Buyer Name: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Buyer Address: Middlemarch Business Park, Siskin Parkway East, Coventry, UKG13, CV3 4PE, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement@ahdb.org.uk
Buyer Name: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Buyer Address: Middlemarch Business Park, Siskin Parkway East, Coventry, UKG13, CV3 4PE, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement@ahdb.org.uk
Procurement of Livestock Methane measuring devices (Sniffers) and associated services; e.g. maintenance
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Lot 1 Status: complete
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
Document Description: Not published
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