The latest standard contract for the provision of facilities management services is due for publication in the next few days.

The PACE (Property Advisors to the Civil Estate) (GC/WORKS/10) contract is designed to be used by public sector organisations to procure facilities management services. The contract will be suitable for either individual services (for example, cleaning) or for total facilities management services. The PACE contract contains standard clauses on a number of
contractual issues, including payment, performance, maintenance, TUP, dispute resolution and contract termination.

According to Marc Hanson of CMS Cameron McKenna solicitors, author of Asset
Information1s Guide to Facilities Management Contracts, the PACE contract is
also suitable for use in the private sector. For more information on the new
standard contract please see the June issue of Facilities Management Legal
Update - available from info@workplacelaw.net