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Standard Terms and Conditions

Parties

  • Reach Revenue Limited incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 10957826 whose registered office is at 51 St Mary’s road, Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom, TN9 2LE (Supplier)
  • The Customer whose company name, registered address and company number (if a body corporate) or name and address (if an individual) are specified in the Order Form (Customer)

BACKGROUND

(A) The Supplier has agreed to provide Services to the Customer on the terms specified in the Order Form which incorporates the terms and conditions of this agreement.

Agreed terms

1. Interpretation

The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this agreement.

1.1 Definitions.

Applicable Laws: all applicable laws, statutes, regulations and codes from time to time in force.

Business Day: a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England, when banks in London are open for business.

Business Hours: the period from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on any Business Day.

Charges: the sums payable for the Services, as specified in the Order Form.

Commencement Date: the date on which the Order Form has been signed by both the Suppler and the Customer

control: has the meaning given in section 1124 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010, and the expression change of control shall be construed accordingly.

Customer Equipment:allequipment whether owned by the Customer of a third party, which is used in connection with the Services as specified in the Order Form

Customer Materials: all documents, information, items and materials in any form, whether owned by the Customer or a third party, which are provided by the Customer to the Supplier in connection with the Services, including the items provided pursuant to clause 4.1(c), as specified in the Order Form.

Intellectual Property Rights: patents, utility models, rights to inventions, copyright and neighbouring and related rights, moral rights, trade marks and service marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up and trade dress, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off or unfair competition, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.

Milestones: a date by which a part of the Services is to be completed, as set out in the Order Form.

Services: the services as specified in the Order Form

Supplier’s Equipment: any equipment, including tools, systems, cabling or facilities, provided by the Supplier to the Customer and used directly or indirectly in the supply of the Services but excluding any such items which are the subject of a separate agreement between the parties under which title passes to the Customer.

VAT: value added tax or any equivalent tax chargeable in the UK or elsewhere.

1.2 Clause, Schedule and paragraph headings shall not affect the interpretation of this agreement.

1.3 A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality).

1.4 The Schedules form part of this agreement and shall have effect as if set out in full in the body of this agreement. Any reference to this agreement includes the Schedules.

1.5 A reference to a company shall include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established.

1.6 Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular.

1.7 Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders.

1.8 This agreement shall be binding on, and to the benefit of, the parties to this agreement and their respective personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns, and references to any party shall include that party’s personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

1.9 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended, extended or re-enacted from time to time.

1.10 A reference to a statute or statutory provision shall include all subordinate legislation made as at the date of this agreement under that statute or statutory provision.

1.11 Any obligation on a party not to do something includes an obligation not to allow that thing to be done.

1.12 A reference to this agreement or to any other agreement or document referred to in this agreement is a reference of this agreement or such other agreement or document as varied or novated (in each case, other than in breach of the provisions of this agreement) from time to time.

1.13 References to clauses and Schedules are to the clauses and Schedules of this agreement and references to paragraphs are to paragraphs of the relevant Schedule.

1.14 Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.

2. Commencement and duration

2.1 This agreement shall commence on the Commencement Date and shall continue, unless terminated earlier in accordance with clause 11 (Termination), until satisfaction of the Milestones specified in the Order form and then either party may terminate this agreement by giving 90 days written notice to the other party. 

2.2 The Supplier shall provide the Services to the Customer in accordance with this agreement from the Commencement Date.

3. Supplier’s responsibilities

3.1 The Supplier shall use reasonable endeavours to supply the Services in accordance with this agreement in all material respects.

3.2 The Supplier shall use reasonable endeavours to meet the Milestones specified in the Order Form but any such dates shall be estimates only and time for performance by the Supplier shall not be of the essence of this agreement.

3.3 The Supplier shall appoint a manager for the Services (the “Services Manager”), such person as identified in the Order Form. That person shall have authority to contractually bind the Supplier on all matters relating to the Services (including by signing Change Orders). The Supplier shall use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the same person acts as the Supplier’s manager throughout the term of this agreement, but may replace that person from time to time where reasonably necessary in the interests of the Supplier’s business.

