1. VEAT Notice Intention to award a public services contract for the provision of an outsourced diagnostic imaging teaching and technology related services to support our Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVetMS) Year 4 & 5 students for the 2024/25 academic year, with the option to cover the 2025/26 & 2026/27 academic years, at Harper and Keele Veterinary School HKVS ("HKVS").

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        "description": "1. VEAT Notice Intention to award a public services contract for the provision of an outsourced diagnostic imaging teaching and technology related services to support our Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVetMS) Year 4 & 5 students for the 2024/25 academic year, with the option to cover the 2025/26 & 2026/27 academic years, at Harper and Keele Veterinary School HKVS (\"HKVS\") 2. The Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication is being followed and is justified under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (\"PCR 2015\").",
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