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                "description": "THIS IS NOT A CALL TO COMPETITION. This is a Preliminary Market Engagement event in relation to outsourcing the existing clerking service. This preliminary market engagement event does not form any part of any invitation to tender. Peterborough City Council is issuing this request for information only. Any supplier invited to present to the Authority is doing so to support market research only and to help make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. No supplier selection or supplier preference is implied. The preliminary market engagement event can be accessed via ProContract at this link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=2bd00c22-ec4d-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False If you do not already have an account with ProContract you can register and create an account for free. Once you have accessed the advert, please click on the green \"Register interest in this opportunity\". Doing this will allow you to access the Preliminary Market Engagement event and associated document. Once the questions within the document have been completed, please upload your response via ProContract. The event will remain open until 12:00 Noon on 9th June 2026. If you have any questions whilst this event is live and you have already registered your interest, please use the ProContract messaging facility.",
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