3.4 The Supplier shall use reasonable endeavours to observe all health and safety and security requirements that apply at any of the Customer’s premises and that have been communicated to it provided that it shall not be liable under this agreement if, as a result of such observation, it is in breach of any of its obligations under this agreement.

4. Customer’s obligations

4.1 The Customer shall:

  • co-operate with the Supplier in all matters relating to the Services;
  • provide, for the Supplier, its agents, subcontractors, consultants and employees, in a timely manner and at no charge, access to the Customer’s premises, office accommodation, data and other facilities as reasonably required by the Supplier
  • provide to the Supplier in a timely manner all documents, information, items and materials in any form (whether owned by the Customer or third party) reasonably required by the Supplier in connection with the Services and ensure that they are accurate and complete in all material respects;
  • inform the Supplier of all health and safety and security requirements that apply at any of the Customer’s premises.
  • ensure that all the Customer’s Equipment is in good working order and suitable for the purposes for which it is used in relation to the Services and conforms to all relevant United Kingdom standards or requirements
  • obtain and maintain all necessary licences and consents and comply with all relevant legislation as required to enable the Supplier to provide the Services, including in relation to the installation of the Supplier’s Equipment, the use of all Customer Materials and the use of the Customer’s Equipment insofar as such licences, consents and legislation relate to the Customer’s business, premises, staff and equipment, in all cases before the date on which the Services are to start;
  • keep, and maintain the Supplier’s Equipment in accordance with the Supplier’s instructions from time to time and shall not dispose of or use the Supplier’s Equipment other than in accordance with the Supplier’s written instructions or authorisation;

4.2 If the Supplier’s performance of its obligations under this agreement is prevented or delayed by any act or omission of the Customer, its agents, subcontractors, consultants or employees, then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy it may have, the Supplier shall be allowed an extension of time to perform its obligations equal to the delay caused by the Customer.

5. Non-solicitation

5.1 The Customer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Supplier, at any time from the date of this agreement to the expiry of 12 months after the termination or expiry of this agreement, solicit or entice away from the Supplier or employ or attempt to employ any person who is, or has been, engaged as an employee, consultant or subcontractor of the Supplier in the provision of the Services.

5.2 Any consent given by the Supplier in accordance with clause 5.1 shall be subject to the Customer paying to the Supplier a sum equivalent to 50% of the then current annual remuneration of the Supplier’s employee, consultant or subcontractor or, if higher, 50% of the annual remuneration to be paid by the Customer to that employee, consultant or subcontractor.

6. Charges and payment

6.1 In consideration of the provision of the Services by the Supplier, the Customer shall pay the Charges.

6.2 The Supplier shall invoice the Customer for the Charges at the intervals specified in the Order Form. If no intervals are so specified in the Order Form the Supplier shall invoice the Customer at the end of each month for Services performed during that month.

6.3 The Customer shall pay each invoice submitted to it by the Supplier within 14 days of receipt to a bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier from time to time.

6.4 Without prejudice to any other right or remedy that it may have, if the Customer fails to pay the Supplier any sum due under this agreement on the due date:

  • the Customer shall pay interest on the overdue sum from the due date until payment of the overdue sum, whether before or after judgment. Interest under this clause 6.4(a) will accrue each day at 4% a year above the Bank of England’s base rate from time to time, but at 4% a year for any period when that base rate is below 0%;
  • the Supplier may suspend all or part of the Services until payment has been made in full.

6.5 All sums payable to the Supplier under this agreement:

  • are exclusive of VAT, and the Customer shall in addition pay an amount equal to any VAT chargeable on those sums on delivery of a VAT invoice; and
  • shall be paid in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding (other than any deduction or withholding of tax as required by law). Intellectual property rights

7.1 The Customer:

  • warrants that the receipt and use of the Customer Materials in the performance of this agreement by the Supplier, its agents, subcontractors or consultants shall not infringe the rights, including any Intellectual Property Rights, of any third party; and
  • shall indemnify the Supplier in full against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Supplier arising out of or in connection with any claim brought against the Supplier, its agents, subcontractors or consultants for actual or alleged infringement of a third party’s Intellectual Property Rights, arising out of, or in connection with, the receipt or use in the performance of this agreement of the Customer Materials.

