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Equipment Hire
This page is an extract from the full topic guidance on Equipment Hire [37KB PDF]. It details any Constraints associated with Equipment Hire, provides a summary of the Authoritative Guidance and lists any essential reading, further reading or associated documents.
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Equipment hire proposals may originate from the contractor, the customer or an acquisition team member.
Proposals for equipment hire must be assessed and a judgement made on whether hiring or outright purchase offers best value for money. The acquisition team, the customer, the equipment support manager and
Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO), as appropriate, should be involved in the assessment.
Contractors sometimes offer free equipment trials. Care must be taken to avoid misrepresentation if there is no 'in Service' requirement for the equipment.
All Ministry of Defence (MOD) hiring activities create a contractual relationship that should be recorded in writing. Some points to consider when drafting a contract are provided under Authoritative Guidance.
Further Reading
Nominal Cost Contracts topic
Commercial Risk topic
Limiting/Excluding Liability For Risks topic
Indemnity Against Risks topic
Insurance Against Risks topic
