"Control" means the possession by person, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other person (whether through the ownership of voting shares, by contract or otherwise) and “Controls” and “Controlled” shall be interpreted accordingly; "Costs" means the following costs (without double recovery) to the extent that they are reasonably and properly incurred by the Supplier in providing the Services: the cost to the Supplier or the Sub-Contractor (as the context requires), calculated per Man Day, of engaging the Supplier Personnel, including: base salary paid to the Supplier Personnel; employer’s national insurance contributions; pension contributions; car allowances; any other contractual employment benefits; training; work place accommodation; work place IT equipment and tools reasonably necessary to provide the Services (but not including items included within limb (b) below); and reasonable recruitment costs, as agreed with the Contracting Authorities under any Call Off Contracts; costs incurred in respect of those Supplier Assets which are detailed on the Registers (“Supplier Assets” and “Register” shall have the meaning given to them under Call Off Schedule 1 (Definitions)) and which would be treated as capital costs according to generally accepted accounting principles within the UK, which shall include the cost to be charged in respect of Supplier Assets by the Supplier to the Contracting Authorities or (to the extent that risk and title in any Supplier Asset is not held by the Supplier) any cost actually incurred by the Supplier in respect of those Supplier Assets; operational costs which are not included within (a) or (b) above, to the extent that such costs are necessary and properly incurred by the Supplier in the provision of the Services; Reimbursable Expenses to the extent these are incurred in delivering any Services where the Charges for those Services are to be calculated on a fixed price or firm price pricing mechanism (as set out in Framework Schedule 3 (Framework Prices and Charging Structure); but excluding: Overhead;
1.2 All undisputed invoices to be paid within 30 calendar days of issue 100% if paid within 30 calendar days. 0% if paid over 30 calendar days Confirmation of receipt and time of receipt by the Authority (as evidenced within the Authority’s CODA system) 1.3 Supplier certificate to be issued to the Authority in accordance with the Framework Agreement 100% if accurate and on time Confirmation of receipt and time of receipt by the Authority 1.4 Actions identified in an Audit Report to be delivered by the dates set out in the Audit Report 100% if no Action Plan is required 100% if all actions since last audit have been delivered to plan. 66% if one or two actions are late 33% if or four actions are late 0% if more than 4 actions are late Confirmation by the Authority of completion of the actions by the dates identified in the Audit Report 2. OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY/PRICE SAVINGS 2.1 The Supplier to deliver against the Supplier Action Plan to derive further cost savings over the Framework Period via continuous improvement and innovation 100% if the Supplier has met all due objectives from the Supplier Action Plan (SAP) 66% if the Supplier is up to one month late in meeting one Confirmation by the Authority of the cost savings achieved by the dates identified in the Supplier Action Plan