CONTRACT FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Date …Friday, 10 January 2014

Between: 

Name of organisation (“the Client”) 

and

………………………..………………………………….(“the Consultant”) 

It is hereby agreed as follows:

1.	SUPPLY OF SERVICES

The Consultant will as and when requested by the Client supply the consultancy services specified in the schedule to this Agreement (“the services”) upon the terms and conditions set out below.

2.	CONSULTANT’S OBLIGATIONS

2.1	The Consultant will provide the services promptly with reasonable skill and care and to the best of his ability.

2.2	The Consultant may be required to work not more/not less than (   ) hours per week/calendar month to provide the services.

3.	FEES

3.1	The Client shall pay the Consultant a fee of (    ) per hour for work done in providing the services exclusive of VAT to be invoiced (monthly) in arrears with payment being due within 30 days of invoice.

4.	EXPENSES

	Unless otherwise agreed the Consultant shall be responsible for all expenses incurred by him/her in relation to the provision of the services.

5.	CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

	The Consultant will keep secret and not disclose or permit to be disclosed to any person or make use of or permit to be made use of any confidential information relating to the Client or any of its dealings including (without prejudice to generality) business plans, budgets, finances and proposed future activities and this obligation will remain in force notwithstanding termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever provided that the obligations contained in this clause will not apply to information which:

		(a)	comes into the public domain otherwise than due to a breach of the Consultant’s obligations; or
(b)	the Consultant can prove was in his/her possession free of restriction at the time this Agreement was entered into; or
(c)	comes into the possession of the Consultant from a third party without involving any breach of obligation to the Client.

6.	COPYRIGHT	

The copyright and all other intellectual property rights whatsoever in any work produced by the Consultant for the Client shall belong to the Client absolutely and the Consultant hereby waives any moral rights or any other rights whatsoever which it may have in such work and will, at the expense of the Client, take or join in taking such steps to vest such rights in the Client or enforce the same on behalf of the Client as the Client shall require.

The obligations contained in this clause shall remain in force notwithstanding termination of this Agreement for any reason whatever.

7.	DURATION ETC

7.1	This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of (    )  from the (     )  day of (     )   (year) and shall continue thereafter unless and until terminated by either party on the expiry of (    )  days’ notice in writing given to the other at any time.

7.2	Without prejudice to other remedies the Client may terminate this Agreement immediately upon service of written notice upon the Consultant to that effect if the Consultant shall:

(a)	commit any material breach of any of the terms of this Agreement:
(b)	fail or refuse after being served with written warning to provide the services in a manner and at a time reasonably required by the Client;
(c)	be guilty of gross misconduct or conduct which might be prejudicial to the interest of the Client.

8.	RESTRICTIONS

The Consultant shall not whilst this Agreement is in force engage or be concerned directly or indirectly in the provision of services to any other party in the same or similar field of business or activity to the Client without the prior written consent of the Client.

(Consider any other restrictions that are required and whether there should be any which operate post termination).

9.	TAXATION ETC

The Consultant is a self-employed person responsible for taxation and national insurance or similar liabilities or contributions in respect of this fee and the Consultant will indemnify the Client against all liability for the same and any costs, claims or expenses relating thereto including (without prejudice to generality) interest and penalties.

10.	NOTICE

Any notice to be served on the Consultant under this Agreement shall be deemed validly served if delivered to him at the above address, or such other address in the UK which he shall have notified to the Client in writing, delivered to its principal place of business for the time being, as his address for service under this Agreement.

Signed: ___________________________________
For and on behalf of 

Signed: ___________________________________
The Consultant

Annex A

SCHEDULE – THE SERVICES

(Set out here the details for the work that the consultant is going to undertake).