Blues & Twos Credit Union
The Buyer hereby orders and the Seller, by accepting the purchase order, agrees that it will supply the Goods specified overleaf upon and subject to these Conditions which shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions. Any reference overleaf to the Seller’s quotation, specification, price list or like document shall be solely for the purpose of describing the Goods to be supplied and no terms and conditions endorsed upon, delivered with or referred to in such apply to the Contract.
2.1 In these Conditions the following definitions apply:-
Business Day: any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday;
Buyer: Eden Products Limited a company registered in England under number 05514788 whose registered office is at Unit 2B, Millbrook Court, Midpoint 18, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 0GE;
Conditions: the standard terms and conditions of purchase set out in this document and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller;
Contract: the contract for the sale and purchase of the Goods constituted by the Seller’s acceptance of the Order in accordance with these Conditions;
Delivery Address: the address stated on the Order for delivery of the Goods;
Goods: the goods (including any instalment of the goods or any part of them) described in the Order; Order the Buyer’s purchase order to which these Conditions are annexed;
Price: the price of the Goods;
Seller: the person, firm or company described in the Order;
Specification: any specification or other information relating to the Goods.
2.2 Any reference in writing includes fax and e-mail.
2.3 Any reference in these Conditions to a statute or a provision of a statute shall be construed as a reference to that statue or provision as amended, re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.
2.4 The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.
3.1 The Order constitutes an offer by the Buyer to purchase the Goods subject to these Conditions.
3.2 The Seller shall accept the Order placed by the Buyer and a binding contract for the supply of the Goods subject to these Conditions, shall exist by whichever is the earlier of: –
3.3 Any typographical clerical or other accidental error or omission in the Order placed by the Buyer or in any drawings specifications, instructions, tools or other material supplied by the Buyer, shall be subject to correction without any liability on the part of the Buyer.
3.4 No variation to the Contract shall be binding unless agreed in writing between the authorised representatives of the Buyer and the Seller.
4.1 The quantity, quality and description of the Goods shall, subject as provided in these Conditions, be as specified in the Order and/or in any applicable Specification supplied by the Buyer to the Seller or agreed in writing by the Buyer.
4.2 Any Specification supplied by the Buyer to the Seller, or specifically produced by the Seller for the Buyer, in connection with the Contract, together with the copyright, design rights or any other intellectual property rights in the Specification, shall be the exclusive property of the Buyer. The Seller shall not disclose to any third party or use any such Specification except to the extent that it is or becomes public knowledge through no fault of the Seller, or as required for the purpose of the Contract.
4.3 The Goods shall be marked in accordance with the Buyer’s instructions and any applicable regulations or requirements of the carrier, and properly packed and secured so as to reach their destination in an undamaged condition in the ordinary course.
4.4 The Seller shall not unreasonably refuse to take any steps necessary to comply with any request by the Buyer to inspect or test the Goods during manufacture, processing or storage at the premises of the Seller or any third party prior to despatch, and to provide the Buyer with any facilities reasonably required by the Buyer for inspection or testing.
4.5 If as a result of inspection or testing the Buyer is not satisfied that the goods will comply in all respects with the Contract, and the Buyer so informs the Seller within seven days of inspection or testing, the Seller shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure compliance.
4.6 The Seller shall comply with all applicable regulations or other legal requirements concerning the manufacture, packaging, packing and delivery of the Goods.
5.1 The Price of the Goods shall be as stated in the Order and, unless otherwise stated, shall be:-
5.2 No increase in the Price may be made (whether on account of increased material, labour or transport costs, fluctuation in rates of exchange or otherwise) without the prior consent of the Buyer in writing.
5.3 The Buyer shall be entitled to any discount for prompt payment, bulk purchase or volume of purchase customarily granted by the Seller, whether or not shown on its own terms and conditions of sale.
6.1 The Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer on or at any time after delivery of the Goods, as the case may be, and each invoice shall quote the number of the Order.
6.2 Unless otherwise stated in the Order, the Buyer shall pay the Price of the Goods within sixty days after the end of the month of receipt by the Buyer of a proper invoice or, if later, after acceptance of the Goods in question by the Buyer, but time for payment shall not be of the essence of the Contract.
6.3 The Buyer shall be entitled to set off against the Price any sums owed to the Buyer by the Seller.
7.1 The Goods shall be delivered to the Delivery Address on the date or within the period stated in the Order, in either case during the Buyer’s usual business hours.
