2526-077-STA-PHW - POSTAL SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS

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    "description": "Public Health Wales require provision of a bespoke tracked 48 mail service to provide Bowel Screening Wales and Health Protection Wales participants a facility to return test kits to the Screening Laboratory.",
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    "title": "2526-077-STA-PHW - POSTAL SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS"
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