Standard Terms and Conditions of Purchase
Definitions
1.1 In these terms and conditions the
following terms shall have the meanings set opposite
them:
"the buyer" Wyre Forest District Council
"the goods" the goods as described on the purchase order
issued by the buyer to the seller
"the seller" the company or person who is selling the goods
and/or supplying the services
"the services" the services as described in the order issued by
the buyer to the seller
Basis of Purchase
2.1 The order constitutes an offer by the buyer to
purchase the goods and/or acquire the services subject to these
terms.
2.2 These terms shall apply to the contract to the
exclusion of any other terms on which any quotation has been given
to the buyer or subject to which the order is accepted or purported
to be accepted by the seller.
2.3 No variation to the order or these terms shall be
binding unless agreed in writing between the authorised
representatives of the buyer and the seller.
Specifications
3.1 The quantity, quality and description
of the goods or services shall be as specified in the
order.
3.2 The seller shall comply with all
applicable regulations or other legal requirements concerning the
supply of the goods and performance of the services.
3.3 The goods shall be marked in accordance with the
buyer's instructions and any applicable regulations or requirements
of the carrier, and properly packed and secured so as to reach
their destination in an undamaged condition in the ordinary
course.
Price of the goods and services
4.1 The price of the goods and the services shall be
as stated in the order and, unless otherwise so stated, shall
be:
4.1.1 exclusive of any applicable value added tax; and
4.1.2 inclusive of all charges for packaging,
packing, shipping, carriage, insurance and delivery of the goods to
the delivery address and any duties, imposts or levies other than
value added tax.
4.2 No increase in the price may be without the prior
consent of the buyer in writing.
4.3 The buyer shall be entitled to any discount for prompt
payment, bulk purchase or volume of purchase customarily granted by
the seller, whether or not shown on its own terms of sale.
Terms of Payment
5.1 seller shall invoice the buyer at the time of
delivery of the goods and/or performance of the services, as the
case may be, and each invoice shall quote the number of the
order.
5.2 The buyer shall pay the price of
the goods or services within 30 days of the date of the invoice or,
if later, after acceptance of the goods or services in question by
the buyer.
Delivery
6.1 The goods shall be delivered to, and the services
shall be performed at, the delivery address on the date or within
the period stated in the order, in either case during the buyer's
usual business hours
6.2 The time of delivery of the goods and of performance
of the services is of the essence of the contract.
6.3 If the goods are to be delivered, or the services
are to be performed, by instalments, the contract will be treated
as a single contract and not severable.
6.4 The buyer may reject any goods delivered which
are not in accordance with the contract, and shall not be deemed to
have accepted any goods until the buyer has had a reasonable time
to inspect them following delivery or, if later, within a
reasonable time after any latent defect in the goods has become
apparent.
Risk and Property
7.1 The property in the goods shall pass to the buyer
on delivery.
Warranties and Liability
8.1 The seller warrants to the buyer that the goods:
8.1.1 will be of satisfactory quality and fit
for any purpose held out by the seller or made known to the seller
in writing at the time the order is placed;
8.1.2 will be free from defects in design,
material and workmanship;
8.1.3 will correspond with the relevant
specification
8.1.4 will comply with all statutory
requirements and regulations relating to the sale of the goods.
8.2 The seller warrants to the buyer that the
services will be performed by appropriately qualified and trained
personnel, with due care and diligence and to such high standard of
quality as it is reasonable for the buyer to expect in all the
circumstances.
8.3 Without limiting any other remedy, if any goods
or services are not supplied or performed in accordance with the
contract, then the buyer shall be entitled:
8.3.1 to require the seller to repair the goods or to
supply replacement goods or services in accordance with the
contract within seven days; or
8.3.2 at the buyer's sole option, and whether or not
the buyer has previously required the seller to repair the goods or
to supply any replacement goods or services, to treat the contract
as discharged by the seller's breach and require the repayment of
any part of the price which has been paid.
8.4 The seller shall indemnify the buyer in full against
all liabilities, loss, damage, costs and expenses (including legal
expenses) awarded against or incurred or paid by the buyer as a
result of or in connection with:
8.4.1 breach of any warranty given by the seller in
relation to the goods or the services:
8.4.2 any claim that the goods
infringe or their importation use or resale infringes the patent or
copyright design right trade mark or other intellectual property
rights of any other person, except that the claim arises from
compliance with any specification supplied by the buyer
8.4.3 any act or omission of the
seller or its employees agents or sub-contractors in supplying
delivering and installing the goods; and
8.4.4 any act or omission of any of
the seller's personnel in connection with the performance of the
services
Termination
9.1 The buyer may cancel the order in respect
of all or part only of the goods and/or the services by giving
notice to the seller at any time prior to delivery or performance,
in which event the buyer's sole liability shall be to pay to the
seller the price for the goods or services in respect of which the
buyer has exercised its right of cancellation, less the seller's
net saving of cost arising from cancellation.
Rights of Third Parties
10.1 A person who is not a
party to this contract has no rights under the Contracts (Rights of
Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement but
this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which
exists or is available apart form the act.
Prevention of Corruption
11.1 The seller shall not offer or give or
agree to give, to any employee, agent, servant or representative of
the buyer any gift or consideration of any kind as an inducement or
reward for doing, refraining from doing or for having done or
refrained from doing, any act in relation to the obtaining or
execution of this contract or any other contact with the buyer, or
for showing or refraining from showing favour or disfavour to any
person in relation to this contract or any such contract. The
attention of the seller is drawn to the criminal offences under the
Prevention of Corruption Act 1889-1916 and under Section 117(2) of
the Local Government Act 1972.
General
12.1 The order is personal to the
seller and the seller shall not assign or transfer or purport to
assign or transfer to any other person any of its rights or
sub-contract any of its obligations under the contract.
12.2 Any provision contained in these
terms and conditions shall not affect a parties statutory or common
law rights or remedies.
