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CONFERENCE AND ICT
TRAINING CENTRE
BICC@BOURNE.ORG.UK 01243
375691
| TERMS
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| Standard
terms and conditions of the sale of goods and provision of
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1.
Interpretation
1.1 In these Conditions:
“Buyer” means the person whose order for Goods and/or Services is
accepted by the Seller. “Conditions” means the standard terms and
conditions of sale set out in this document and (unless the context
otherwise requires) includes any special terms and conditions
agreed in writing between the Buyer and Seller.
“Contract” means the contract for the purchase and sale of Goods
and/or supply of Services.
“Goods” means the goods which the Seller sells to the Buyer under
these Conditions.
“Order Confirmation” means the acknowledgement of the Quotation
provided by the Seller to the Buyer whether written or oral.
“Quotation” means the quotation for the Goods and Services provided
to the Buyer by the Seller whether written or oral.
“Seller” means the Bourne International Community Centre business,
details of which are given in the Quotation and/or whose details
have been provided to the Buyer either in writing or orally.
“Services” means any services provided to the Buyer (including all
of them or any part of them) under a Contract.
1.2 Any reference in these Conditions to any provision of a statute
shall be construed as a reference to that provision as amended
re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.
1.3 The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and
shall not affect their interpretation.
2. Making
the Contract
2.1 Each Quotation will be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to
buy the Goods and/or Services in accordance with these Conditions.
The Contract is made when the Quotation is accepted by the Seller
by the issue to the Buyer of an Order Confirmation. The Contract
will not be made until
an Order Confirmation has been issued by the Seller or the Seller
commences provision of the Goods and/or Services.
2.2 The Contract is subject to these Conditions which shall govern
the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions and
all previous oral or written representations made by the Seller,
but subject to the provisions of Condition 2.3.
2.3 No variation to these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed
in writing between the authorised representatives of the Buyer and
Seller.
2.4 The Buyer must ensure that the terms of the Quotation and any
applicable specification are complete and accurate. If the Buyer
wishes to amend any aspect of the information the Buyer has given
it must contact the Seller immediately. Although the Seller will
use reasonable endeavours
to implement any such amendment which the Buyer requests, the
Seller cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so after the
Order Confirmation has been issued. If such amendment changes any
other aspect of the Quotation (for example the price) and the
Seller is able and willing to
amend it, then the Seller will send the Buyer a new Order
Confirmation.
2.5 All Quotations are, unless agreed otherwise in writing, valid
for 30 days only or until earlier acceptance by the Buyer after
which time they may be altered by the Seller without giving notice
to the Buyer.
2.6
Any advice or recommendation given by the Seller or its employees
or agents to the Buyer or its employees or agents as to the
storage, application, suitability or fitness for purpose for use of
the Goods which is not confirmed in writing by the Seller is
followed or acted upon entirely at the Buyer’s own risk, and
accordingly the Seller shall not be liable for any such advice or
recommendations which is not so confirmed.
3. Provision of the
Goods and Services
3.1 The quantity, quality and description of and any specification
for the Goods and Services shall be those set out in the Quotation.
It is the obligation of the Buyer to prepare surfaces to which the
Goods may be applied so that they are suitable for such
application.
3.2 If the Goods are manufactured or any process is applied to the
Goods by the Seller in accordance with a specification submitted by
the Buyer whether in writing or otherwise the Buyer shall indemnify
the Seller against all loss damages costs and expenses awarded
against or incurred by the Seller in connection with or paid or
agreed to be paid by the Seller in settlement of any claim for
infringement of any patent copyright design trade mark (whether
registered or not) or other industrial or intellectual property
rights of any third party which results from the Seller’s
use of any or all of the Buyer’s specification.
3.3 The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the
specification of the Goods and/or Services which are required to
confirm with any applicable legal or regulatory requirements
(including but not limited to safety requirements) or which do not
materially affect their quality or
performance.
3.4 No order which has been accepted by the Seller may be cancelled
by the Buyer except with the agreement in writing of the Seller and
on terms that the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller in full against
all loss (including loss of profit) costs (including the cost of
all labour and materials used)
damage charges and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of
cancellation.
3.5 Where a Quotation is based upon information supplied by the
Buyer the Buyer is responsible for its accuracy and any increased
costs of supply resulting in any inaccuracy are the Buyer’s
responsibility.
3.6 All samples, drawings, descriptions, specifications,
illustrations and advertising issued by the Seller or contained in
any of the Seller’s catalogues or brochures or on any website
connected with the Seller (together “Samples”) are issued or
published for the sole purpose of giving an approximate idea of the
Goods represented by or described in them. Samples do not form part
of the Contract this is not a sale by sample.
