Contracts for research and development work: organizational and legal issues

The article is related to the analysis of organizational and legal issues of concluding contracts for the performance of research and development work. The empirical basis of the conducted research is based on the study of judicial practice and the work of university departments commissioned by scientific research and technological work from other organizations. The requirements for the structural divisions of educational institutions of higher education to organize the interaction of all departments of universities involved in contractual relations are defined. The problems associated with the preparation of technical specifications and acceptance of completed scientific research and technological work are highlighted. The problem of qualification of a contract for the performance of research and development work, the terms of which may have signs of other binding structures, is outlined. The recommendations formulated based on the results of this study can be used in organizing practical work in scientific departments of universities.