
Dementia currently affects 1 in 14 people in the UK. Many people will either know someone with dementia, have had to support and care for someone with dementia or have been diagnosed themselves.
Despite the collapse of Carillion receding into the memory, some contractors are still going under. Contractors are also pushing back on the terms of parent company guarantees, insurance provisions and indemnities and are increasingly looking for caps on liability.
Providers need to be alive to the risk of contractors becoming insolvent and how to limit the resulting inevitable disruption. This article looks at the situation where you have let (and hopefully signed) your contract. There’s plenty you should be doing at the procurement stage, as well, but that’s for another day.
When managing a contract, you should:
The above points are not exhaustive, and in many cases are just the starting point for your preparations and investigations. Each contract needs to be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on its value, length, subject matter and terms.
The overall message is clear, though. You need to consider the risks and implications of contractor insolvency at the scoping and procurement stages, manage your contracts actively, maintain up-to-date contingency plans and be ready to react quickly if your contractor does get into financial difficulties.
If you would like advice on any of the issues raised in this article or believe your contractor is heading for insolvency, please contact Andrew Millross.
Dementia currently affects 1 in 14 people in the UK. Many people will either know someone with dementia, have had to support and care for someone with dementia or have been diagnosed themselves.
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For those of us who have endured a choppy cross channel journey, the mention of P&O Ferries will invoke some nauseous memories.
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