Standard terms and conditions of contract for the purchase of goods

G1. Health and safety

G1.1 The Contractor shall comply with all health and safety legislation in force and all health and safety policies of the Council.

G1.2 The Contractor shall provide, within 14 days of receipt, copies of any communication concerning the health, safety, welfare, environmental or fire safety standards of the goods, received from any statutory body.

G1.3 The Contractor shall ensure the goods are labelled with details of any hazards they represent and shall, before delivery, provide to the Council a written list of harmful or potentially harmful properties or ingredients in the goods supplied together with details of any specialist training required to enable the goods to be used safely. The Council will rely on the supply of such information from the Contractor in order to satisfy its own obligations under all Health and Safety legislation.

G2. Corporate requirements

G2.1 The Contractor shall comply with all obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998.

G2.2 The Contractor shall comply with all Council policies and rules, such as, but not limited to:

G2.2.1 equality and diversity policies

G2.2.2 sustainability

G2.2.3 information security rules

G2.2.4 whistleblowing and confidential reporting policies

G2.2.5 all site rules relevant to the fulfilment of the Contractor's obligations

G2.3 The Contractor shall not unlawfully discriminate within the meaning and scope of any law, enactment, order, or regulation relating to discrimination (whether age, race, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation or otherwise) in employment.

G2.4 The Contractor shall comply with all relevant legislation relating to its staff however employed including (but not limited to) the compliance in law of the ability of the staff to work in the United Kingdom.

G2.5 If the Contractor has a finding against it relating to its obligations under clause G2.4 it will provide the Council with:

G2.5.1 details of the finding

G2.5.2 the steps the Contractor has taken to remedy the situation

G3. Law and change in law

G3.1 The Contractor shall comply at all times with the Law in its performance of the Contract.

G3.2 On the occurrence of a change in law which has a direct effect upon the price the parties shall meet within fourteen days of the Contractor notifying the Council of the change in law to consult and seek to agree the effect of the change in law and any change in the price as a result following the principle that this clause is not intended to create an artificial cushion from market forces for the Contractor. If the parties, within fourteen days of this meeting, have not agreed the occurrence or the impact of the change in law, either party may refer the matter to dispute resolution in accordance with clause D3 (Dispute Resolution Procedure).

G3.3 Any agreed additional sums payable as a result of the operation of clause G3.2 shall be included in the price.

G3.4 For the avoidance of doubt nothing in this Contract is intended to allow the Contractor double recovery of any increase in costs.