International Student Recruitment South Asia (Lot1) & Compliance Interviews (Lot2)

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    "submissionMethodDetails": "This has to be submitted via our Oracle Tendering Portal, please see below registration link: \nhttps://iaetme.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/redwood/supplier-registration/register-supplier/register-supplier-verification?id=Jqjdl142fgSWRrkr7zVte05ynD6OnVr4QvvR1Npz2r4eLs/0IaO1sPQhtw==\nPlease contact me once registered and I will send you and invitation to the tender (r.bushell@londonmet.ac.uk).",
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