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RBGKEW1474 - Unibox - Singh Twins

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Buyer Address: THE HERBARIUM, KEW GREEN, UKI75, TW93AE, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@kew.org

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
12652.94 GBP
Published
29 Dec 2025, 17:24
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
71314100 - Electrical services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Unibox
Official Source
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Description

Providing (LED lightboxes) framing services to artists, The Singh Twins for several years.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: Providing LED lightboxes framing services to artists The Singh Twins for several years.

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Raw Notice JSON

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