Common use of Transfer of Responsibility on Expiry or Termination Clause in Contracts

Transfer of Responsibility on Expiry or Termination. 15.1 The Contractor shall, at no cost to the Department, promptly provide such assistance and comply with such timetable as the Department may reasonably require for the purpose of ensuring an orderly transfer of responsibility upon the expiry or other termination of this Contract. The Department shall be entitled to require the provision of such assistance both prior to and, for a reasonable period of time after the expiry or other termination of this Contract. 15.2 If to fulfil the Department’s request under clause 15.1 the Contractor requires resources: 15.2.1 not normally accounted for in delivering the Services; or 15.2.2 no accounted for in the Charges; or 15.2.3 after the Expiry Date; then the Parties shall agree a variation to the Charges for direct, reasonable and verifiable costs (which in the case of the Contractor shall not exceed the time and materials of the resources required). 15.3 Such assistance may include (without limitation) the delivery of documents and data in the possession or control of the Contractor which relate to this Contract, including the documents and data, if any, referred to in clause 15.8. 15.4 The Contractor undertakes that it shall not knowingly do or omit to do anything which may adversely affect the ability of the Department to ensure an orderly transfer of responsibility. 15.5 The Department and the Contractor shall act on the basis that TUPE applies on expiry or termination of the Contract where the Department is proposing to re-procure services which are substantially the same as the Services. 15.6 Where any of the provisions in clause 7.17 apply, the Contractor will comply with the obligations set out in Schedule 13 and:

Transfer of Responsibility on Expiry or Termination. 15.1 The Contractor shall, at no cost to the DepartmentCustomer, promptly provide such assistance and comply with such timetable as the Department Customer may reasonably require for the purpose of ensuring an orderly transfer of responsibility upon the expiry or other termination of this Contract. The Department Customer shall be entitled to require the provision of such assistance both prior to and, for a reasonable period of time after the expiry or other termination of this Contract. 15.2 If to fulfil the DepartmentCustomer’s request under clause 15.1 Clause 15,1 the Contractor requires resources: 15.2.1 not normally accounted for in delivering the Services; or 15.2.2 no accounted for in the Charges; or 15.2.3 after the Expiry Date; then the Parties shall agree a variation to the Charges for direct, reasonable and verifiable costs (which in the case of the Contractor shall not exceed the time and materials of the resources required). 15.3 Such assistance may include (without limitation) the delivery of documents and data in the possession or control of the Contractor which relate to this Contract, including the documents and data, if any, referred to in clause 15.8. 15.4 The Contractor undertakes that it shall not knowingly do or omit to do anything which may adversely affect the ability of the Department Customer to ensure an orderly transfer of responsibility. 15.5 The Department Customer and the Contractor shall act on the basis that TUPE applies on expiry or termination of the Contract where the Department Customer is proposing to re-procure services which are substantially the same as the Services. 15.6 Where any of the provisions in clause Clause 7.17 apply, the Contractor will comply with the obligations set out in Schedule 13 and: