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    "description": "All interested parties must register their interest no later than close of business on Friday, the 30th of October 2026 by completing the attached questionnaire and emailing it to paula.l.hirschganger@strath.ac.uk. The University reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part, or not at all. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=846305. (SC Ref:846305)",
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