Cleveland Insurance (Cleveland) offers a range of insurance services. The main software used in the call centre is a customer relationship management (CRM) system. Cleveland perceived an urgent need to replace the existing CRM system to deal with the increasing number of customers and services.
Urgent Digital Ltd (Digital) is one of the bidders of Cleveland’s ITT for designing, building and managing the new CRM system. Its bid team is led by Hank Irvine, its technical director. Hank realises that winning the Cleveland contract (valued at approximately £50M) will enhance his career. During discussions with Cleveland, Hank offers certain assurances regarding timescales for the project. He has not carried out any investigations into the viability of the timescales. Hank has little idea whether the timescales can be met.
Cleveland decides that Digital’s bid meets with its requirements, especially given the assurances in timescale offered by Hank, and decides to proceed with it, subject to a formal contract. Eventually, a formal contract is signed by both parties. The initial assurances given by Hank about the timing of the project are never going to be achieved and are at best grossly exaggerated.
Cleveland brought the case to the court and sought rescission of contract with Digital. Is Cleveland’s claim appropriate in this case?
Prior to circulating the service specification to a tendering supplier, it is good practice for the purchasing organisation to request completion of a non-disclosure agreement. Is this statement correct?
Which of the following is always an advantage of using fixed price arrangement in a contract for buying organisation?
Under hire purchase agreement, when will the ownership of asset legally belong to the purchaser?
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