"Audit Report" means a report summarising the testing completed and the actions arising following an Audit; "Auditor" the Authority, and/or Other Contracting Authority who is a party to a Call Off Agreement, and/or the National Audit Office and/or any auditor appointed by the Audit Commission, and /or the representatives of any of them; “Auditor General” means currently the body that scrutinises central government expenditure; "Authority" means THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ("Cabinet Office") as represented by Crown Commercial Service, a trading fund of the Cabinet Office, whose offices are located at 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9PP; “Authority means any breach of the obligations of the Authority (including but not limited to any fundamental breach or breach of a fundamental term) or any other default, act, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or negligent statement of the Authority in connection with or in relation to this Framework Agreement or the subject matter of this Framework Agreement and in respect of which the Authority is liable to the Supplier; "Authority Personal Data" means any Personal Data supplied for the purposes of or in connection with this Framework Agreement by the Authority to the Supplier; "Authority Representative" means the representative appointed by the Authority from time to time in relation to this Framework Agreement; "Authority's Confidential Information" means all Authority Personal Data and any information, however it is conveyed, that relates to the business, affairs, developments, trade secrets, Know How, personnel, and suppliers of the Authority and/or Other Contracting Authorities, including all IPR, together with all information derived from any of the above, and any other information clearly designated as being confidential (whether or not it is marked “confidential”) or which ought reasonably to be considered to be confidential; "Branding Guidance" the Authority's guidance in relation to the use of branding available at: "Call Off Agreement" means a legally binding agreement (entered into pursuant to the provisions of this Framework Agreement) for the provision of the Services made between a Contracting Authority and the Supplier pursuant to Framework Schedule 5 (Call Off Procedure); "Call Off Guarantee" means a deed of guarantee in favour of a Contracting Authority in the form set out in Framework Schedule
"Default Management Charge" has the meaning given to it in paragraph 6.2 of Framework Schedule 9 (Management Information); "Direct Award Criteria" means the award criteria to be applied for the direct award of Call Off Agreements for Services set out in Part A of Framework Schedule 6 (Award Criteria); “Disclosing Party” shall mean a Party which discloses or makes available directly or indirectly its Confidential Information; "Dispute" means any dispute, difference or question of interpretation arising out of or in connection with this Framework Agreement, including any dispute, difference or question of interpretation relating to the Services, failure to agree in accordance with the procedure for variations in Clause 16.1 (Variation Procedure) or any matter where this Framework Agreement directs the Parties to resolve an issue by reference to the Dispute Resolution Procedure; "Dispute Notice" means a written notice served by one Party on the other stating that the Party serving the notice believes that there is a Dispute; "Dispute Resolution Procedure" means the dispute resolution procedure set out in Framework Schedule 18 (Dispute Resolution); “Document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded, as defined in Part 31 of the Civil Procedure Rules (“CPR”) "DOTAS" means the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes rules which require a promoter of tax schemes to tell HMRC of any specified notifiable arrangements or proposals and to provide prescribed information on those arrangements or proposals within set time limits as contained in Part 7 of the Finance Act 2004 and in secondary legislation made under vires contained in Part 7 of the Finance Act 2004 and as extended to national insurance contributions by the National Insurance Contributions (Application of Part 7 of the Finance Act 2004) Regulations 2012, SI 2012/1868) made under section 132A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992; "DPA" means the Data Protection Act 1998 as amended from time to time; "Due Diligence Information" means any information supplied to the Supplier by or on behalf of the Authority prior to the Framework Commencement Date; "Environmental Information means the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 together with any guidance and/or codes of practice issued