3.7 At the request of the Buyer and at its cost, and at the sole
discretion of the Seller, the Seller may remove materials
(including but not limited to old signage) from the premises of the
Buyer.
3.8 The
Seller requires the Buyer, prior to the provision of the Goods
and/or Services, to obtain any necessary consents and approval
to:
3.8.1 The installation and/or application of the Goods, including
but not limited to any planning and/or landlord consents;
3.8.2 the use of any logo, trade mark or design required for the
Goods (included but not limited to the right to use the copyright
and any other intellectual property rights in such logo, trade
marks and design).
3.9 All intellectual property rights (including but not limited to
copyright) arising from the creation of Goods by the Seller shall
remain the property of the Seller and the Buyer shall not copy or
reproduce the Goods without the prior written consent of the
Seller.
4. Price
of the Goods
4.1 The price of the Goods and Services shall be the price set out
in the Order Confirmation or (where the price is not referred to in
the Order confirmation) as set out in the Quotation, or (where no
price has been quoted or a quoted price is no longer valid) the
price calculated by the Seller from its normal price list from time
to time.
4.2 The Seller reserves the right to increase the price of the
Goods and/or Services to cover:
4.2.1 any increase in the cost to the Seller which is due to any
factor beyond the control of the Seller (such as without limitation
any foreign exchange fluctuation currency regulation, alteration of
duties, significant increases in the costs of labour, materials, or
other
costs of manufacture);
4.2.2 any change in delivery dates quantities or specification of
the Goods and Services which are requested by the Buyer;
4.2.3 any delay caused by any instruction of the Buyer or failure
of the Buyer to give the Seller adequate information or
instructions;
4.2.4 the costs of additional work carried out by the Seller to be
able to perform the Services (including but not limited to the
preparation of surfaces to which Goods are to be applied and the
disposal of materials at the request of the Buyer);
4.2.5 to comply with any requirements referred to in Conditions
2.4, 3.5 and 3.7.
4.3 except as otherwise expressly set out in the Contract all
prices are given by the Seller exclusive of:
4.3.1 packaging and delivery of the Goods to the Buyer’s premises;
and
4.3.2 any applicable value added tax or other applicable sales tax
or duty and such sums shall be added to the price.
5. Terms
of Payment
5.1 Subject to any special terms agreed in writing between the
Buyer and the Seller the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the
Buyer for the price of the Goods and the Services on or at any time
after delivery of the Goods and/or performance of the Services
unless the Goods are to be collected by the Buyer or the Buyer
fails to take delivery of the Goods and/or accept performance of
the Services after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods
are ready for collection and/or the Services are to be provided in
which event the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for
the price at any time after such notification or(as the case may
be) the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods and the Buyer has
failed to take delivery.
5.2 Subject to Condition 5.3 below the Buyer shall pay the price of
the Goods and/or the Services within no more than 30 days of the
date of delivery of the Goods and/or performance of the Services
notwithstanding that delivery may not have taken place and the
property in the Goods has not passed to the Buyer. The time of
payment of the price shall be the essence of the Contract. Receipts
for payment will only be issued on request by the Buyer.
5.3 If the Buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then
without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the
Seller the Seller shall be entitled to
5.3.1 cancel the Contract or suspend further deliveries of Goods
and/or provision of Services to the Buyer;
5.3.2 appropriate any payment made by the Buyer to such of the
Goods (or the Goods supplied under any Contract between the Buyer
and Seller) as the Seller think fit (not withstanding any purported
appropriation by the Buyer); and
5.3.3 charge the Buyer interest (both before and after any
judgement) on the amount unpaid at the rate of four per cent per
annum above Barclays Bank plc base rate from time to time until
payment in full is made (a part of a month being treated as a full
month for the purpose of calculating interest).
6.
Delivery
6.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the Buyer collecting the
Goods at the Seller’s premises at any time after the Seller has
notified the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection or if
some other place for delivery is agreed by the Seller by the Seller
delivering the Goods to
that place subject to Condition 4.3. Provision of the Services
shall be made at the location notified by the Buyer at any time
after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Services are ready
to be provided.
6.2 Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods and/or provision of
the Services are approximate only and the Seller shall not be
liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods and/or provision of
the Services howsoever caused. Time for delivery and/or provisions
shall not be of the essence unless previously agreed in writing by
the Seller. The Goods may be delivered and/or the Services provided
to the Buyer in advance of the quoted date upon giving reasonable
notice to the Buyer.
