Better Contract Design

The World Commerce & Contracting Better Contract Design Mark recognizes contracts that are designed to make business easier for all.

Assessed on their design, language, relationship and usability, they exemplify contracts that are user friendly, clear, visual, inclusive and good for business. The trustworthy evaluation rubric is based on the pioneering work of the Simplification Centre and its founder, Rob Waller.

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What makes a better designed contract?

Plain language, simplified design and a user-friendly approach allowing greater inclusivity and accessibility.

The contract is clear, well-structured and visually appealing.

Human-centered - placing the reader's needs and abilities first.

There is a clear intent to enhance transparency, aid communication and engender trust.

The overall approach promotes ease of doing business

There is a coherent alignment with an organizations brand and tone of voice

Who has already been awarded the mark?

Partnership between Legal & Sales at EcoVadis

Vice President of Sales, Nigel Nugent says "90% of our clients refused our contract or returned it with an ocean of redlines, our legal fees were increasing, client and sales teams were getting frustrated. Something had to change…” Watch our video to find out what EcoVadis did!

How Shell have transformed their contracts...

Watch the video to find out how Shell rethought their General Terms for Marine Lubricants, and why they have been recognized as innovators of the commercial process.

Co-designing Indonesian government contracts for the digital age

A collaborative UK-Indonesia project, supported by WorldCC and delivered virtually due to COVID-19, is showing how human-centred design and multidisciplinary approaches can help make government procurement faster, more accessible and inclusive.

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During the past year we’ve collaborated with WorldCC contract design experts to review and simplify our “Contract Awareness” presentation template. This template is used to “translate” our newly signed client contracts for use by our business colleagues. The close collaboration with WorldCC has enabled us to transform our contract guide by using plain language and visualisations. Thanks to WorldCC, we can now design contract guides that are easy for business stakeholders to read and understand, helping them to seamlessly deliver projects to our clients.

Accenture
Redesigning our contract handover guide has been a game-changer for us. It made it so much easier to translate the key terms of the contracts into a form understood by those who needed to deliver and our teams have been delighted. We are proud recipients of the Better Contract Design mark, as it recognizes our commitment to clear, effective communication in contracting.

Schneider Electric
Designing simple, clear contracts that meet users' needs, is an absolutely critical element of supporting accessible, inclusive procurement. The Better Contract Design mark signifies this commitment, and GDS is very proud to be among the first recipients of the mark, thanks to the work of its Global Digital Marketplace Programme.

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