Buyer Name: Department for Business and Trade
Buyer Address: Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DY, England
Contact Name: Department for International Trade
Contact Email: ResearchandConsultancy@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: 000000090000
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