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Published May 2026

Contract Terms and Conditions for Goods and Services

32. Insolvency of the Contractor

32.1

The Contractor shall inform the Council:-

32.1.1 if being an individual, or where the Contractor is a firm, any partner in that firm, shall at any time become bankrupt, or shall have a receiving order or administration order made against him, or shall make any composition or arrangement with or for the benefit of his creditors, or shall make any conveyance or assignment for the benefit of his creditors, or shall purport to do so, or if in Scotland he shall become insolvent or notour bankrupt, or any application shall be made under any bankruptcy Act for the time being in force for sequestration of his estate, or a trust deed shall be granted by him for the benefit of his creditors; or

32.2.2 if being a company, he passes a resolution, or the Court makes an order, that the company be wound up otherwise than for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation, or if a receiver or manager on behalf of a creditor shall be appointed, or if circumstances shall arise which entitle the Court, otherwise than for the purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction, to make a winding-up order.

32.2

If any of the events in the Conditions 28.1.1 or 28.1.2 occur (whether or not the Contractor has informed the Council) the Council may at any time by notice in writing summarily terminate the Contract without compensation to the Contractor. Such termination shall not prejudice or affect any right of action or remedy which shall have accrued before that date or shall accrue thereafter to the Council.

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