6.3 If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods or accept
provision of the Services or fails to give the Seller adequate
delivery instructions at the time stated for delivery (otherwise
than by reason of any cause beyond the Buyer’s reasonable control
or by reason of the Seller’s fault) than without prejudice to any
other right or remedy available to the Seller the Seller may 6.3.1
store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for the
reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage or
6.3.2 sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and
(after deducting all reasonable storage and selling expenses)
account to the Buyer for the excess over the price under the
Contract or charge the Buyer for any shortfall below the price
under the Contract.
6.4 The Seller may deliver the Goods by separate instalments and
perform any Services in stages. Each separate instalment or stage
will be invoiced and paid for in accordance with the provisions of
this Contract.
6.5 Each instalment or stage will be a separate Contract and,
unless specifically set out in these Conditions, no cancellation or
termination of any one Contract relating to an instalment or stage
will entitle the Buyer to repudiate or cancel any other Contract or
instalment or stage.
7. Risk
and Property
7.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the
Buyer
7.1.1 in the case of Goods to be delivered at the Seller’s premises
at the time when the Seller notifies the Buyer that the Goods are
available for collection; or
7.1.2 in the case of the Goods to be delivered otherwise than at
the Seller’s premises at the time of delivery to such premises or,
if the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods, from the time
when the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods.
7.2 Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods
or any other provision of these Conditions ownership of the Goods
shall not pass to the Buyer until the Seller has received in cash
or cleared funds payment in full of the price of the Goods and all
other Goods and Services for which payment is due from the
Seller.
7.3 Until
such time as ownership of the Goods passes to the Buyer the Buyer
shall hold the Goods as the Seller’s fiduciary agent and bailee and
shall keep the Goods separate from those of the Buyer and third
parties and properly stored protected and insured and identified as
the
Seller’s property.
7.4 The Buyer shall be entitled to resell or use the Goods in the
ordinary course of its business but shall account to the Seller for
the proceeds of sale or otherwise of the Goods whether tangible or
intangible including insurance proceeds and shall keep all such
proceeds separate from any monies or property of the Buyer and
third parties and in the case of tangible proceeds properly stored
protected and insured.
7.5 Until such time as ownership in the Goods passes to the Buyer
(and provided the Goods are still in existence and have not been
resold) the Seller shall be entitled at any time to require the
Buyer to deliver up the Goods to the Seller and if the Buyer fails
to do so forthwith to enter upon any premises of the Buyer or any
third party where the Goods are stored and repossess the Goods.
7.6 The Buyer shall not be entitled to pledge or in any way charge
by way of security for any indebtedness any of the Goods which
remain the property of the Seller but if the Buyer does so all
monies owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall (without prejudice to
any other right or remedy of the Seller) forthwith become due and
payable.
8.
WARRANTIES, LIABILITIES AND INDEMNITY
8.1 The Seller will within a period of 6 months from the date of
delivery of Goods and from the date of provision of Services, in
respect of Goods and/or Services which are proved to the reasonable
satisfaction of both parties to be damaged or defective, or not to
comply with the agreed specification due to defects in material,
workmanship or design (other than a design made, furnished or
specified by the Buyer), repair, or at its option replace, such
Goods, and/or reperform or at its option refund the price of such
Services. This obligation will not apply where:
8.1.1 the Buyer has improperly used the Goods in any way
whatsoever, or the Goods have been subjected to misuse,
unauthorised repair, damage, negligence, adverse weather conditions
and/or alteration; or
8.1.2 the Buyer has not complied with any instructions relating to
preparation of the surfaces and areas to which the Goods are
applied, and/or such surfaces or areas have been subjected to
previous workmanship by third parties and/or contain latent
defects; or
8.1.3 damage, discolouration or failure to painted surfaces has
occurred through no fault of the Seller; or
8.1.4 the Seller carries out work which is not provided for in the
Order Confirmation, and is beyond the scope of the Services; or
8.1.5 the Buyer has not complied with any instructions as to use
and care of the Goods in all respects; or
8.1.6 the Buyer has failed to notify the Seller of any problem or
suspected problem within 2 days of the provision of the Services
and/or supply of the Goods.
8.2 Any repaired or replacement Goods or re-performed Services will
be liable to repair or replacement (or re-provision or, at the
Seller’s option, refund) under the terms specified in Condition 8.1
for the unexpired portion of the 6 month period from the original
date of delivery of the replaced Goods or from the original date of
provision of the re-performed Services.
8.3 The above warranty does not extend to parts materials or
equipment not manufactured by the Seller in respect of which the
Buyer shall only be entitled to the benefit of any such warranty or
guarantee as is given by the manufacturer to the Seller.
