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In line with Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 005: Reserving Below Threshold Procurements, this opportunity is reserved by supplier location. Participation is restricted to suppliers that are established and have substantive business operations within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For the purposes of this reservation, 'substantive business operations' means that the supplier has a genuine operational presence in the specified location (for example, staffed premises or a delivery base) and is actively conducting business from that location. Suppliers that do not meet this requirement will not be eligible to participate in this procurement. Evidence of compliance will be required as part of the tender submission and may be verified by the Contracting Authority. 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