7.2 If either party (the Indemnifying Party) is required to indemnify the other party (the Indemnified Party) under this clause 7, the Indemnified Party shall:

  • notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of any claim against it in respect of which it wishes to rely on the indemnity at clause 7.1(b) (IPRs Claim);
  • allow the Indemnifying Party, at its own cost, to conduct all negotiations and proceedings and to settle the IPRs Claim, always provided that the Indemnifying Party shall obtain the Indemnified Party’s prior approval of any settlement terms, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld;
  • provide the Indemnifying Party with such reasonable assistance regarding the IPRs Claim as is required by the Indemnifying Party, subject to reimbursement by the Supplier of the Indemnified Party’s costs so incurred; and
  • not, without prior consultation with the Indemnifying Party, make any admission relating to the IPRs Claim or attempt to settle it, provided that the Indemnifying Party considers and defends any IPRs Claim diligently, using competent counsel and in such a way as not to bring the reputation of the Indemnified Party into disrepute.

8. Compliance with laws and policies

8.1 In performing its obligations under this agreement, the Supplier shall comply with the Applicable Laws.

9. Confidentiality

9.1 Each party undertakes that it shall not at any time during this agreement, and for a period of five years after termination of this agreement, disclose to any person any confidential information concerning the business, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers of the other party or of any member of the group of companies to which the other party belongs, except as permitted by clause 9.2.

9.2 Each party may disclose the other party’s confidential information:

  • to its employees, officers, representatives or advisers who need to know such information for the purposes of exercising the party’s rights or carrying out its obligations under or in connection with this agreement. Each party shall ensure that its employees, officers, representatives or advisers to whom it discloses the other party’s confidential information comply with this clause 9; and
  • as may be required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental or regulatory authority.

9.3 No party shall use any other party’s confidential information for any purpose other than to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under or in connection with this agreement.

10. Limitation of liability

10.1 The Supplier has obtained insurance cover in respect of its own legal liability for individual claims not exceeding £100,000 per claim. The Supplier has been unable to obtain insurance in respect of certain types of loss at a commercially viable price. The limits and exclusions in this clause reflect the insurance cover the Supplier has been able to arrange and the Customer is responsible for making its own arrangements for the insurance of any excess loss.

10.2 Nothing in this agreement limits any liability which cannot legally be limited, including

liability for:

  • death or personal injury caused by negligence;
  • fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; and
  • breach of the terms implied by section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (title and quiet possession).
    • Subject to clause 10.2, the Supplier’s total liability to the Customer in respect of all breaches of duty occurring within any contract year shall not exceed the cap.
    • In clause 10.3:
  • cap. The cap is the greater of fifty percent (50 %) of the total charges in the contract year in which the breaches occurred.
  • contract year. A contract year means a 12-month period commencing with the date of this agreement or any anniversary of it;
  • total charges. The total charges means all sums paid by the Customer and all sums payable under this agreement in respect of goods and services actually supplied by the Supplier, whether or not invoiced to the Customer; and
  • total liability. The Supplier’s total liability includes liability in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with this agreement.

10.5 This clause 10.5 sets out specific heads of excluded loss

  • Subject to clause 10.2, the types of loss listed in clause 10.5(b) are wholly excluded by the parties
  • The following types of loss are wholly excluded:
    • Loss of profits
    • Loss of sales or business.
    • Loss of agreements or contracts.
    • Loss of anticipated savings.
    • Loss of use or corruption of software, data or information.
    • Loss of or damage to goodwill.
    • Indirect or consequential loss.
  • The Supplier has given commitments as to compliance of the Services with relevant specifications in clause 3. In view of these commitments, the terms implied by sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from this agreement.
  • Unless the Customer notifies the Supplier that it intends to make a claim in respect of an event within the notice period, the Supplier shall have no liability for that event. The notice period for an event shall start on the day on which the Customer became, or ought reasonably to have become, aware of the event having occurred and shall expire six months from that date. The notice must be in writing and must identify the event and the grounds for the claim in reasonable detail.

