Terms and Conditions

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 1. BACKGROUND

A. The Client is of the opinion that the Contractor has the necessary qualifications, experience and abilities to provide services to the Client.

B. The Contractor is agreeable to providing such services to the Client on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.

IN CONSIDERATION OF the matters described above and of the mutual benefits and obligations set forth in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, the Client and the Contractor (individually the "Party" and collectively the "Parties" to this Agreement) agree as follows. 

2. SERVICES PROVIDED

1.1 The Client hereby agrees to engage the Contractor to provide the Client with the following services (the "Services"):

Medical Cover.

2.2 The Services will also include any other tasks which the Parties may agree on. The Contractor hereby agrees to provide such Services to the Client.

3. TERM OF AGREEMENT

3.1 The term of this Agreement (the "Term") will begin on the date of this Agreement and will remain in full force and effect until the completion of the Services, subject to earlier termination as provided in this Agreement. The Term may be extended with the written consent of the Parties.

3.2 In the event that either Party wishes to terminate this Agreement prior to the completion of the Services, that Party will be required to provide notice to the other Party and will be liable for charges outlined in the Notice period (18). 

5. PERFORMANCE

5.1 The Parties agree to do everything necessary to ensure that the terms of this Agreement take effect.

6. CURRENCY

6.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all monetary amounts referred to in this Agreement are in GBP.

7. PAYMENT

7.1 The Contractor will charge the Client for the Services as follows (the "Payment"):
The Client will accept quote given in an email and accepted.

7.2 Invoices submitted by the Contractor to the Client are due within seven days of receipt.

7.3 In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Client prior to completion of the Services but where the Services have been partially performed, the Contractor will be entitled to pro rata payment of the Payment to the date of termination provided that there has been no breach of contract on the part of the Contractor.

7.4 The Contractor will be responsible for all income tax liabilities and National Insurance or similar contributions relating to the Payment and the Contractor will indemnify the Client in respect of any such payments required to be made by the Client.

7.5 The Contractor will be solely responsible for the payment of all remuneration and benefits due to the employees of the Contractor, including any National Insurance, income tax and any other form of taxation or social security costs.

7.6 Support Medical Group CIC is VAT Registered and most of our work will be VAT Chargeable, with only a few exemptions. 

8. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES

8.1 The Contractor will be reimbursed from time to time for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the Contractor in connection with providing the Services.

8.2 All expenses must be pre-approved by the Client.

9. INTEREST ON LATE PAYMENTS

9.1. Interest payable on any overdue amounts under this Agreement is charged at a rate of 25.00% per annum.

10. CONFIDENTIALITY

10.1 Confidential information (the "Confidential Information") refers to any data or information relating to the business of the Client which would reasonably be considered to be proprietary to the Client including, but not limited to, accounting records, business processes, and client records and that is not generally known in the industry of the Client and where the release of that Confidential Information could reasonably be expected to cause harm to the Client.

10.2. The Contractor agrees that they will not disclose, divulge, reveal, report or use, for any purpose, any Confidential Information which the Contractor has obtained, except as authorised by the Client or as required by law. The obligations of confidentiality will apply during the Term and will survive indefinitely upon termination of this Agreement.

10.3 All written and oral information and material disclosed or provided by the Client to the Contractor under this Agreement is Confidential Information regardless of whether it was provided before or after the date of this Agreement or how it was provided to the Contractor.

11. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

11.1 All intellectual property and related material (the "Intellectual Property") that is developed or produced under this Agreement, will be the property of the Contractor. The Client is granted a non-exclusive limited-use licence of this Intellectual Property.

11.2 Title, copyright, intellectual property rights and distribution rights of the Intellectual Property remain exclusively with the Contractor.

12. RETURN OF PROPERTY

12.1 Upon the expiry or termination of this Agreement, the Contractor will return to the Client any property, documentation, records, or Confidential Information which is the property of the Client.

12.2 In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Client prior to completion of the Services the Contractor will be entitled to recovery from the site or premises where the Services were carried out, of any materials or equipment which is the property of the Contractor or, where agreed between the Parties, to compensation in lieu of recovery.

13. CAPACITY/INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

13.1 In providing the Services under this Agreement it is expressly agreed that the Contractor is acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee. The Contractor and the Client acknowledge that this Agreement does not create a partnership or joint venture between them and is exclusively a contract for service.

14. RIGHT OF SUBSTITUTION

14.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor may, at the Contractor's absolute discretion, engage a third party sub-contractor to perform some or all of the obligations of the Contractor under this Agreement and the Client will not hire or engage any third parties to assist with the provision of the Services.

14.2 In the event that the Contractor hires a sub-contractor:

>the Contractor will pay the sub-contractor for its services and the Payment will remain payable by the Client to the Contractor.

>for the purposes of the indemnification clause of this Agreement, the sub-contractor is an agent of the Contractor.

15. AUTONOMY

15.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor will have full control over working time, methods, and decision making in relation to provision of the Services in accordance with the Agreement. The Contractor will work autonomously and not at the direction of the Client. However, the Contractor will be responsive to the reasonable needs and concerns of the Client.

16. EQUIPMENT

16.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor will provide at the Contractor’s own expense, any and all tools, machinery, equipment, raw materials, supplies, workwear and any other items or parts necessary to deliver the Services in accordance with the Agreement.

17. NO EXCLUSIVITY

17.1 The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is non-exclusive and that either Party will be free, during and after the Term, to engage or contract with third parties for the provision of services similar to the Services.

18. NOTICE

18.1 All notices, requests, demands or other communications required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement will be given in writing via email. 

28.2 Cancellation of services is chargeable as a percentage within a certain time period. 

Within 72 Hours notice: Full Cost of Cover

Within 7 Days Notice: 75% Cost of Cover 

Within 14 Days Notice: 50% Cost of Cover 

Within 30 Days Notice: 30% Cost of Cover

Within 60 Days Notice: 10% Cost of Cover. 

19. INDEMNIFICATION

19.1 Except to the extent paid in settlement from any applicable insurance policies, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other Party, and its respective directors, shareholders, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and permitted successors and assigns against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, penalties, punitive damages, expenses, reasonable legal fees and costs of any kind or amount whatsoever, which result from or arise out of any act or omission of the indemnifying party, its respective directors, shareholders, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and permitted successors and assigns that occurs in connection with this Agreement. This indemnification will survive the termination of this Agreement.

20. MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT

20.1 Any amendment or modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either Party in connection with this Agreement will only be binding if evidenced in writing signed by each Party or an authorised representative of each Party.

21. TIME OF THE ESSENCE

21.1 Time is of the essence in this Agreement. No extension or variation of this Agreement will operate as a waiver of this provision.

22. ASSIGNMENT

22.1 The Contractor will not voluntarily, or by operation of law, assign or otherwise transfer its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Client.

23. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

23.1 It is agreed that there is no representation, warranty, collateral agreement or condition affecting this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

24. ENUREMENT

24.1 This Agreement will enure to the benefit of and be binding on the Parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators and permitted successors and assigns.

25. TITLES/HEADINGS

25.1 Headings are inserted for the convenience of the Parties only and are not to be considered when interpreting this Agreement.

26. GENDER

26.1 Words in the singular mean and include the plural and vice versa. Words in the masculine mean and include the feminine and vice versa.

27. GOVERNING LAW

27.1 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England.

28. SEVERABILITY

28.1 In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, all other provisions will nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable with the invalid or unenforceable parts severed from the remainder of this Agreement.

29. WAIVER

29.1 The waiver by either Party of a breach, default, delay or omission of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other Party will not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provisions.