1. Payment and Terms

The services provided under this agreement are funded by the local Authority who is a Grant recipient of the Bikeability Trust. As such, the Client is not directly responsible for payment of the coaching fees.

First Step Sports Ltd will invoice the local authority in accordance with the terms and schedule outlined in the funding agreement and/or the quotation document.

The Coaching Fee covers only the services explicitly agreed upon in the proposal or contract. Any additional services requested by the Client that fall outside the scope of this agreement will be subject to a separate quotation and agreement and may not be covered by Bikeability Trust funding.

Surcharge (North Lincolnshire)

A surcharge of £150.00 per school will be implemented from 1st September 2020, this charge contributes towards the increasing cost of providing a high-quality inclusive service to all schools, cycling equipment and maintenance of our fleet of loan cycles, transport, administration, quality assurance, and certification.

Schools will be invoiced once the contract of services has been signed. The surcharge is non-refundable.

 

2. Non-Solicitation Term

The Customer shall not, as part of the contractual agreement and for a period of one year immediately following termination of the agreement, either directly or indirectly offer a contract of engagement, solicit or attempt to take away, or solicit an employee of First Step Sports Ltd.

In circumstances the client will be liable for 75% of the annual salary/earnings of the employee under consideration.

 

3. Client Consent

The client hereby grants to First Step Sports Ltd and its employees’ permission to enter upon and use the property for the purpose of providing Coaching Services for the duration of your agreement.

The client agrees to protect all equipment in a safe storage space if equipment is required to be left on site.

The client provides First Step Sports Ltd with consent to use the named establishments sports equipment if required. If for any reason this is not possible First Step Sports Ltd will provide the equipment for the sessions within reason.

 

4. Quality Assurance

First Step Sports Ltd will monitor and assess its employees on a regular basis to ensure consistency and quality in the services we are providing. First Step Sports Ltd also acknowledges its clients may also wish to assess our services and will provide our client with the relevant materials and easy communication paths to do so.

First Step Sports Ltd. and its employees are fully insured through Protectivity, policy no 444900283111.

The client acknowledges and confirms that First Step Sports Ltd will be notified of any children with Special Education Needs and provide assistance where needed through qualified staff members.

 

5. Cancellation Policy

If for any reason the client wishes to cancel, at least 30 working days’ notice is required to do so. If sufficient notice is not provided the client may be charged up to 50% of the cost of the course (participants booked multiplied by price per participant).‌

The client will be required to make alternative arrangements to allow First Step Sports to deliver the same service before the end of the funding year. ‌

If alternative opportunities for the service to be delivered are not made available, the client school will be charged 50% of the cost of the course.

 

6. Unexpected Conditions

In the event that the client wishes to cancel part or all of our services under this contract due to unexpected conditions (such as severe weather), the client will be required to make alternative arrangements to allow First Step Sports to deliver the same service before the end date of the contract. These lessons will be charged in full as per the terms of this agreement.

First Step Sports will maintain a register of all sessions cancelled due to unexpected conditions and share that register with the client as requested or required.

In the event, at the end of the contract, First Step Sports has not been given the opportunity to replace any sessions previously cancelled and they have not been paid for, we will invoice the client for 100% of the cost of each session not delivered. This final balance invoice will be payable on 14-day terms.

 

7. Contract Renewal

Please refer to your specific proposal / quotation document for full renewal terms.

 

8. Covering Lessons

First Step Sports Ltd will endeavour to provide continuity of coach to deliver at your school for the duration the course. Due to our obligations as an employer there may be times when due to scheduling, sickness, or holidays we may have to cover the coaches delivering the session. In this instance we will always inform the school of any changes we have made in advance as soon as we have been made aware.

 

9. Release and Waiver

The client agrees that in no event shall First Step Sports Ltd, its employees, agents, contractors or suppliers total and aggregate liability under this agreement exceed the amount of fees paid by the client.

 

10. Publicity Release

The client agrees to First Step Sports Ltd using the clients name and testimonials provided by the client for the purpose of marketing and promotion. The client agrees to allow First Step Sports Ltd to promote its services outside of school time to the school children exclusively. In turn, First Step Sports Ltd agree to provide the client with full use of its logo for relevant promotion.

The terms & conditions outlined above contains the entire agreement of the parties, and there are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement whether oral or written.

 

11. GDPR

First Step Sports Ltd are compliant with current data protection legislation, please refer to our privacy policy.

 

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