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LABORORATORY CONTRACTS
BUYERS GUIDE
Feb 14
V8
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/finance/purchasing_and_insurance/
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Laboratory Consumables Framework Agreement
Valid 1 October 2012 to 31 October 2015
Ref: PROC DML ITT/405
What’s covered under this contract?
Lot No
Category
Lot 1
Fine Chemicals
Lot 2
General Chemicals
Lot 3
Bio Sciences Chemicals
Lot 5
Solvents Chemicals
Lot 6
Consumables General
Lot 7
Bio Sciences General
Lot 8
PPE
Lot 9
Cleaning Products
Lot 10
Pipettes
Lot 11
Ground Glass Joint Chemical Operators
Lot 12
Safety Equipment
Lot 13
Glassware
Lot 14
Plastics General
Lot 15
Bio Sciences Plastics
Lot 17
Tips (including recycling)
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Who Should I Buy From?
Alpha Laboratories
Lots Awarded
Key Points
Contact Details
Lot 17 – Tips
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Free delivery for all products
Recycling of tips
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 3.45pm for next day delivery
Rob Green – 07767 492478
rgreen@alphalabs.co.uk
Appleton Woods
Lots Awarded
Key Points
Contact Details
Lot 12 – Safety Equipment
Lot 13 – Glassware
Lot 15 – Bio Sciences Plastics
Lot 17 – Tips
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Free delivery for all products
Recycling Programmes
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 3pm for next Day Availability
Aarti Ghelani - 0121 472 7353.
aarti.ghelani@appletonwoods.co.uk
Paul Murphy – 0121 472 7353
paul.murphy@appletonwoods.co.uk
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Fisher Scientific
Lots Awarded
Key Points
Contact Details
Lot 1 – Fine Chemicals
Lot 2 – General Chemicals
Lot 3 – Bio Sciences Chemicals
Lot 5 – Solvents Chemicals
Lot 6 – Consumables General
Lot 7 - Bio Sciences General
Lot 8 - PPE
Lot 9 - Cleaning Products
Lot 10 – Pipettes
Lot 12 – Safety Equipment
Lot 14 – Plastics General
Lot 15 – Bio Sciences Plastics
Lot 17 – Tips
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Free delivery for all products
Recycling of cardboard and plastics
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 3pm for next Day Availability
Invitrogen products available through Fisher
Lauren Cole – Customer Services 01788 820300
lauren.cole@thermofisher.com
Kiren Kang – Account Manager 07768 738 417
Kiren.kang@thermofisher.com
Greiner Bio-One
Lots Awarded
Key Points
Contact Details
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Lot 15 – BioSciences Plastics
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Free delivery for all products
Recycling service
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 3pm for next Day Availability
Alex Ling – 07980 667015
Alexandra.Ling@gbo.com
Lee Lobb
Lee.lobb@gbo.com
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MP Biomedicals
Lots Awarded
Key Points
Lot 1 – Fine Chemicals
Lot 3 – BioSciences Chemicals
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Contact Details
Free delivery for all products
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 3pm - Maximum 48 hour delivery
Douglas Betts – 07711 051 275
dbetts@mpbio.com
New England BioLabs
Lots Awarded
Key Points
Contact Details
Lot 3 – Bio Sciences Chemicals
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Free delivery for all products
No charge for products delivered in Wet / Dry Ice
Recycling service
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 5pm for next day delivery before midday
Davin Miller – 07775 511 711
miller@uk.neb.com
Promega
Lots Awarded
Key Points
Contact Details
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Lot 3 – Bio Sciences Chemicals
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Free delivery for all products
Recycling service
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 3pm for next day delivery
Lucy Wheatley – 07801 348 322
lucy.wheatley@promega.com
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Sarstedt
Lots Awarded
Key Points
Contact Details
Lot 15 – Bio Sciences Plastics
Lot 17 – Tips
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Free delivery for all products
Recycling service
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 3pm for next day delivery
Steve Greenfield – 07970 220 124
Fred Davies – 07970 220 101
corporate@sarstedt.co.uk
Scientific Glass Laboratories
Lots Awarded
Key Points
Contact Details
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Lot 11 – Ground Glass Joint Chemical Operators (“Quickfit”)
Lot 13 – Glassware
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Free delivery for all products
Repair service
Glassblowing service
Bespoke Service
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 3pm for next day delivery
Mark Ruane or Mark Kordupel – 01782 816237
tracy@scientificglass.co.uk – for both
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Scientific Laboratory Supplies
Lots Awarded
Key Points
Contact Details
