Foreign and Commonwealth Office Commercial Contract - Contract Number [Number] - Conditions of Contract for Goods and/or Services

Sep 1, 2026

Commercial contract template defining the legal relationship between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Authority) and a named Contractor. It establishes incorporation of multiple sections—form, contract conditions, schedule of prices and rates, and statement of services requirements—into one binding document. The conditions set definitions for authority, contractor, goods, services, confidential information, intellectual property, regulatory bodies, notices, purchases orders, and FOIA. Provisions also cover supply of goods and services, delivery responsibilities, documentation, and confidentiality-related scope.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatDOCX

Pages15

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Section I - Form of Contract

Contract Number and Parties

Section 2 - Conditions of Contract for Goods and/or Services

Definitions

Supply of Goods

Supply of Services

CONTRACT NUMBER: BETWEEN FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND [Full Name of Contractor] [link to contractor website homepage] FOR [insert project title] SECTION I – FORM OF CONTRACT CONTRACT NUMBER: [Number] CONTRACT FOR: [Insert Project Title]. This Contract is made on [Insert Date] between: The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, SW1A 2AH (hereinafter referred to as the “Authority”) And[Full name of Contractor] having his main or registered office at [full address] Tel: [tel] (hereinafter referred to as the “Contractor”). (“the Parties”) It is hereby agreed as follows: The Contract shall incorporate: Section 1 - Form of Contract Section 2 - Conditions of Contract Section 3 - Schedule of Prices and Rates Section 4 - Statement of Services Requirement All of which shall be read as one document. The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and supersedes all negotiations, representation or agreements either written or oral preceding the Contract, without prejudice to the Authority’s rights and remedies at law or otherwise. Signed for Contractor by: Signed for Authority by: Name: Name: Position: Position: Date: Date: SECTION 2: CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT FOR GOODS AND/OR SERVICES DEFINITIONS 1.1 For the purpose of these Conditions:- “Authority” means the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and includes the Authority's Representative. In this Contract, the Authority is acting as part of the Crown; “Condition” means a clause in the Contract; “Confidential Information” means the terms of this Contract, together with all information in whatever form and on whatever media of either party which relates to the business, affairs, trade secrets, products, services, marketing plans, software, databases, know-how, personnel, customers or suppliers of either party (as the case may be), whether marked as confidential or which otherwise may reasonably be regarded as the confidential information of a party and which is disclosed or acquired at any time whether before or after the Contract Commencement Date as a result or in anticipation of this Contract; “Contractor” means the supplier of the Goods or Services; “Contract” means the agreement between the Authority and the Contractor consisting of these Conditions together with any amendments and/or additions thereto as specified on the Purchase Order; “Crown Body” means any department, office or agency of the Crown “FOIA” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000; “Gateway” means a review which may be conducted by or for a government department into whether or not a programme, project or any activity is making progress in line with agreed objectives; "Goods" means anything which the Contractor supplies to the Authority under the Contract including any materials provided as part of the Service; “Intellectual Property Rights” means patents, trademarks, service marks, copyright, moral rights, rights in a design, know–how, confidential information and all or any other intellectual or industrial property rights whether or not registered or capable of registration and whether subsisting in the United Kingdom or any other part of the world together with all or any goodwill relating or attached thereto; “Law” means any applicable law, statute, bye-law, regulation, order, regulatory policy, guidance or industry code, rule of court or directives or requirements of any Regulatory Body, delegated or subordinate legislation or notice of any Regulatory Body; “Notice” means information from either Party to the other Party about a particular action that has been taken; “Party” means either the Authority or the Contractor and the “Parties” means the Authority and the Contractor; “Purchase Order” means the form, on the other side of these Conditions or attached separately, which the Authority sends to the Contractor setting out the Authority’s specific requirements, the contract term

FAQs

What sections does the contract incorporate as part of one complete document?

The contract incorporates the form of contract, conditions of contract, schedule of prices and rates, and the statement of services requirement, read together as one document.

Who are the parties defined in the contract template?

The Authority is the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the Contractor is the supplier of the goods or services with its registered office details.

What obligations apply to the supply and delivery of goods?

The Contractor supplies goods specified in the contract, and goods are transported at the Contractor’s risk and delivered carriage paid according to the Purchase Order timeline, with documentation such as delivery notes and proof of delivery.

Sep 1, 2026

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