Common use of Multi-Supplier Framework Clause in Contracts

Multi-Supplier Framework. a. The Framework Contractors have been appointed as Parties to this multi-supplier Framework Agreement following the Open Procedure under Public Contracts Regulations 2015. b. The purpose of this Framework Agreement is to enable the Authority to place Tasking Orders for Training Courses with Framework Contractors under the terms of a Framework Agreement for the specified services without the need for any further competition between the Framework Contractors. c. The Training Courses covered by the Framework Agreement are divided into separate Lots, as set out at Condition 47.2 below and in further detail in Schedule 2. d. The Framework Contractors acknowledge that, in entering into this Framework Agreement, that no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee has been granted by the Authority in relation to the services and that the Authority is at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other Framework Contractors or any other contractors for the provision of services which are the same or similar to those covered under the Framework Agreement. e. It is accepted by the Parties that the terms of the Framework Agreement are binding on the Parties in consideration of the Framework Contractors’ acceptance of its terms and conditions and the payment of a nominal £1 (one pound) (see DEFCON 630).