Anneke Pol

Legal, Bristows

Anneke joined Bristows as an associate in November 2021 and is part of the commercial technology team. She works directly with clients’ commercial, legal and technical teams to ensure business priorities are reflected in robust, large contract documentation and that complex IT projects are carefully documented against client requirements.

Anneke’s experience ranges across procurement, software licensing, outsourcing projects, intellectual property commercialisation, and IT project contracting. Her practice extends across a range of industries including life sciences, technology, telecommunications and data security and management.

Anneke is a regular host of The Roadmap, Bristows’ technology law podcast, which deep-dives into the digital transformation trends that are re-shaping modern businesses. Anneke also commentates on the legal aspects of technological innovation, such as Generative AI, and was recently invited to deliver a talk at OpenUK’s “Open Technology for Sustainability”.

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Outsourcing agreement—long form

Precedents

This is a precedent outsourcing agreement under which the customer appoints a supplier as an outsourced services provider. It is a long form outsourcing agreement drafted on a pro–customer basis and is suitable for use in both IT and non-IT related outsourcing transactions. For less complex transactions, the short form outsourcing agreement should be used.

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Outsourcing agreement—long form

Precedents

This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Customer] a company incorporated in [England] with registered number [company number], whose registered office is at [address] (Customer); and2[Supplier] a company incorporated in [England] with registered number [company number], whose registered office is at [address] (Supplier)each of Customer and Supplier being a party and together Supplier and Customer are the parties.BACKGROUND(A)The Customer wishes to outsource the provision and management of its [describe function] services to the Supplier.(B)The Customer’s requirements are currently provided [internally OR by an associated company] [by insert name of existing supplier].(C)The Supplier is experienced in the design, development and implementation of [describe function] services and has agreed to be responsible for the provision and management of the relevant part of the Customer’s functions.(D)The Customer issued a request for proposal (RFP) on [date], the Supplier responded to the RFP (Response) on [date].(E)On the basis of the Supplier’s Response and subsequent discussion between the parties the Customer has selected the Supplier to provide the Services to the Customer, subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.

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