Lot 1 – Fine Chemicals
Lot 2 – General Chemicals
Lot 3 – BioSciences Chemicals
Lot 5 – Solvents Chemicals
Lot 6 – Consumables General
Lot 7 - BioSciences General
Lot 9 - Cleaning Products
Lot 10 – Pipettes
Lot 11 – Ground Glass Joint Chemical Operators (“Quickfit”)
Lot 12 – Safety Equipment
Lot 13 - Glassware
Lot 14 – Plastics General
Lot 15 – BioSciences Plastics
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Free delivery for all products
Recycling od cardboard and plastics
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 4pm for next day delivery
Ian Molyneux – 0779540 2557 (Territory Sales Manager)
imolyneux@scientific-labs.com
Tim Whaley – 07767 656838
Twhaley@scientific-labs.com
Sigma
Lots Awarded
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Lot 1 – Fine Chemicals
Lot 2 – General Chemicals
Lot 3 – Biosciences Chemicals
Lot 5 – Solvents Chemicals
Lot 6 – Consumables General
Lot 7 - Biosciences General
Lot 9 - Cleaning Products
Lot 10 – Pipettes
Lot 11 – Ground Glass Joint Chemical Operators (“Quickfit”)
Lot 12 – Safety Equipment
Lot 13 - Glassware
Lot 14 – Plastics General
Lot 15 – Biosciences Plastics
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Key Points
Contact Details
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Free delivery for all products
Recycling of cardboard and plastics
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 3pm for next day delivery
Qiagen products available via Sigma.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/finance/purchasing_and
_insurance/approved_suppliers/currentcontracts/labsupplies/
warwick_university_qiagen_final.xlsx
Simon Whitney – 07747 775 813 - Account Manager
Simon.whitney@sial.com
StarLab
Lots Awarded
Key Points
Contact Details
Lot 8 – PPE
Lot 17 – Tips
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Free delivery for all products
Recycling of cardboard and plastics
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 12.30pm for next day delivery
Sarah Wyllie - 07808 761 620
swyllie@starlab.co.uk
VWR
Lots Awarded
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Lot 1 – Fine Chemicals
Lot 2 – General Chemicals
Lot 3 – Biosciences Chemicals
Lot 5 – Solvents Chemicals
Lot 6 – Consumables General
Lot 7 - Biosciences General
Lot 8 - PPE
Lot 9 - Cleaning Products
Lot 10 – Pipettes
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Lot 11 – Ground Glass Joint Chemical Operators (“Quickfit”)
Lot 14 – Plastics General
Lot 15 – Biosciences Plastics
Lot 17 – Tips
Key Points
Contact Details
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Free delivery for all products
Recycling of cardboard and plastics
VAT Exemption Certificate embedded in OPeRA
Order by 3pm for next day delivery
UK Distributor of Alfa Aesar products
Abu Sayeed – 07753 813 192
abu.sayeed@uk.vwr.com
Matthew Galvin – 07810 056 762
Matthew.galvin@uk.vwr.com
How do I buy?
All the preferred suppliers above will be accessible through OPeRA showcase and this is the preferred
route to purchase.
What should I buy?
The Core List indicates which suppliers can supply which specific item. Any other product that you
require but isn’t on the core list should still be purchased from the preferred suppliers and will be
identified as a Non-Core Product.
Core Products – these are based on the quantities of each product and retain the highest discount
price. These prices will be fixed for a year. They are identified by
on OPeRA.
Non-Core Products – these retain a fixed discount off list price and can be varied throughout the year.
Flexible Core-List – The University will move Non-Core items into the Core items and vice versa
dependent on the Management Information reports of Quarterly usage.
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Compliancy and 3rd Party Supply Availability
The approved suppliers on this Laboratory Consumables Framework Agreement have worked with
many of our non-preferred suppliers to deliver a compliant and efficient route to market solution.
This agreement now offers consumables from the following world leading brands & manufacturers via
third party supply options (including but not limited to):
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Agilent
Integra
Thermo Scientific
Eppendorf
Gilson
Leica Microsystems
Roche
GE Healthcare
Jenway
Life Technologies
Corning
Biochrom
Merck / Millipore
Bioline
Techne
Bio Rad
Fermentas
OZ Biosciences
Sartorious
Lonza
Labcaire
Flowgen
Statebourne Cryogenics
Maybridge
Invitrogen
Acros Organics
Mettler Toledo
Whatman
Becton Dickinson
3M Healthcare
Cole-Palmer
AbD Serotec
Sterilin
Analytik Jena
Pyser-SGI
Palintest
SGE
Vistalab
Integra Bioscience
Heraeus/Kendro
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Cayman
Merck Biosciences (Includes the brands: Calbiochem, Oncogene, Novagen & Novabiochem)
Alfa Aesar
e-molecules (this can be accessed via VWR’s website)
Oligonucleotides – RCUK SSC LTD Framework Agreement
Valid 1 October 2012 to 31 December 2013
Ref: 052009-RCUK SSC-R-RF-1
Who Should I Buy From?
Eurofins MWG Operon
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Contact Details
Punchout site under development
Delivery Charge : £6 per single delivery – no addtional
charge for orders of 5 sequences or more and/or
consolidated orders.
Further details to be found on the OPeRA FAQ section
Order by 9am for next day delivery on PCR & Sequencing
Primer and Cloning Oligo from Application Oligo range
NB: Oligos a la carte not guaranteed for next day delivery
Sital Patel – 07557 567 778
SitalPatel@Eurofins.com
Customer Support: 0800 032 3135
Integrated DNA
Technologies
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Sigma Aldrich
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Punchout to IDT’s e-ordering platform via OPeRA
Free of charge delivery
No minimum order values or quantities
Further details to be found on the OPeRA FAQ section
Order by 12pm for next day delivery on DSLT & RPC for
<50 bases
NB: Oligos a la carte not guaranteed for next day delivery
David Hughes – 07912 035271
dhughes@idtdna.com
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Punchout to Sigma’s e-ordering platform via OPeRA
(NB: Oligo’s only via punchout)Radiochemicals
Free of charge delivery
No minimal order values or quantities
Further details to be found on the OPeRA FAQ section
Order by 12pm for next day delivery on DSLT & RPC <50
bases
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Contact Details
NB: Oligos a la carte not guaranteed for next day delivery
Simon Whitney – 07747 775 813 - Account Manager
Simon.whitney@sial.com
Ben Brown – 07789 947 273 – Analytical Specialist
Ben.brown@sial.com
How do I buy?
The preferred suppliers above will be accessible through OPeRA via Punch-out (Eurofins currently not
enabled as punch-out for Oligo’s) and this is the preferred route to purchase.
Please see ordering guides attached as Appendix 1
What should I buy?
The Core List indicates which suppliers can supply which specific item. Any other product that you
require but isn’t on the core list should still be purchased from the preferred suppliers and will be
identified as a Non-Core Product.
Core Products – these are based on the quantities of each product and retain the highest discount
price. These prices will be fixed for a year. They are identified by
on OPeRA.
Non-Core Products – these retain a fixed discount off list price and can be varied throughout the year.
Flexible Core-List – The University will move Non-Core items into the Core items and vice versa
dependent on the Management Information reports of Quarterly usage.
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DNA Sequencing Services – RCUK SSC LTD Framework Agreement
Valid 1 October 2012 to 30th September 2014
Ref: DC-12-SLSMS-DNASEQ-RCUKMC-GB 032101-RCUK SSC-R-RF-7
Who Should I Buy From?
GATC Biotech Ltd
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Contact Details
Source BioScience UK Ltd
Gemma Hughes – 07813 213614
ghughes@gatc-biotech.com
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Contact Details
Free of charge pick up from campus and electronic delivery
of results by 12 noon next day.
No minimum order values or quantities
Orders to be placed directly on suppliers website.
Free of charge pick up from campus and electronic delivery
of results by 12 noon next day.
No minimal order values or quantities
Orders to be placed directly on suppliers website.
Four free sequencing reads to new customers
Nick Leaves – 0115 9739012 - Account Manager
nick.leaves@sourcebioscience.com
How do I buy?
The two preferred suppliers for DNA Sequencing listed above will be not accessible through OPeRA.
Purchases of barcodes will be available through the suppliers own websites.
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What should I buy?
Any DNA sequencing that is required should be purchased through one of the preferred suppliers.
Fixed pricing has been agreed until 30th September 2014.
Radiochemicals (Isotopes) – APUC Framework Agreement LAB001
Extended until 31st December 2015
Ref: LAB001
Perkin Elmer
Radiochemicals
RCUK SSC Ltd Agreement
DEAL NUMBER: 21258
Delivery Charge : £31 per delivery – no addtional charge for dry ice.