11. Termination

11.1 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, either party may terminate this agreement with immediate effect by giving written notice to the other party if:

  • the other party commits a material breach of any term of this agreement which breach is irremediable or (if such breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within a period of 28 days after being notified in writing to do so;
  • the other party repeatedly breaches any of the terms of this agreement in such a manner as to reasonably justify the opinion that its conduct is inconsistent with it having the intention or ability to give effect to the terms of this agreement;
  • the other party suspends, or threatens to suspend, payment of its debts or is unable to pay its debts as they fall due or admits inability to pay its debts or is deemed unable to pay its debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 as if the words “it is proved to the satisfaction of the court” did not appear in sections 123(1)(e) or 123(2) of the Insolvency Act 1986;
  • the other party commences negotiations with all or any class of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its debts, or makes a proposal for or enters into any compromise or arrangement with any of its creditors
  • a petition is filed, a notice is given, a resolution is passed, or an order is made, for or in connection with the winding up of that other party (being a company)
  • an application is made to court, or an order is made, for the appointment of an administrator, or a notice of intention to appoint an administrator is given or if an administrator is appointed, over the other party (being a company);
  • the holder of a qualifying floating charge over the assets of that other party (being a company) has become entitled to appoint or has appointed an administrative receiver;
  • a person becomes entitled to appoint a receiver over all or any of the assets of the other party or a receiver is appointed over all or any of the assets of the other party;
  • a creditor or encumbrancer of the other party attaches or takes possession of, or a distress, execution, sequestration or other such process is levied or enforced on or sued against, the whole or any part of the other party’s assets and such attachment or process is not discharged within [14] days;
  • any event occurs, or proceeding is taken, with respect to the other party in any jurisdiction to which it is subject that has an effect equivalent or similar to any of the events mentioned in clause 11.1(c) to clause 11.1(i) (inclusive); or
  • the other party suspends or ceases, or threatens to suspend or cease, carrying on all or a substantial part of its business.

11.2 For the purposes of clause 11.1 (a) material breach means a breach (including an anticipatory breach) that is serious in the widest sense of having a serious effect on the benefit which the terminating party would otherwise derive from:

(a) a substantial portion of this agreement

11.3 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, the Supplier may terminate this agreement with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Customer if:

  • the Customer fails to pay any amount due under this agreement on the due date for payment and remains in default not less than 14 days after being notified to make such payment; or
  • there is a change of control of the Customer.

12. Consequences of termination

12.1 On termination or expiry of this agreement:

  • the Customer shall immediately pay to the Supplier all of the Supplier’s outstanding unpaid invoices and interest and, in respect of the Services supplied but for which no invoice has been submitted, the Supplier may submit an invoice, which shall be payable immediately on receipt;
  • the Customer shall, return all of the Supplier’s Equipment. If the Customer fails to do so, then the Supplier may enter the Customer’s premises and take possession of the Supplier’s Equipment. Until they have been returned or repossessed, the Customer shall be solely responsible for their safe keeping;
  • the Supplier shall on request return any of the Customer Materials not used up in the provision of the Services; and
  • the following clauses shall continue in force: clause 1 (Interpretation), clause 5 (Non-solicitation), clause 7 (Intellectual property rights), clause 9 (Confidentiality), clause 10 (Limitation of liability), clause 12 (Consequences of termination), clause 16 (Waiver), clause 18 (Severance), clause 20 (Conflict), clause 24 (Governing law) and clause 25 (Jurisdiction).

12.2 Termination or expiry of this agreement shall not affect any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities of the parties that have accrued up to the date of termination or expiry, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of the agreement which existed at or before the date of termination or expiry.

