Detailed information on the initiation and implementation of contract research and research services can be found in Circular Letter D1/2/19.
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In summary: If you intend to carry out contract researchon behalf of a company or a public institution, please contact us as early as possible (when making an offer). We

• clarify together with you the economic and tax classification of the project. (Is there a need for full cost calculation.),

• check your full cost calculation and help you to prepare your offer or contract text. (Please use our templates.),

• make self-declarations in the context of the offer preparation,

• lead the negotiations with your client,   

• get the legally binding signature and register your project in SAP.
  (Therfore we need

  • the contract or the order,

  • the announcement of research projekt (form),        

  •  the TUD-internal calculation sheet/cost accounting scheme.    

• clarify the compliance of intendet subcontractings with legal requirements (as public institution).

Project implementation

In order to call up the contractually fixed remuneration, invoices must be issued. To initiate invoicing, please use the ERP billing system.

Please contact us for:  

• Support in the handling of the project (for example invoicing and tax aspects).
• Release of hiring of third-party funded employees     

• Release of purchases; arrangement of payments with examination of the

  contractual specifications and other reference lines; ensuring compliance with the commercial principles in accordance with GoB, tax law and EU rules on competition law

• Administration of your project in SAP including the accounting of overheads
• Settlement of the project