By using this website or engaging our services, you agree to these terms. They govern both website use and any engagement with Meridian Intermediaries.
"Service Provider" means the operator of Meridian Intermediaries (full legal identity and service address provided in the applicable SOW, invoice, proposal, or engagement correspondence). "Meridian Intermediaries" and "Intermediaries" mean the trading name Meridian Intermediaries and any associated sub-brands, divisions, or trading styles used to deliver the Services. "Client" means the party purchasing or receiving Services. "Services" means documentation, contract readiness, evidence organisation, bid/proposal support, delivery governance support, and related advisory or implementation support described in a proposal, statement of work ("SOW"), email, or engagement letter. "Deliverables" means outputs provided under an SOW. "Materials" means any documents, data, templates, credentials, content, or information provided by either party.
"Compliance" means documented controls, policies, procedures, registers, attestations, supporting evidence, and operational practices intended to meet buyer requirements and/or internal standards (and does not constitute legal or regulatory advice). "Procurement" means any sourcing, tender, RFx, ITT/RFP, framework, award, onboarding, due diligence, evaluation, negotiation, or contracting process conducted by a buyer, authority, prime, or third party.
"Intermediary" means any third party involved in a Procurement process or supply chain (including a prime contractor, broker, agent, referral partner, platform provider, portal, assessor, or buyer-appointed representative).
Where Services are provided to clients outside the United Kingdom, the Services are supplied from England & Wales. The Client is responsible for ensuring that the use, submission, implementation, or reliance on any Deliverables complies with applicable local laws, procurement rules, industry regulations, and buyer/authority requirements in the relevant jurisdiction(s). Meridian does not represent that Deliverables are compliant with any specific non-UK legal or regulatory regime without independent qualified review.
Meridian is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Nothing on the Website or within any Deliverables constitutes legal, tax, accounting, financial, investment, or regulated compliance advice in the United Kingdom, the United States, or any other jurisdiction. Deliverables are documentation and operational support materials only. The Client must obtain independent advice from appropriately qualified advisers in the relevant jurisdiction(s) before relying on, submitting, or implementing any Deliverables.
Meridian Intermediaries provides independent readiness, evidence, documentation, coordination, and delivery support services only. Meridian does not act as a broker, commercial agent, introducer with authority to bind, reseller, or other representative of any Client, supplier, buyer, authority, prime contractor, or third party unless expressly agreed in writing.
Meridian Intermediaries has no authority to negotiate, offer, conclude, vary, or bind any contract, award, purchase, framework position, subcontract, or other commercial arrangement on behalf of any party unless expressly confirmed in a written agreement signed by the Service Provider.
Unless expressly agreed in writing, Meridian is not engaged to secure contract awards, influence procurement decisions, or act on a commission, contingency, success-fee, percentage-of-award, or other outcome-based compensation model. Fees are charged solely for the professional services provided, whether or not any bid, proposal, tender, ITT, RFx, framework application, onboarding process, or related opportunity is successful.
Each party must keep the other's confidential information confidential and use it only for the engagement. This does not apply to information that is public, independently developed, or lawfully obtained from a third party. Where disclosure is required by law or a regulator, the disclosing party will (where lawful) notify the other party.
Each party will comply with applicable data protection laws. Where we process personal data on your behalf, the parties may enter into a separate data processing agreement (DPA). Please avoid sending sensitive personal data unless strictly necessary and agreed in writing.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Meridian will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss, or for loss of profit, revenue, business, contracts, goodwill, opportunity, anticipated savings, or data, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise.
Meridian's total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with the Services and/or Deliverables, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, will be limited to the total fees actually paid to Meridian for the specific engagement giving rise to the claim.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Where Services involve or depend on third-party tools, portals, buyer platforms, e-procurement systems, prime contractors, Intermediaries, assessors, hosting providers, email providers, payment processors, or submission systems (together, "Third-Party Services"), Meridian does not own or control those Third-Party Services and is not responsible for their downtime, access restrictions, rule changes, scoring methodology changes, security policies, configuration, or failures.
The Client remains responsible for: (i) maintaining access and credentials; (ii) complying with portal rules, buyer instructions, Procurement requirements and deadlines; and (iii) final review, approvals and submission—unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing.
Neither party is liable for delay or failure due to events beyond reasonable control, including power/internet outages, supplier failure, acts of government, war, terrorism, civil unrest, labour disputes, or natural disasters.
These Terms and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with them are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction, except where mandatory local laws require otherwise.
Before litigation, the parties agree to attempt in good faith to resolve disputes through senior-level discussion. Either party may propose mediation as a non-binding step.
Questions about these Terms: Info@MeridianIntermediaries.com