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Buyer Name: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Buyer Address: Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Lindy Macnamee
Contact Email: lindy.macnamee@defra.gov.uk
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Contract Title: Natural Environment Valuation Model (NEV): Phase 2 - assessing the deliverab
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