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For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Please refer to the ITT tender documents for full details. (SC Ref:824526)", "initiationType": "tender", "tender": { "id": "EC1082", "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0024", "scheme": "CELEX" }, "title": "EC1082 Taxi Services Framework Agreement", "status": "active", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "60120000", "description": "Taxi services" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "description": "The University of Edinburgh wishes to establish a four-year Framework Agreement for the provision of Taxi Services. 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