Securing supplier relationships requires vigilance on the part of the buyer when drafting and negotiating contracts. How can you anticipate the legal risks associated with purchasing contracts? This training course will help you understand the principles and best practices involved in drafting a purchasing contract.
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Securing supplier relationships requires vigilance on the part of the buyer when drafting and negotiating contracts. How can you anticipate the legal risks associated with purchasing contracts? This training course will help you understand the principles and best practices involved in drafting a purchasing contract.
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Understand the main principles of contracts as applied to purchasing
Defining the various contractual obligations
Include essential clauses, penalties and financial clauses in the contract
Identify risks and pitfalls to avoid
Intended audience
Buyers, general departments, anyone faced with legal issues relating to purchasing.
Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.
Practical details
Hands-on work
Application through targeted exercises, participative exchanges and feedback.
Course schedule
1
The fundamentals of commercial law
Basic legal concepts.
The seller and the buyer.
What are the obligations of both parties?
2
The purchase contract
What is a purchase contract?
Agreements and different types of contract.
General Terms and Conditions of Sale and Purchase (CGV/CGA).
Type of renewal (tacit, express, etc.).
Risks that may arise.
Exercise
Draw up a purchase contract and define the various contractual obligations.
3
Essential clauses
The importance of the purpose of the contract.
Don't forget prices, deadlines and duration.
What to do in the event of a dispute
Intellectual property.
Confidentiality clauses.
Transferability of the contract.
Possible modifications.
Exercise
Continue to draw up a purchase contract, including the essential clauses.
4
Penalties
Penalty clauses.
How do I suspend or terminate a contract?
The advantages and disadvantages.
Force majeure.
Hidden defects.
5
Financial aspects
The payment formula.
Letter of intent.
Prices and deposit.
Price revisions.
Exercise
Complete the drafting of a purchase contract, including penalties and financial aspects.
6
Competition law
What is competition law?
Legal and regulatory provisions.
Transparent pricing and discounts
Monopolies and dominant positions.
7
Risky contracts
Types of contracts that may present more risk than others.
On-site service providers and subcontractors.
Health and safety rules.
Specific features of international contracts.
International trade terms (Incoterms).
Customer reviews
4,6 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
CYRIL J.
17/08/26
5 / 5
Contenu complet et très bien synthétisé. Explication claire sur chaque question.
AGNÈS C.
17/08/26
5 / 5
Trés satisfaisant
LOUIS D.
17/08/26
4 / 5
Très bien
AUDE T.
15/06/26
5 / 5
Very interesting and exactly what I was hoping for
NABIL B.
03/11/25
5 / 5
excellent
JONATHAN L.
03/11/25
4 / 5
It would be desirable to integrate more practical cases alongside the theory in order to strike a better balance. Even if the number of participants is limited, it would be appropriate to offer exercises in half groups.
UM LIMA N.
27/10/25
5 / 5
Well-detailed content. The trainer was informative and open to questions.
JOSÉ B.
27/10/25
4 / 5
A trainer who listens
MANON B.
15/09/25
4 / 5
Good training but some exercises a bit long. Good PDF at the end!
ADRIEN L.
15/09/25
5 / 5
I was very satisfied with this training course, which served as a refresher on the clauses of the contract.
BENOÎT M.
15/09/25
5 / 5
The right balance of theory and practice, with a caring, dynamic trainer.
MARTINE J.
15/09/25
4 / 5
Interesting training, but still general. The diversity of the participants means that it is not possible to go into the more personal cases of each buyer's field. It would be interesting to attach the examples discussed during the course as an appendix.
PARTICIPANTS
Buyers, general departments, anyone faced with legal issues relating to purchasing.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES • The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.
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This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.