1. Interpretation
1.1 In these conditions:
‘CLIENT’ means the company, individual or entity who accepts a quotation of the Company for the provision of the Services or whose order for the Services is accepted by the Company.
‘COMPANY’ means Frankham Risk Management Services LIMITED (registered in England & Wales under Company Registration Number: 5138834)
‘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 Client and the Company.
‘CONTRACT’ means the contract for the provision of the Services.
“OUTPUT MATERIAL” means data, drawings, plans, documents, test results and other information prepared by the Company in relation to the Services.
‘SERVICES’ means the provision of consultancy testing, survey, training, inspection or other services which the Company undertakes to perform for the Client under the Contract.
‘WRITING’ includes electronic mail, facsimile transmission and comparable means of communication
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. Basis of the sale
2.1 The Company shall provide the Services and Client shall pay for the same in accordance with any written quotation or tender of the Company which is accepted by the Client, or any written order of the Client which is accepted by the Company, subject in either case to these conditions, which shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions. All quotations given by the Company are valid for 30 days from the date of the quotation.
2.2 Any order submitted by the Client shall be deemed to be accepted by the Company only when confirmed in writing by the Company’s authorised representative.
2.3 No Variation to these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed in Writing between the authorised representative of the Client and the Company.
2.4 The Company’s employees or agents are not authorised to make any representations concerning the Services unless confirmed by the Company in Writing. In entering into the Contract the Client acknowledges that it does not rely on, and waives any claim for breach of, any such representations which are not so confirmed.
2.5 Any typographical, clerical or other error or omission in any sales literature, quotation, price list, acceptance or offer, invoice or other document or information issued by the Company shall be subject to correction without any liability on the part of the Company.

3. Orders and specifications
3.1 The Client shall be responsible to the Company for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any order (including any applicable specification) submitted by the Client, and for giving the Company any necessary information relating to the Services within a sufficient time to enable the Company to perform the Contract in accordance with its terms.
3.2 The company reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of the Services which are required to conform with any safety or other statutory requirements.
3.3 No order which has been accepted by the Company may be cancelled by the Client except with the agreement in Writing of the Company and on condition that the Client shall indemnify the Company in full against all loss (including loss of profit), costs (including the cost of all labour and materials used), damages, charges and expenses incurred by the Company as the result of cancellation.
3.4 The Company reserves the right to introduce into a proposal an intention to charge for works that have been ordered by the Client that are subsequently aborted due to events beyond the control of the company but within the reasonable control of the Client. The causes of such events and the triggers for aborted works will be agreed in advance of the commencement of the works and will be written into the proposal.

4. Assignments and Sub-Contracting
4.1 The Company reserves its right to sub-contract the whole or part of the work and will notify the Client accordingly.

5. Remuneration for Services
5.1 The fee for the Services and instalments in which such fee is to be paid shall be in accordance with the Company’s quotation.
5.2 The Company’s quotation may be varied by the Company by giving notice to the Client at any time before commencement of the Services to increase the fee for the Services to reflect any increase in the cost to the Company which is due to any factor beyond the control of the Company (such as, without limitation, any foreign exchange fluctuation, currency regulation, alteration
of duties, significant increase in the costs of labour, materials or other costs of manufacture) or any delay caused by any instructions of the Client or failure of the Client to give the Company adequate information or instructions.
5.3 Value Added Tax (“VAT”) will be added to all charges at the rate applicable at the tax point at the time of invoice. Where the Client is registered for VAT within the European Union but outside the United Kingdom the work will be zero-rated provided The Company has been notified of the Client’s VAT registration number. If the Client is not registered or The Company has not been so notified, VAT at the rate applicable at the tax point shall become payable.
5.4 The Client shall pay an additional fee calculated at the applicable hourly rates specified in the Company’s quotation or if no such hourly rate was specified at such rate as is fair and reasonable in the event that the Company undertakes additional services at the request of the Client or if by reason of any design changes requested by the Client or other circumstances beyond its control the Company is required to undertake further work.

6. Terms of payment
6.1 Subject to any special terms agreed in Writing between the Client and the Company, the Company shall be entitled to invoice the Client for the price of the Services on or at any time after commencement of the same. Payment is due on delivery of the Company’s invoice.
6.2 The client shall pay the Company’s invoice inclusive of VAT, where applicable, (but without any other deduction) by 30 days after the delivery of the invoice and this is the final date for payment. The time of payment of the invoice shall be of the essence of the contract. Receipts for payment will be issued upon request.
6.3 If the Client fails to pay the invoice in full by the final date for payment then, without prejudice, to any other right or remedy available to the Company, the Company shall be entitled to :
6.3.1 cancel the Contract or suspend any further provisions of the Services to the Client. Any such period of suspension shall be disregarded for the purpose of contractual time limits previously agreed for the completion of the services.
6.3.2 charge the Client interest under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act (both before and after judgment) on the amount unpaid at the rate of 4% per annum above HSBC base lending rate from time to time from the final date for payment until payment is made in full. Interest shall be calculated on a monthly basis and a part of a month shall be
treated as a full month for this purpose; and
6.3.3 charge the Client the costs of recovery of any outstanding amount including legal costs and disbursements and charge any Bank charges incurred on representing cheques or requesting special clearance thereof.