8.4 The Seller accepts liability for personal injury or death
caused by the negligence of the Seller or its employees (acting
within the course of their employment or duties and the scope of
their authority and for any other matter for which it would be
illegal to exclude or attempt to limit or
exclude its liability.
8.5 Except as provided in Condition 8.4, the Seller will be under
no liability to the Buyer whatsoever (whether in contract, tort
(including negligence), breach of statutory duty, restitution or
otherwise) for any damage or for any direct, indirect or
consequential loss (all three of which terms include, but are not
limited to, pure economic loss, loss of profits, loss of business,
depletion of goodwill and like loss) howsoever caused arising out
of or in connection with:
8.5.1 any breach by the Seller of any of the express or implied
terms of the Contract;
8.5.2 any of the Goods and/or Services (including but not limited
to any use made by the Buyer of any Goods, or of any product
incorporating any of the Goods), or the manufacture or sale or
supply, or failure or delay in supply, of the Goods and/or Services
by the Seller or on the part of the Seller’s employees, agents or
sub-contractors;
8.5.3 any non-fraudulent statement made or not made, or advice
given or not given, by or on behalf of the Seller.
8.6 Except as set out in Condition 8.4, the Seller hereby excludes
to the fullest extent permissible in law, all express (other than
those set out in the Contract) or implied, statutory, customary
clauses, warranties and stipulations or otherwise which, but for
such exclusion, would or might subsist in favour of the Buyer.
8.7 The Buyer acknowledges that the above provisions of this
Condition 8 are reasonable and reflected in the price which may be
higher without those provisions, and the Buyer will accept such
risk and/or insure accordingly.
8.8 The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer or be deemed to be
in breach of the Contract by reason of any delay in performing or
any failure to perform any of the Seller’s obligations in relation
to the Goods and/or Services if the delay or failure was due to any
cause beyond the Seller’s reasonable control. Without prejudice to
the generality of the foregoing the following shall be regarded as
causes beyond the Seller’s reasonable control.
8.8.1 Act of God explosion flood tempest fire or accident
8.8.2 War or threat of war sabotage insurrection civil disturbance
or requisition
8.8.3 Acts restrictions regulations byelaws prohibition of measures
of any kind on the part of any governmental parliamentary or local
authority
8.8.4 Import or export regulations or embargoes
8.8.5 Strikes lockout or other industrial actions or trade disputes
(whether involving employees or the Seller or a third party)
8.8.6 Difficulties in obtaining raw materials labour fuel parts or
machinery
8.8.7 Power failure or breakdown in machinery
8.8.8 Default of suppliers or sub-contractors.
8.9 The Buyer agrees to indemnify, keep indemnified and hold
harmless the Seller from and against all direct, indirect or
consequential loss (all three of which terms include, but are not
limited to, loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of
goodwill and like loss), costs, expenses, liabilities, injuries,
damages, claims, demands, proceedings or legal costs and judgements
which the Seller incurs or suffers as a consequence of direct or
indirect breach or negligent performance or failure in performance
by the Buyer of any of the terms of the Contract.
9. Data
Protection
By placing a Quotation, the Buyer allows the Seller to use the
Buyer’s personal details for the purposes of supplying the Goods
and performing the Services (including passing the Buyer’s details
on to subcontractors) and for the marketing to it by the Seller.
The Seller may share the Buyer’s information with Bourne
International Community Centre, but will not use the Buyer’s
details for other purposes without seeking the Buyer’s
consent.
10.
General
10.1 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party
to the other under these Conditions shall be in writing addressed
to the other party at its registered office or principal place of
business or such other address may be at the relevant time have
been notified pursuant to this provision giving the notice.
10.2 The Seller may transfer, assign, hold on trust, licence or
sub-contract all or any part of its rights or obligations under any
Contract.
10.3 Each and every Contract is personal to the Buyer and the Buyer
may not transfer all or any of its rights or obligations under any
Contract without the prior written consent of the Seller.
10.4 Neither party intends that any of the terms of any Agreement
will be enforceable by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third
Parties) Act 1999 by any person not a party to it, save that Bourne
International Community Centre shall be entitled to enforce any
provision of the Contract.
10.5 No waiver by the Seller of any breach of the Contract by the
Buyer shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of
the same or any provisions.
10.6 If any provision of these Conditions is held by any competent
authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the
validity of the other provisions of these Conditions and the
remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected
thereby.
10.7 Any dispute arising under or in connection with these
Conditions and any Contract shall be governed by and construed in
all respects in accordance with English law and the parties hereby
submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English
courts.

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