UK Consultancy Agreement Template

1. Services. The Consultant shall provide the consultancy services described in Schedule 1 (the "Services") as a self-employed independent contractor and not as an employee, worker or agent of the Client. 2. Status. The parties intend that the Consultant is engaged on a self-employed basis. The Consultant has discretion as to the manner, time and place of performance, subject only to delivery of the agreed outputs. 3. Substitution. The Consultant may, at its own cost, provide a suitably qualified substitute approved by the Client (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) to perform any part of the Services. 4. Fees and expenses. The Client shall pay the Consultant the fees set out in Schedule 1 within 14 days of receipt of a valid invoice. Pre-approved expenses are reimbursable on production of receipts. 5. Insurance. The Consultant shall maintain professional indemnity insurance of at least £1,000,000 for the duration of the engagement and shall provide evidence on request. 6. Confidentiality and IP. The Consultant shall keep all confidential information of the Client confidential. All intellectual property rights in deliverables created under this Agreement vest in the Client on payment, save for the Consultant's pre-existing materials.