7. Force Majeure
7.1 The Company shall not be liable to the Client 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 Company’s obligations in relation to the Services, if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the Company’s reasonable control.

8. Accuracy
8.1 Any results provided by the Company comprising advice data and conclusions are based on information supplied by the Client and evidence known at the time to the Company. The Client shall supply all necessary information, data, drawings and items necessary to the timescale required by the Company. All Data provided, conclusions reached, or recommendations made by the Company rely on scientific and engineering concepts disciplines and procedures used or adopted by the Company and the Company does not warrant that the same will necessarily be achieved by other parties, or that such conclusions or recommendations will necessarily be valid in circumstances other than those of which the Company has direct experience. Any results are believed to be accurate and reliable subject to the limitations of normal experimental uncertainties.
8.2 Any report produced by the Company for the benefit of the Client relates solely to the goods or samples reported on and not bulk from which the goods or samples were drawn.

9. Confidentiality and Intellectual Property
9.1 The property, and any copyright, design rights or other intellectual property rights in any Output Material shall, unless otherwise agreed in Writing between the Client and the Company, belong to the Company, but the Client shall be entitled to use the Output Material for the purposes of utilising the Services by way of an exclusive licence, subject to payment in full of all sums payable under this contract.
9.2 Any information provided by the Client which is so designated by the Client and any Output Material shall be kept confidential by the Company, and all Output Material or other information provided by the Company which is so designated by the Company shall be kept confidential by the Client; but the foregoing shall not apply to any documents or other materials, data or other information which either party is required to disclose by law or by statutory requirements or which are public knowledge at the time when they are so provided by either party, and shall cease to apply if at any future time they become public knowledge through no fault of the other party. If the Company is required to release information by law, then the client will be kept informed of the details of such an occurrence. Where information has been received from other parties in respect of the Client and it’s activities, all information will be kept confidential on behalf of the Company.
9.3 The Output Material is prepared exclusively for the Client for the purposes of the Contract and may not under any circumstances be used by any third party. The Company is not liable for any Output Material so used and the Client shall indemnify the Company against all liability and loss, damages and expenses awarded against or incurred by the Company in connection with any claims by third parties in connection with such use of the Output Material.
9.4 While the Company is not aware, to the best of its knowledge, that any Output Material is in infringement of any design rights, copyright or other intellectual property rights of any third party, it does not give any particular warranty in this respect.

10. Warranty and Limitation of Liability
10.1 In providing the Services the Company will adopt the professional standard of care reasonably to be expected of a competent consultant undertaking services similar to the Services.
10.2 Except as expressly provided in this Contract and so far as is permitted by statute all warranties, conditions, guarantees or representations, express or implied, statutory or otherwise are hereby excluded, and the Company shall not be liable for any loss, damage, expense or injury of any kind whatsoever, consequential or otherwise, arising out of or due to or caused by any
defects or deficiencies of any sort in the Services, (including any delay in providing or failure to provide the Services) whether such defects or deficiencies are caused by the negligence of the Company or its employees or agents or otherwise.
10.3 The Services are provided to and for the benefit of the Client exclusively and all collateral warranties are hereby excluded. The Company shall not be liable to any third party who seeks to use the Services without the Company’s express written permission for any loss, damage, expense or injury of any kind whatsoever, consequential or otherwise, arising out of or due
to or caused by any defects or deficiencies of any sort in the Services whether such defects or deficiencies are caused by the negligence of the Company or its employees or agents or otherwise.
10.4 The Company shall have no liability to the Client for any loss, damage, costs, expenses or other claims for compensation arising from any instructions supplied by the Client which are incomplete, incorrect, inaccurate, or in the wrong form, or arising from their late arrival or non-arrival, or any other fault of the Client.
10.5 No liability is accepted by the Company for loss or damage howsoever caused to any goods or samples submitted for examination by the Client. Following examination of the goods or samples the remainder will only be returned to the Client upon written request. Unless the Company receives notice in Writing to the contrary the Company shall be entitled to dispose
of all goods or samples within 6 months of the completion of the Contract.
10.6 Nothing in this Contract shall limit or exclude the Company’s liability for death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of the Company or that of its employees or agents.
10.7 The entire liability of the Company under or in connection with the Agreement shall not exceed a multiple of 20 (twenty) times the Company’s charges for the provision of the Services under the Contract subject to a maximum of the Company’s insured liabilities.
10.8 The Client shall indemnify and keep the Company indemnified against all costs, expenses, damage or other losses incurred or suffered by the Company as a result of any claims made against the Company due to the infringement of any regulation, enactment or legislation by the Client or the Client’s agents.
10.9 The Client is under a duty to mitigate any losses howsoever caused.
10.10 The Client acknowledges and agrees that the limitation of liability contained in this clause is:
10.10.1 fair and reasonable;
10.10.2 reflected in the level of charges and of insurance cover carried by the Company
10.10.3 just and equitable having regard to the extent of the responsibility of the Company for any loss or damage suffered, on the basis that all other consultants, contractors and any subcontractors who have a liability shall be deemed to have provided contractual undertakings to the Client on terms no less onerous than those contained in this Contract.

