2.3  Mobilisation

The Service Provider shall notify to the Authority, in writing, not later than seven (7) Business Days prior to the Planned Service Commencement Date that all of the following have been effected:

(a)  all statutory notifications have been made and Necessary Consents obtained, to the extent required by law, to enable the Service Provider to commence or procure the commencement of the Service (including without limitation notifying the emergency services of contact details, including a twenty four (24) hour telephone link, for use in the event of an emergency relating to the Apparatus);

(b)  the help desk which the Service Provider is required to operate and maintain as part of the Customer Care System and the Management Information System are operational and capable of performing the functions required of them pursuant to paragraphs [♦] of the Output Specification (to the extent necessary for the Service Provider to properly commence performance of the Service); and

(c)  there are sufficient vehicles, stock, personnel, office space and storage space [as set out in the Mobilisation Plan which is set out in Method Statement 21 (Mobilisation Plan)]3 to permit the Service Provider to comply with the Service Provider's obligations under this Contract (to the extent necessary for the Service Provider to properly commence performance of the Service).

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3  The Authority should consider whether it wishes the detail of what is sufficient to be set out in a Method Statement.