BS EN 17371-2:2021
Provision of services Services contracts. Guidance for the design, content and structure of contracts
| Standard number: | BS EN 17371-2:2021 |
| Pages: | 52 |
| Released: | 2021-11-18 |
| ISBN: | 978 0 580 52349 6 |
| Status: | Standard |
BS EN 17371-2:2021
This standard BS EN 17371-2:2021 Provision of services is classified in these ICS categories:
- 03.080.01 Services in general
This document provides guidance on the design, content and structure of service contracts. It is aimed at service buyers and service providers entering a contractual relationship who do not necessarily have legal training. The guidance set out in this document does not constitute legal advice.
This document is applicable to:
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service buyers and service providers regardless of type, size or the nature of the services;
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service providers who may be inside or outside the service buyers' organization; and
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any interested parties who are directly or indirectly involved in or affected by a procurement process.
This document is not applicable to service contracts where the service buyer is a consumer, nor for works contracts.
“Works contracts” are contracts that have as their object the execution, or both the design and execution, of a work are not covered. Contracts having as their object only the design of a work are covered.
“Work” means the outcome of building or civil engineering works taken as a whole which is sufficient in itself to fulfil an economic or technical function.
“Consumer” means an individual member of the general public purchasing or using services for private purposes.