Formal acceptance will not be until the actions, stipulated in the contract documentation, have been successfully completed.

Here, the signing of a delivery note is simply acknowledging that the goods/services have been received. Within the contract there may be a requirement, for example, to commission the goods and complete acceptance tests prior to formally accepting them. If you are unsure, check with your Head of Procurement. hold on to them for a reasonable period of time without telling the supplier that you are rejecting them.Īcceptance does not occur until you have had a chance to examine the goods, however, the law may view individual cases of ‘signing on acceptance’ in different ways.tell the supplier that you are accepting them.There are a number of points that are important.

Normally whenever goods are delivered and a delivery note signed, the signature signifies that the goods/services have been accepted and hence, the performance of the contract completed.