13. Force majeure

13.1 Force Majeure Event means any circumstance not within a party’s reasonable control including, without limitation:

  • acts of God, flood, drought, earthquake or other natural disaster;
  • epidemic or pandemic;
  • terrorist attack, civil war, civil commotion or riots, war, threat of or preparation for war, armed conflict, imposition of sanctions, embargo, or breaking off of diplomatic relations;
  • nuclear, chemical or biological contamination or sonic boom;

any law or any action taken by a government or public authority, including without limitation imposing an export or import restriction, quota or prohibition, collapse of buildings, fire, explosion or accident; and

  • interruption or failure of utility service.
    • Provided it has complied with clause 13.4, if a party is prevented, hindered or delayed in or from performing any of its obligations under this agreement by a Force Majeure Event (Affected Party), the Affected Party shall not be in breach of this agreement or otherwise liable for any such failure or delay in the performance of such obligations. The time for performance of such obligations shall be extended accordingly.
    • The corresponding obligations of the other party will be suspended, and its time for performance of such obligations extended, to the same extent as those of the Affected Party.
    • The Affected Party shall:
  • as soon as reasonably practicable after the start of the Force Majeure Event], notify the other party in writing of the Force Majeure Event, the date on which it started, its likely or potential duration, and the effect of the Force Majeure Event on its ability to perform any of its obligations under the agreement; and
  • use all reasonable endeavours to mitigate the effect of the Force Majeure Event on the performance of its obligations.

13.5 If the Force Majeure Event prevents, hinders or delays the Affected Party’s performance of its obligations for a continuous period of more than 8 weeks, the party not affected by the Force Majeure Event may terminate this agreement by giving 2 weeks’ written notice to the Affected Party.

14. Assignment and other dealings

14.1 This agreement is personal to the Customer and the Customer shall not assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, delegate, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with any of its rights and obligations under this agreement.

14.2 The Supplier may at any time assign, mortgage, charge, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with any or all of its rights under this agreement

15. Variation

No variation of this agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the parties (or their authorised representatives).

16. Waiver

16.1 A waiver of any right or remedy under this agreement or by law is only effective if given in writing and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent right or remedy.

16.2 A failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under this agreement or by law shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict any further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy provided under this agreement or by law shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

16.3 A party that waives a right or remedy provided under this agreement or by law in relation to one party, or takes or fails to take any action against that party, does not affect its rights in relation to any other party.

17. Rights and remedies

The rights and remedies provided under this agreement are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law.

18. Severance

18.1 If any provision or part-provision of this agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of this agreement.

18.2 If any provision or part-provision of this agreement is deemed deleted under clause 18.1 the parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree a replacement provision that, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the intended commercial result of the original provision.

19. Entire agreement

19.1 This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between them, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.

19.2 Each party agrees that it shall have no remedies in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in this agreement. Each party agrees that it shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based on any statement in this agreement.

20. Conflict

If there is an inconsistency between any of the provisions of this agreement and the provisions of the Order Form, the provisions of the Order Form shall prevail.

21. No partnership or agency

21.1 Nothing in this agreement is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between any of the parties, constitute any party the agent of another party, or authorise any party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of any other party.

21.2 Each party confirms it is acting on its own behalf and not for the benefit of any other person.

22. Third party rights

22.1 This agreement does not give rise to any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this agreement.

22.2 The rights of the parties to rescind or vary this agreement are not subject to the consent of any other person.

23. Notices

23.1 Any notice given to a party under or in connection with this agreement shall be in writing and shall be

(a) delivered by hand or by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service at its registered office (if a company) or its principal place of business (in any other case).

23.2 Any notice shall be deemed to have been received:

  • if delivered by hand, on signature of a delivery receipt
  • if sent by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service, at 9.00 am on the second Business Day after posting or at the time recorded by the delivery service
    • This clause does not apply to the service of any proceedings or any documents in any legal action or, where applicable, any arbitration or other method of dispute resolution.
    • A notice given under this agreement is not valid if sent by email.

24. Governing law

This agreement and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

25. Jurisdiction

Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation.