A project may be formed (sponsored) by any member of OIX in collaboration with one or more other members. Non-member organisation may collaborate on an OIX project. All non-members are required to sign the OIX Participant Agreement (Link) to protect IPR.

There are three ‘costs’ associated with running an OIX project: Participation fee, Facilitation Fee and Project Funds.

Participation Fee: All participating organisations will pay a ‘participation fee’ (*see table below). The ‘participation fee’ is waived for all OIX members in good standing.

Facilitation Fee: An OIX project facilitation fee of £2,500 (+VAT) applies to all projects up to the value of £25K. For projects over this value the facilitation fee would typically be 10%. This fee enables OIX to facilitate:

• OIX Board review
• Necessary contracts
• Ongoing website project inclusion and updates
• Ongoing project communications
• Project Sponsor and Project coordinator support
• Dispute resolution
• Supplier payments
• White paper review, website posting and promotion on social media

Project Funds: Project related funds might be required to pay for specialist services or facilities to perform defined services. Examples include a user researcher, a user-testing lab, IT developers, a project coordinator and a report author. All project funding is provided by the one or more members participating in the project. It is the responsibility of the project sponsor to ensure the project is adequately resourced and funded.

All funds need to be deposited into the OIX bank account prior to a project proceeding.