Online Project Management Supplier Contracts
Introduction for Negotiating Online Project Management Supplier Contracts
The first section in a Supplier Contract describes the purpose of the contract and provides clear definitions for frequently used terminology.
Purpose
Describe the purpose of the supplier contract. For example:
“The purpose of this document is to clearly outline the responsibilities of both the supplier and project team in meeting the requirements laid down by the Statement of Work (SOW).”
Recipients
It is important to identify the recipient group who will receive copies of this supplier contract. By signing and receiving a copy of this contract, they thereby initiate their obligations under the contract.
Definitions
Provide definitions for the key words used in this document which potentially have ambiguous meanings, by completing the following table.
| Term | Definition |
| Supplier | Supplier Company name, a duly incorporated Company with the head office based in Supplier address. |
| Project | Project, a formally established project owned by business name based in business address. |
| Deliverables | “Deliverables” are a suite of products and other items (such as training, documentation and support) provided by the supplier to the project. |
| Products | “Products” are goods and services provided by the supplier to the project, as listed in the following section. |
| General | Words used in singular shall include the plural definition and vice-versa. |
Project Planning: Contract Definitions Table
