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Buyer Name: Ministry of Defence
Buyer Address: Blenheim Building, Monxton Road, Andover, UKJ36, Sp11 8HJ, United Kingdom
Contact Email: example.example@mod.gov.uk
712746450 - This procurement is to support the Army Orienteering Association (AOA) to deliver training courses, coaching, mapping services, competitions and technical services. This includes technical advice and provision of timing equipment/services to deliver effective training, complying to British Orienteering National Governing Body rules and policies and ‘safe-place, safe-training’.
Lot 1 Status: complete
Document Description: Not published
Contract Title: Provision of Army Orienteering Services
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