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    "description": "I am contacting you regarding a further update on the Virtus Re-Compete. During our recent supplier engagement at DVD and ABW we issued a prospective schedule which stated commencement dates for the competition and DPQQ release being April 2023. The Authority would like to inform you that the Virtus Re-Compete project team are in the process of rescheduling and timelines are likely to be affected; we will endeavour to provide you with a more complete update once this process has been completed end of February 2023. Thank you for your continued interest in the Virtus Re-Compete",
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