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(do not include any marking material) You will then be sent a short market engagement questionnaire, please then complete and return this by the stated deadline in the questionnaire. 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The London Borough of Hillingdon reserves the right to award some, all of none of the Lots. The Council does not guarantee any minimum or maximum volume of samples under this contract. 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The most common microbiological test required at present is a test for Salmonella spp in betel leaves as required by Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2019/1793. These consignments are detained pending the results of sampling. 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