The responsibility for setting up a good professional delivery contract may lie with the supplier or the customer, although, in the case of service contracts concluded with private consumers, it is clearly the responsibility of the supplier to act in compliance with consumer legislation, which provides that certain contractual obligations are firmly incumbent on the supplier. In other words, service contracts and agreements should be simple and functional – you may not have to include all the points below if the business is relatively small and you have a good degree of trust in customers. If you are independent and need a simple trade agreement, please do not be intimidated by the apparent magnitude of this issue, which inevitably becomes quite complex for large suppliers. Many service contracts for freelancers and independent suppliers fit into a napkin, so don`t make it a mountain if you don`t need it and/or if your customers and business simply need a brief exchange of emails or letters to agree on expectations. I have outlined below the essential points that would apply to a small low-responsibility service company and, for these situations, you will find that I do not even consider signatures to be essential. A simple exchange of emails or letters – and the fact that you are actually providing the service – often offers all the contractual security you need. Contracts and service contracts are essential commercial instruments for commercial and professional commercial relations. In the absence of clearly defined and agreed contracts, misunderstandings may arise, the expectations of the customer and the supplier (customer and supplier) may not match and all kinds of problems may arise. The provision of services to individuals is subject to various laws (for example.

B.dem uk Consumer Credit Act) which have a significant impact on “consumer contracts and agreements” that do not apply to supply to companies and other large entities formally created. If necessary, add to the contract all detailed schedules (which can be changed over time, subject to the agreement as a whole), z.B. SLAs (Service Level Agreements). Large, complex agreements may have been added to many pages of complex SLAs, which are returned in the “Service Description” and “Vendor Responsibilities” section. Such an agreement should also indicate the conditions for modifying SLAs, where the whole thing could disappear on its own back if you do not keep a clear head and a narrow bridle for lawyers. . . .