Research Services

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  "description": "Participants wanting to participate in this sourcing activity must request access to the tender documents by e-mailing Rebecca.Taylor@wwutilities.co.uk before the deadline of\n30th September 2021\nPlease include the following information in your email:\n1) Full company name;\n2) Main contact details (name, job title, email address, and telephone numbers).\n3) Please confirm that you have experience within the Utilities industry \nPlease note the the tender will be run via our procurement portal Bravo which requires suppliers to be registered to participate, failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the sourcing event.\nPlease note that there is a PQQ/ITT running in tandem with the OJEU notice, this will close on Monday 4th October 2021.",
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