Version 2.1
Effective Date: January 2026
Review Date: January 2027
Registered Office: 5 Wharf Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5AN
Company No: 14623648
1. Definitions
“Company” means LakeRidge Solutions Ltd.
“Client” means the person or organisation accepting a Quote or placing an order.
“Quote” means a written quotation issued by the Company.
“Services” means the services described in the Quote or invoice.
“Construction on Works” means any building, engineering or construction-related activites to which the Services relate.
2. Acceptance of Quotes
All Quotes are valid for 30 days unless stated otherwise.
A Quote is accepted when the Client confirms acceptance in writing, issues a purchase order, or instructs the Company to proceed.
These Terms apply to all Quotes, orders and invoices and override any Client terms unless agreed in writing by the Company.
3. Scope of Services
The Company shall provide the Services as described in the Quote.
The Services are limited to those expressly stated and do not include contractor means and methods, site safety management or construction execution unless explicitly agreed in writing.
Any work outside the agreed scope constitutes a Variation.
4. Design Responsibility
The Company shall only be responsible for design services where explicitly stated in the Quote.
Where design responsibility is included, it is limited to the specific elements described and shall be exercised with reasonable skill and care.
No responsibility is accepted for the use of designs outside their intended purpose or by third parties without the Company’s written consent.
5. Health & Safety
The Client remains responsible for overall site safety and compliance with applicable health and safety legislation, including the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
The Company shall take reasonable care in the performance of its Services but shall not be responsible for site conditions, construction activities or the acts or omissions of contractors or
others.
6. Variations
The Client may request changes to the Services at any me.
The Company shall be entitled to adjust its fees, programme or scope to reflect any Variation.
The Company is not obliged to carry out a Variation until it has been agreed in writing.
7. Fees and Payment
Fees are as stated in the Quote and are exclusive of VAT.
Unless otherwise agreed, invoices are payable within 14 days of the invoice date.
The Company may suspend Services upon seven days’ written notice if payment is overdue.
The Company shall not be liable for any delay, disrup on, cost, expense or loss arising from such suspension.
8. Expenses
Reasonable expenses incurred in delivering the Services may be charged in addition to the fees unless stated otherwise.
9. Intellectual Property
All intellectual property created by the Company remains its property until full payment has been received.
No license to use any deliverables is granted until all invoices have been paid in full.
Upon full payment, the Client is granted a non-exclusive license to use the deliverables solely for the purposes for which they were prepared.
10. Confidentiality
Each party shall keep confidential any information marked or reasonably understood to be confidential.
This obligation survives termination.
11. Liability
The Company shall perform the Services with reasonable skill and care.
The Company’s aggregate liability arising out of or in connec on with the Services, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, shall not exceed £2,000,000 in aggregate.
The Company shall maintain Professional Indemnity Insurance with a minimum limit of indemnity of £2,000,000 for so long as such insurance remains available on commercially reasonable terms.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where such liability cannot legally be excluded or limited.
The Company shall not be liable for indirect or consequential loss of opportunity, loss of anticipated savings, or any other economic loss.
12. Net Contribution
Where liability arises jointly with consultants, contractors, suppliers or other third parties, the Company’s liability shall be limited to the proportion of the loss that is fair and reasonable having regard to its responsibility for that loss.
13. Time Limitation
No action, claim or proceedings shall be commenced against the Company more than six years after completion of the Services.
14. Force Majeure
Neither party shall be liable for delay or failure in performing its obligations where such delay or failure results from events beyond its reasonable control, including severe weather, industrial action, utility failures, cyber incidents, government action, pandemics or similar events.
15. Termination
Either party may terminate for material breach if not remedied within 14 days of written notice.
On termination, all outstanding invoices shall become immediately payable.
16. Third Party Rights
Nothing in these Terms confers any benefit or right on any third party under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
17. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with any Quote, constitute the entire agreement between the parties relating to the Services.
18. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction.