NBC Technical Quality Assurance Partner

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        "description": "NBC Technical Quality Assurance Partner<br/> This is a key strategic NBC Partner contract to :<br/>Provide Commissioning, Verification and Validation (CVV) services to the NBC Programme. Principle projects will be the Science Hubs (PR29 and PR30), with lesser support to PR21 and PR36 science buildings at Coombelands. <br/><br/>Other Weybridge projects delivered by NBC such as Lab Science Building B (LSB-B). <br/><br/>This procurement is being carried out by the Authority in accordance with the Competitive Award Procedure under Crown Commercial Services (CCS) DPS RM6242 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 , on behalf of the Defra.",
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