Below is an IT contract negotiation checklist which is intended to assist purchasers of IT products and services to negotiate value for money contracts with suppliers.
 
  1. Business requirements – Have the purchaser’s business requirements for the IT product or service been identified?

  2. Functional requirements – Have the functions which must be performed by the IT product or service been determined?

  3. Non-functional requirements – Have the non-functional requirements for the IT product or service been determined?

  4. Specifications – Have  the specifications for the IT product or service been prepared?

  5. Business risks – Have the business risks associated with the supply of the IT product or service been identified?

  6. Ranked non-preferred provisions – Have the non-preferred provisions of the IT contract proposed by the supplier been ranked depending on their level of importance to the purchaser?

  7. Negotiation positions – Have negotiation positions been developed for the non‑preferred provisions of the IT contract?

  8. "Show Stoppers" identified – Have any non-preferred provisions of the IT contract which are "Show Stoppers” been identified?

  9. Negotiation strategies – Is the purchaser fully aware of the strategies which they may use to negotiate the non‑preferred provisions of the IT contract?
If you require any further information in relation to this checklist, or any assistance to negotiate or review an IT contract, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Please note that the information contained in this checklist is provided for information purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice for any particular purpose.  You should seek your own independent legal advice for your specific circumstances.