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712746450 - Provision of Army Orienteering Services

Ministry of Defence

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Ministry of Defence

Buyer Address: Blenheim Building, Monxton Road, Andover, UKJ36, Sp11 8HJ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: example.example@mod.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
296160.0 GBP
Published
27 Jan 2026, 13:05
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
07 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
04 Jul 2028, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
92622000 - Sports-event organisation services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
EMIT Timing UK Limited
Official Source
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Description

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’.

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Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: Provision of Army Orienteering Services

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