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The particulars of each contract are intended to be set out in the statement of work – a skeleton version of which is provided with this document – while the general legal provisions are set out in the terms and conditions.
For instance, the exact nature of any deliverables should be set out in the statement of work. The terms and conditions take account of the possibility that deliverables may include third party works and/or works supplied by the client. The IP provisions concerning deliverables are very straightforward: there is a simple licence to use. If more sophisticated licensing provisions are required, or if rights will be assigned/transferred to the client, you should consider the standard and premium consultancy terms and conditions documents available at https://www.website-contracts.co.uk/consultancy-contracts.html.
Three main options are suggested regarding charges: first, charges may be specified in a statement of work; second, they may be agreed by the parties in writing on an ad hoc basis; and third, the charges may be calculated on a time-spent basis.
Other important provisions of the T&Cs include:
- a space for providing a definition of the services, together with details of the standards (e.g. reasonable skill and care) that the services must meet;
- payment provisions, detailing when payments must be made, how they must be made, and the consequences of a failure to pay;
- general warranties concerning the services;
- limitations and exclusions of liability, protecting both or one of the parties;
- provisions regarding the termination of contracts, and what happens after termination; and
- general boilerplate provisions.
Alternative documentation for consultancy services
See the tables below for links to our full range of consultancy agreement templates. Use Docular if you would like to edit the documents online, or website-contracts.co.uk if you just want to download a suitable MS Word document for editing in your word processor.
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| Consultancy agreement (basic) | A short consultancy services contract in traditional form. |  |
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| Consultancy agreement (standard) | An extended version of the basic consultancy agreement, with various optional clauses. | |
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| Consultancy agreement (premium) | A detailed consultancy agreement, with many options. | |
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In addition to these agreement-style documents, we also have a selection of T&Cs-style documents.
| Title | Description | Get the document on… | |
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| Consultancy T&Cs (basic) | A T&Cs-style version of our basic consultancy agreement, with a skeleton statement of work for the parties to sign. |
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| Consultancy T&Cs (standard) | The standard version of our consultancy T&Cs. | |
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| Consultancy T&Cs (premium) | The premium version of our consultancy T&Cs. | |
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Dear Sirs
I am setting up a consultantcy company and would like to know if you are able to make the terms bespoke or advise also.
Thank you.