Common use of Acceptance Testing Procedure Clause in Contracts

Acceptance Testing Procedure. 7.1 Where the Services are specified to be subject to Acceptance Tests in the Statement of Work, the Customer shall undertake the Acceptance Tests to determine whether the Services have met their Acceptance Criteria. 7.2 The Customer shall carry out the Acceptance Tests using the Acceptance Criteria within 1 Business Day of completion of the Services, at a time to be agreed in writing with 6B. The Customer shall permit 6B to attend and observe the Acceptance Tests. 7.3 The Customer shall not unreasonably withhold or delay its agreement that the Services meet its Acceptance Criteria. 7.4 The Customer shall be deemed to have accepted that the Services have met the Acceptance Criteria on the earliest of: 7.4.1 the Customer’s written agreement to that effect; 7.4.2 the expiry of 1 Business Day after completion of the Acceptance Tests, unless the Customer has given written notice to 6B that the Services do not meet the Acceptance Criteria, specifying the nature of the failure; 7.4.3 the expiry of 2 Business Days after 6B informs the Customer that the Services are ready for the Acceptance Tests, if those Acceptance Tests have not been completed; and 7.4.4 the live use of the Deliverables (or the relevant part of them) by the Customer or any of its employees, agents or contractors. 7.5 Any part of the Services which are undeliverable for reasons that are outside of 6B’s control shall be excluded from the Acceptance Tests carried out in accordance with paragraph 7.2.