11. Publicity
11.1 The Company’s name shall not be used in connection with the Contract for purposes of publicity promotion or advertising without the prior written approval of The Company. The Company may publish or join in publishing any description or illustration of the works with the prior consent of the Client.

12. Non-solicitation of Staff
12.1 The Client shall not solicit or entice away or seek to entice away from the Company to work for its business, whether as principal, agent, partner, director, employee, secondee or consultant, any person who is or was employed or engaged by the Company in providing the Services.
12.2 Should the Client be in breach of 12.1 above, then it shall pay to the Company a sum to cover the Company’s losses including any consequential losses.

13. Data Protection Act 1998
13.1 The Company is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998.
13.2 The Company may consult or register information about the Client and the conduct of the Client’s account with a licensed credit reference agency. The Company may also consult a licensed credit agency about any credit information that they hold on the Client, or the Client’s principal directors. The Company will keep a record of that search either on computer or on manual records.
13.3 As part of its marketing policy the Company may send to the Client from time to time details of its products and services. If the Client does not wish to receive these details then please contact the Company.
13.4 We may transfer information about you to our financiers , who:
(a) May use, analyse and assess information about you, including the nature of your transactions, and exchange such information with other members of their group of companies and others for credit or financial assessment, market research, statistical analysis, insurance claims, underwriting and training purposes and in making payments and servicing their agreement with us;
(b) From time to time, may make searches of your record at credit reference agencies where your record with such agencies may include searches made and information given by
other businesses; details of their searches will be kept by such agencies but will not be seen by other organisations that may make searches;
(c) May give information about you and your indebtedness to the following:
i) Our or their insurers for underwriting and claims purposes
ii) Any guarantor or indemnifier of your or our obligations to enable them to assess such obligations;
iii) Their bankers or any advisers acting on their behalf;
iv) Any business to whom your indebtedness or our arrangements with our financiers may be transferred – to facilitate such transfer;
(d) May monitor and/or record any phone calls you may have with them, for training and/or security purposes;
(e) In the event that they transfer all or any of their rights and obligations under their agreement with us to a third party, may transfer information about you to enable the third party to enforce their rights or comply with the obligations.
13.5 We will provided you with details of our financiers on request, including a contact telephone number if you want to have details of the credit reference agencies and other third parties referred to above from whom they obtain and to whom they may give information about you. You also have the right to receive a copy of certain information they hold about you if you apply to them in writing. However a fee will be payable

14. Dispute Resolution And Applicable Law
14.1 Any dispute or difference arising out of or in connection with the contract may be referred at the option of either party to adjudication under the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
14.2 The contract shall in all respects be subject to and construed in accordance with English Law and the Client submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

15. Events of Default, Termination, Repossession, Suspension
15.1 If the Client:-
15.1.1 fails to pay the Company’s invoice by the final date for payment or otherwise materially breaches any of the terms of the contract or any other terms agreed with the Company; or
15.1.2 is or for statutory purposes is deemed to be or appears to be unable to pay its debts as they become due or the value of its assets is less than the amount of its liabilities (including contingent and prospective liabilities) or the Client otherwise becomes insolvent or suspends payment or threatens to do so, or ceases to trade; or
15.1.3 is an individual or partnership and the individual or any partner dies; or
15.1.4 an encumbrancer takes possession, or a receiver is appointed, of any of the property or assets of the Client; or
15.1.5 the Client ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business; or
15.1.6 where the Client is an individual or partnership, he or any partner dies; or
15.1.7 outside England and Wales anything corresponding to any of the above occurs; or
15.1.8 the Company reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the Client.
15.2 then, in the above cases the client shall notify the Company forthwith in writing of such event, and in all cases the Company may (at its discretion whether or not it has received notice from the Client as aforesaid, and without prejudice to its other rights hereunder or otherwise), at any time by notice to the Client to any one or more of the following:-
15.2.1 terminate, cancel and/or rescind the Contract and other contracts with the Client
15.2.2 declare immediately due payable and interest bearing, any amount owed by the Client to the Company under any contract
15.2.3 suspend the provision of any of the services to the Client
15.2.4 proceed against the Client for any sums owing under the contract and/or damages as appropriate.

16. General
16.1 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Conditions shall be in Writing addressed to that other party at its registered office or principal place of business or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving the notice.
16.2 No waiver by the Company of any breach of the Contract by the Client shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
16.3 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 or the provision in question shall not be affected thereby
16.4 The parties acknowledge that, except as specifically provided in this Contract, it is not their intention that any third party shall be entitled to enforce any term of this Contract which may
confer a benefit on that third party, whether any such entitlement would, but for this provision, arise under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise.

17. Ultimate Holding Company
17.1 Frankham Risk Management Services Ltd is a subsidiary company of Frankham Consultancy Group Ltd. Company registration: 4409614.