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Contract Register Template

A contract register is a single list of all your active supplier contracts, recording each one's value, start date, expiry or renewal date, notice period and owner. Its main job is to stop contracts auto-renewing or lapsing unnoticed. This free CSV template gives you one row per contract and a status column so you always know what needs action next.

Lost contracts cost money — they auto-renew at worse terms, or lapse and leave you unprotected. A contract register is the simple fix: one place that tracks every contract's expiry and notice period so you renew, renegotiate or exit on time. This template gives you that register ready to fill in.

Download the Contract Register Template (CSV)

What's inside

• One row per contract: reference, supplier, description and category.
• Annual value, start date, expiry/renewal date and notice period.
• Owner and status columns to make accountability clear.
• A status key and an action reminder for contracts inside their notice window.

How to use it

• Record every active contract as one row in the register.
• Capture the expiry/renewal date and the notice period accurately.
• Sort by expiry date to see what needs attention next.
• Act before the notice period on each contract to renew, renegotiate or exit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why keep a contract register?

Because contracts that fall off the radar cost money — auto-renewing at poor terms or lapsing and leaving gaps. A register gives you one view of every contract's value, expiry and notice period, so decisions are made deliberately and on time rather than by default.

What is a notice period and why does it matter?

The notice period is how far in advance you must tell a supplier you intend to renew, renegotiate or terminate. Miss it and many contracts auto-renew for another term. Tracking it in the register is the single most valuable thing a contract register does.

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