NEC4: Supply Contract

The NEC4 Supply Contract (SC) is the first set of standardised terms designed for local and international procurement of high-value goods and related services, including design. The new suite of NEC contracts enables any project to be delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standards. The new suite improves flexibility, ease of use and helps to streamline processes, enabling best practice in supply procurement.

Core Clauses

• 1 General
• 2 The Supplier’s main responsibilities
• 3 Time
• 4 Quality management
• 5 Payment
• 6 Compensation events
• 7 Title
• 8 Liabilities and insurance
• 9 Termination, resolving and avoiding disputes

 
Option Clauses

• Option X1: Price adjustment for inflation
• Option X2: Changes in the law
• Option X3: Multiple currencies
• Option X4: Ultimate holding company guarantee
• Option X7: Delay damages
• Option X10: Information modelling
• Option X11: Termination by the Purchaser
• Option X12: Multiparty collaboration (not used with Option X20)
• Option X13: Performance bond
• Option X14: Advanced payment to the Supplier
• Option X17: Low performance damages
• Option X18: Limitation of liability
• Option X20: Key Performance Indicators (not used with Option X12)
• Option X21: Whole life cost
• Option X25: Supplier warranties

Options X5–X6, X8–X9, X15–X16, X19 and X22–X24 are not used

• Option Y(UK)1: Project Bank Account
• Option Y(UK)3: The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
• Option Z: Additional conditions of contract
• Schedule of Cost Components
• Contract Data
• Part one – Data provided by the Client
• Part two – Data provided by the Contractor

• Index

We offer customers a wide range of delivery options from Free (7-10 working days) ... right up to by Next Day by 9am (subject to location & stock availability).

• Simply choose your preferred service when checking out
• We show "live" stock levels for all publications
• Orders received after 3:45pm will be processed on the next working day.
• Unless specifically requested, our delivery partners will not attempt a weekend delivery

We offer all customers a "No Quibble" 28 day returns policy.

If you need to return a title for any reason ...

• Contact our customer services team first to explain what you are returning and the reason
• Request a Returns Authorisation Number
• We will email you this and a link to arrange your return quickly & easily via Royal Mail
• Take your return to your nearest Post Office and they will do the rest

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