Services Agreement (for Mutuals & Cooperatives)

This template sets out the terms for the provision of services between two businesses

This document provides a starting point for mutuals and commissioners working on a spin-out

This template has been prepared to provide general guidance and information to organisations considering or undertaking mutualisation

The agreement protects the Local Authority as the contracting authority by setting out the terms of the funding and the services to be provided, and providing remedies to the contracting authority if the terms are breached

It protects the mutual as the contractor by legally binding the contracting authority to pay the fee for the services on time