- Please read these Terms of Business carefully, as they set out our and your legal rights and obligations in relation to our services.
- 1. Definitions and interpretation . Customers on a monthly invoice plan are now invoiced 4 weekly and payment must be in place by next invoice due.
- Termination of services are : monthly paid = 1 months notice Weekly = 1 week Service over year = 1 month 3 years service = 3 months 10 years service = 6 months
- In these Terms of Business: “Business Day” means any week day, other than a bank or public holiday in England;
- “StandardBusiness Hours” means between 09:00 and 17:30 on a Business Day; “Out of Business Hours” means before 9.00 am and after 5.30 pm
- “Charges” means [the charges specified in the Specification / the Supplier's Hourly Rate multiplied by the number of man-hours spent by the Supplier's personnel performing the Services] payable by the Customer to the Supplier, which may be varied in accordance with Clause [8];
- “Consumables” means [the cleaning consumables used by the Supplier in the course of providing the Services / the cleaning consumables made available by the Customer to the Supplier for the purpose of the Supplier providing the Services];1[2]
- “Customer” means the customer for Services under an Engagement as specified in the Specification;
- [“Customer Representatives” means the persons specified as such in the Specification;]2[3]
- “Effective Date” [means, in relation to an Engagement, the date when the Supplier receives a copy of the Specification relating to that Engagement signed by the Customer (such Specification having been previously signed by the Supplier and sent to the Customer) [providing the signed Specification is received by the Supplier within the period of [30] days following the date of signature of the Specification by the Supplier]];3[4]
- “Engagement” means a contract between the Supplier and the Customer for the supply of Services incorporating these Terms of Business and a Specification, and any amendments to such a contract from time to time;
- “Equipment” means [the cleaning equipment used by the Supplier in the course of providing the Services / the cleaning equipment made available by the Customer to the Supplier for the purpose of the Supplier providing the Services];4[5]
- “Force Majeure Event” means an event, or a series of related events, that is outside the reasonable control of the party affected (including power failures, industrial disputes affecting any third party, changes to the law, disasters, explosions, fires, floods, riots, terrorist attacks and wars);
- [“Hourly Rate” means the Supplier's hourly labour rate as in the Specification on effective Date notified by the Supplier to the Customer.
- [“Minimum Term” means the period specified as such in the Specification;5[6]]
- “Premises” means the premises of the Customer where the Services will be provided by the Supplier, as specified in the Specification;
- “Services” means the cleaning services supplied by the Supplier to the Customer under an Engagement, details of which are set out in the Specification (or, if no such details are set out in the Specification, details of which will be agreed between the parties acting reasonably from time to time);
- “Specification” means the specification of services document issued by the Supplier to the Customer detailing the scope of the Services and other matters relating to an Engagement;
- “Supplier” means CIRCLE CLEANING, Greenhedges, Terrace Road South ,Binfield ,Berks,RG42 4DL.
- [“Supplier Representatives” means the persons specified as such in the Specification;].
- “Term” means the term of an Engagement.
- 2. Engagements Each Engagement will come into force on its Effective Date and will continue in force [until the Services agreed in the Specification have been completed, upon which it will terminate automatically.
- 3. Services The Supplier will supply the Services to the Customer [during Business Hours] in accordance with the terms of each Engagement. The time for delivery of the Services will not be of the essence of the parties' agreement. The Supplier may sub-contract the provision of the Services; providing that if the Supplier does sub-contract the provision of Services, the Supplier will remain liable to the Customer for the performance of the sub-contracted obligations. The Supplier may suspend the provision of the Services if the Customer fails to pay by the due date any amount to the Supplier due in respect of an Engagement. From time to time during the Term the Supplier may be unable to supply the Services by reason of personnel illness or personnel shortage, in which case: (a) the Supplier will use reasonable endeavours to engage alternative personnel to supply the Services; and (b) subject to the compliance of the Supplier, the Supplier will not be in breach of the terms of the Engagement by virtue of any failure to supply Services arising out of such inability. The Supplier will ensure that all personnel involved in the provision of the Services at the Premises have: (a) been interviewed by the Supplier; (b) Supplied proof of identity and satisfactory references to the Supplier; and (c) have been trained by the Supplier in the use of the Equipment and Consumables.
Garry Atkinson,
Proprietor/owner
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