7.2 Where it is agreed in writing that the date of delivery of the Goods is to be specified by the Seller after the placing of the Order, the Seller shall give the Buyer reasonable notice in writing of the specified date.
7.3 The time of delivery of the Goods is of the essence of the Contract.
7.4 A packing note clearly quoting the number of the Order must accompany each delivery or consignment of the goods.
7.5 If the goods are to be delivered by instalments, the Contract will be treated as a single contract and not severable.
7.6 The Buyer shall be entitled to reject any Goods delivered which are not in accordance with the Contract, and shall not be deemed to have accepted any Goods until the Buyer has had a reasonable time to inspect them following delivery.
7.7 The Seller shall supply the Buyer in good time with any instructions or other information to enable the Buyer to accept delivery of the Goods.
7.8 The Buyer shall not be obliged to return to the Seller any packaging or packing materials for the Goods, whether or not any Goods are accepted by the Buyer.
7.9 The Buyer shall not be deemed to have accepted the Goods until it has had seven days to inspect them following delivery or collection as the case may be. The Buyer shall also have the right to reject the Goods as though they had not been accepted for seven days after any latent defect in the Goods has become apparent.
8.1 Where the Seller is not the manufacturer of the Goods, the Seller shall endeavour to transfer to the Buyer the benefit of any warranty or guarantee given to the Seller.
8.2 The Seller warrants that (subject to the other provisions of these conditions) upon delivery , and for a period of twenty four months from the date of delivery, the Goods shall:
8.3 The Seller shall not be liable for a breach of any of the warranties in condition 8.2 unless:
8.4 Subject to condition 8.3 if any of the Goods do not conform with any of the warranties in condition 8.2 the Seller shall at its option repair or replace such Goods (or the defective part) or refund the price of such Goods at the pro rata Contract rate provided that, if the Seller so requests, the Buyer shall, at the Seller’s expense, return the Goods or the part of such Goods which is defective to the Seller.
9.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery to the Buyer in accordance with the Contract.
9.2 The property in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery, unless payment for the Goods has been agreed to be made prior to delivery, when it shall pass to the Buyer once payment has been made and the Goods have been appropriated to the Contract.
The Buyer may at any time assign, transfer or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under the Contract and the Seller may not assign, transfer or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under the Contract without the prior written consent of the Buyer.
11.1 The Seller shall indemnify the Buyer in full against all liability, loss, damages, costs and expenses (including legal expenses) awarded against or incurred or paid by the Buyer as a result of or in connection with:-
11.2 This clause 11 shall survive termination of the Contract.
12.1 Without prejudice to any other right or remedy which the Buyer may have, if any Goods are not supplied in accordance with, or the Seller fails to comply with, any of the terms of the Contract the Buyer shall be entitled to avail itself of any one or more of the following remedies at its discretion, whether or not any part of the Goods have been accepted by the Buyer:
13.1 The Buyer shall be entitled to terminate the Contract in respect of all or part only of the Goods by giving notice in writing to the Seller at any time prior to delivery or performance, in which event the Buyer’s sole liability shall be to pay to the Seller the Price for the Goods in respect of which the Buyer has exercised its right of cancellation, less the Buyer’s reasonable estimate of the Seller’s net saving of cost arising from cancellation.
13.2 Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Buyer may terminate the Contract without liability to the Seller by giving notice to the Seller at any time if:-
14.1 In the event that either party is prevented from fulfilling its obligations under this Contract by reason of any supervening event beyond its control including but not limited to war, national emergency, flood, earthquake, strike or lockout (subject to clause 14.2) the party shall not be deemed to be in breach of its obligations under this Contract. The party shall immediately give notice of this to the other party and must take all reasonable steps to resume performance of its obligations.
14.2 Clause 14.1 shall not apply with respect to strikes and lockouts where such action has been induced by the party so incapacitated.
14.3 Each party shall be liable to pay to the other damages for any breach of this Contract and all expenses and costs incurred by that party in enforcing its rights under this Contract.
14.4 If and when the period of such incapacity exceeds six months then this Contract shall automatically terminate unless the parties first agree otherwise in writing.
15.1 If any provision or part-provision of the Contract is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the Contract.
No waiver by the Buyer of any breach of the Contract by the Seller shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
If any provisions of these Conditions are held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of these Conditions and the remainder of the provisions in question shall not be affected thereby.
A person who is not a party to the Contract shall have no rights under this Contract pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
