The specific circumstances of the supplier contract will directly determine Capgemini’s involvement in negotiating and finalising the contract:

• Direct with Client – the Engagement Manager should seek to support the Client in defining the content of the supplier contract, especially with such areas like scope, deliverables, dependencies, reporting, etc.
• Sub-contractor to Capgemini – the Engagement Manager will be responsible for developing the contract. Wherever possible, the general contract model for sub-contracting services should be used as the basis for each individual contract and should be directly aligned with the main contract with the Client (back-to-back).

In either case, it is crucial that a person responsible for legal and commercial affairs, within Capgemini and/or the Client organisation, is consulted over general issues when dealing with Suppliers. Country legislative rules must be factored into any contract. In addition, subject matter experts from areas such as data protection or cybersecurity should be involved if there are specific requirements pertaining to these areas in the contracts. In all situations, Capgemini's signature of the Supplier Contract must be subject to Capgemini internal authority limits. 

It is important to ensure the any supplier contracts are consistent and aligned with the context of the main contract, and to clearly document supplier obligations. Any deviations should be raised and dealt with prior to the supplier contracts being signed. If this doesn’t happen, such deviations affecting the main contract should be dealt using the procedures defined in the Change Control stream.