1.1 to the extent practicable, advertise its subcontracting opportunities in a form which is accessible by all potential Subcontractors including SMEs (for example, on the Government's Contracts Finder Sell2Wales website); and 33.1.2 propose to potential Subcontractors that are SMEs, such commercial, financial and technical terms and conditions that are, where appropriate and proportionate to the nature, size and capacity of the proposed Subcontractor and having regard to the services to be subcontracted, no more onerous than the relevant terms and conditions proposed by the Supplier Grantee to other potential Subcontractors. 33.2 The Supplier Grantee shall report on its engagement with, and the opportunities made available to, SMEs pursuant to Clauses 33.1 and 33.3 in accordance with Schedule 6.4 (Reports). The Supplier Grantee shall be entitled to withhold specific details about the relevant SMEs to the extent this would place the Supplier Grantee in breach of confidentiality obligations owed by the Supplier Grantee to such SMEs. 33.3 Nothing in this Clause 33 shall require the Supplier Grantee to disrupt or not utilise contracted supply chain arrangements which are in place for the purposes of the SupplierGrantee's wider business and which are in effect prior to, or which come into effect after, the Effective Date, provided that the Supplier Grantee can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority Welsh Ministers that such supply chain arrangements are consistent with the SME objectives set out in this Clause 33.

Small and medium-sized enterprises. 33.1 Subject to Clause 33.3, the Supplier shall implement such processes and measures as may be appropriate so as to ensure that, where the Supplier is proposing to subcontract any of the Deployed Services prior to or at any time during the Term, SMEs (when compared with other potential Subcontractors) are given fair, equal and proportionate access to the subcontracting opportunity. At a minimum, the Supplier shall: 33.1.1 to the extent practicable, advertise its subcontracting opportunities in a form which is accessible by all potential Subcontractors including SMEs (for example, on the Government's Contracts Finder website); and 33.1.2 propose to potential Subcontractors that are (including SMEs, such ) commercial, financial and technical terms and conditions that are: (a) where appropriate, no more onerous than the relevant terms and conditions set out in this Contract; and (b) where appropriate and proportionate to the nature, size and capacity of the a proposed Subcontractor and having regard to the services to be subcontracted, no more less onerous than the relevant terms and conditions proposed by the Supplier to other potential Subcontractorsset out in this Contract. 33.2 The Supplier shall report on its engagement with, and the opportunities made available to, SMEs pursuant to Clauses 33.1 and 33.3 in accordance with Schedule 6.4 (Reports). The Supplier shall be entitled to withhold specific details about the relevant SMEs to the extent this would place the Supplier in breach of confidentiality obligations owed by the Supplier to such SMEs.Schedule 33.3 Nothing in this Clause 33 shall require the Supplier to disrupt or not utilise contracted supply chain arrangements which are in place for the purposes of the Supplier's wider business and which are in effect prior to, or which come into effect after, the Effective Date, provided that the Supplier can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority that such supply chain arrangements are consistent with the SME objectives set out in this Clause 33.. GOVERNANCE AND KEY PROCEDURES

Small and medium-sized enterprises. 33.1 32.1 Subject to Clause 33.332.3, the Supplier shall implement such processes and measures as may be appropriate so as to ensure that, where the Supplier is proposing to subcontract any of the Deployed Services prior to or at any time during the Term, SMEs (when compared with other potential Subcontractors) are given fair, equal and proportionate access to the subcontracting opportunity. At a minimum, the Supplier shall: 33.1.1 32.1.1 to the extent practicable, advertise its subcontracting opportunities in a form which is accessible by all potential Subcontractors including SMEs (for example, on the Government's Contracts Finder website); and 33.1.2 32.1.2 propose to potential Subcontractors that are SMEs, such commercial, financial and technical terms and conditions that are, where appropriate and proportionate to the nature, size and capacity of the proposed Subcontractor and having regard to the services to be subcontracted, no more onerous than the relevant terms and conditions proposed by the Supplier to other potential Subcontractors. 33.2 32.2 The Supplier shall report on its engagement with, and the opportunities made available to, SMEs pursuant to Clauses 33.1 32.1 and 33.3 32.3 in accordance with Schedule 6.4 (Reports). The Supplier shall be entitled to withhold specific details about the relevant SMEs to the extent this would place the Supplier in breach of confidentiality obligations owed by the Supplier to such SMEs. 33.3 32.3 Nothing in this Clause 33 32 shall require the Supplier to disrupt or not utilise contracted supply chain arrangements which are in place for the purposes of the Supplier's wider business and which are in effect prior to, or which come into effect after, the Effective Date, provided that the Supplier can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority that such supply chain arrangements are consistent with the SME objectives set out in this Clause 3332.