Common use of Supply Chain Clause in Contracts

Supply Chain. 24.1 The Supplier cannot sub-contract the Contract or any part of it without the Buyer’s prior written consent. The Supplier shall provide the Buyer with the name of any Subcontractor the Supplier proposes to engage for the purposes of the Contract. The decision of the Buyer to consent or not will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If the Buyer does not communicate a decision to the Supplier within 10 Working Days of the request for consent then its consent will be deemed to have been given. The Buyer may reasonably withhold its consent to the appointment of a Subcontractor if it considers that: 24.1.1 the appointment of a proposed Subcontractor may prejudice the provision of the Deliverables or may be contrary to its interests; 24.1.2 the proposed Subcontractor is unreliable and/or has not provided reliable goods and or reasonable services to its other customers; and/or 24.1.3 the proposed Subcontractor employs unfit persons. 24.2 If the Buyer asks the Supplier for details about Subcontractors, the Supplier must provide details of all such Subcontractors at all levels of the supply chain including: 24.2.1 their name; 24.2.2 the scope of their appointment; and 24.2.3 the duration of their appointment. 24.3 The Supplier must exercise due skill and care when it selects and appoints Subcontractors.

Supply Chain. 24.1 The Supplier cannot sub-contract the Contract or any part of it without the Buyer’s prior written consent. The Supplier shall provide the Buyer with the name of any Subcontractor the Supplier proposes to engage for the purposes of the Contract. The decision of the Buyer to consent or not will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If the Buyer does not communicate a decision to the Supplier within 10 Working Days of the request for consent then its consent will be deemed to have been given. The Buyer may reasonably withhold its consent to the appointment of a Subcontractor if it considers that: 24.1.1 the appointment of a proposed Subcontractor may prejudice the provision of the Deliverables or may be contrary to its interests; 24.1.2 the proposed Subcontractor is unreliable and/or has not provided reliable goods and or reasonable services to its other customers; and/or 24.1.3 the proposed Subcontractor employs unfit persons. 24.2 If the Buyer asks the Supplier for details about Subcontractors, the Supplier must provide details of all such Subcontractors at all levels of the supply chain including: 24.2.1 their name; 24.2.2 the scope of their appointment; and 24.2.3 the duration of their appointment. 24.3 The Supplier must exercise due reasonable skill and care when it selects and appoints Subcontractors.