Vik Khurana

Partner, Bristows

Vik specialises in all aspects of commercial technology law, including strategic sourcing, technology-based transactions, software development and licensing, cloud computing, digital strategy, e-commerce, IP/IT aspects of corporate transactions, and other arrangements involving the use or exploitation of IP and technology. In addition, he has a growing practice in emerging disruptive technologies such as digital health and Artificial Intelligence, advising both high-growth and established businesses as they develop, deploy and scale new products and services in the market.

Vik acts for clients in a diverse range of sectors, including technology, media, government, healthcare and financial services. Having spent significant time seconded to clients – including a global energy company and the Singapore arm of a major telecommunications provider – Vik has a keen understanding of the needs of clients’ legal and business teams, and regularly leads complex and strategic technology projects.

Projects Vik has worked on include:

• a £1 billion customer operations outsourcing involving cutting-edge ‘Robotic Process Automation’ technology;

• an agile software development project for a government department relating to critical national security infrastructure; and

• the commercial, technology and data aspects of Genomics England’s procurement of bioinformatics services relating to its ‘100,000 Genomes Project’.

Contributed to

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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.

Commercial