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        "locality": "Nottingham",
        "postalCode": "NG12 5FB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "c/o Keyworth Primary & Nursery School, Keyworth"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Elizabeth Gregory",
        "email": "elizabeth.gregory@equalstrust.org"
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  "planning": {
    "noEngagementNoticeRationale": "The Trust did not carry out preliminary market engagement (PME) prior to tender publication to prepare for this procurement. Tenderers shall be aware that under the Act, the Trust is not obligated to carry out PME. The justification is that the requirements are not complex, or niche and the Contracting Authority already has an understanding of what they want the service to deliver and the market is known."
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}