Further details to be found on the Procurement Workspace
Contact Details
Azra Ramzan – 0032 2-717-7931
azraramzan@perkinelmer.com
Hartmann Analytic
Radiochemicals
RCUK SSC Ltd Agreement
Delivery Charges: Please add one charge to each delivery
containing at least one product that requires ambient shipment. (for
short-lived isotopes, 32P, 33P, 35S, 51Cr, 125I labelled products
and 3H Thymidine: Next day delivery, order cut-off time 2pm
(UK time); for 14C and all other 3H labelled products: Order cutoff time 2pm (UK time) on a Thursday for delivery the following
Tuesday) £32.00
Please add one charge to each delivery containing at least one
product that requires dry ice / weekend -20C shipment.(for shortlived isotopes, 32P, 33P, 35S, 51Cr, 125I labelled products and
3H Thymidine: Next day delivery, order cut-off time 2pm (UK
time); for 14C and all other 3H labelled products: Order cut-off
time 2pm (UK time) on a Thursday for delivery the following
Tuesday) £62.00
Further details to be found on the Procurement Workspace
Contact Details
Customer Service
Orders
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Klaus Blumberg +49 (0)531 25025 – 51 (extension)
klaus.blumberg@hartmann-analytic.de
Tel; +49 (0)531 26028 – 0 (extension)
info@hartmann-analytic.de
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ARC
Radiochemicals
RCUK SSC Ltd Agreement
Contact Details
ARC Uk Customer Services
Arc.uk@arc-inc.com
Contact: Subnash Bansal
Tel: 01438 353842
Who Should I Buy From?
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No single supplier is able to supply all of the products required by the University.
Buyers can go directly to the supplier in bold.
If this is not the preferred route Buyers should obtain quotations from all the supplier listed for
the Lot
GASES – IUPC Framework Agreement
Valid 1 March 2013 to 29 February 2016
(one year extension option to February 2017)
Ref: National Working Party Laboratory Supplies - IUPC Gases
What’s covered under this contract?
Lot No
Category
Lot 1
Industrial Gases
Lot 2
Medical Gases
Lot 3
Special Gases, research gases and gas
mixtures
Lot 4
Dry Ice (Solid CO2)
Lot 5
Liquid Helium
Lot 6
Liquid Nitrogen in small vessels
Lot 7
Liquid Nitrogen in bulk
Lot 8
Gas Regulators & Handling equipment
Lot 9
Assorted Fixtures & Fittings including
Inspection and Maintenance
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Lot 10
Dispensing Gases and Systems
Lot 11
Small & Portable cylinders – no award
Lot 12
Safety Training Courses
Who Should I Buy From?
The suppliers in bold should be used in the first instance with the secondary as back-up for continuity
Lots Awarded
Lot 1 – Industrial Gases
(Air Liquide with BOC Gases as back-up)
Lot 2 – Medical Gases
(BOC Gases)
Lot 3 – Special Gases, research gases & gas mixtures
(BOC Gases)
Lot 4 – Dry Ice Solid CO2
(Air Liquide with BOC as back-up)
Lot 5 - Liquid Helium
(BOC Gases with Air Liquide as back-up)
Lot 6 – Liquid Nitrogen in small vessels
(BOC Gases)
Lot 7 – Liquid Nitrogen in bulk
(BOC Gases with Air Liquide as back-up)
The following are not used in volume and included for information
Lot 8 – Gas Regulators & Handling
(Air Liquide with BOC as back-up)
Lot 9 – Assorted Fixtires & Fitting inc Inspection & Maintenance
(Swagelok with FTI as back-up)
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Lot 10 – Dispensing Gases
(BOC Gases with Air Liquide as back-up)
Lot 11 – Small & Portable Cylinders (No award made)
Lot 12 – Safety Training Course
(BOC Gases and Air Liquide have been awarded on equal status)
Key Points
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Please refer to Purchasing and Insurance website for pricing and
delivery details
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/finance/purchasing_and_insurance/
Contact Details
BOC
Ken Hirons – 0800 111333
Ken.hirons@boc.com
Colin Middleton – 07771 807161
Colin.middleton@boc.com
AIR LIQUIDE
David Hurren – 07703 493379
David.hurren@airliquide.com
Customer Services Team – 0800 917 1313
Geneng.ALUK@airliquide.com
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Appendix 1 – Ordering instructions for Oligo’s (NB Eurofins Punchout is under development)
1. Select the relavant Supplier from the Punch Out Suppliers
Select
Sigma
2. When the punch screen loads you will see the following Security Warning. Click No
3. At any point you cancel your punch out selection
You can
cancel Punch
Out Session
here
4. You will need to select the product you require from the IDT landing page
Select a product
from landing
page
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5. Once your product has been selected you will see a page allowing you to configure the
sequence
Enter your
sequence here
6. Your sequence will have to meet certain criteria to be accepted, for example the base count
may need to reach a specific length
You will receive an
error message
indicating the
issue
Step 1: Alter
the sequence
length
Step 2:
Check the
box
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7. Your cart will now appear saved by sigma. Look for the cart icon in top right corner of screen
Select the cart
to review your
sequence
8. Review your sequence and checkout
Select Checkout to
return selection to
OPeRA
9. As the shopper you will continue through normal OPeRA workflow
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Appendix 2: Exemption Form
Purchasing Office: Exception Form
This form should be completed when requiring use of a product from a non-preferred supplier.
Preferred suppliers are those who have been awarded business following a tender process. Approved
suppliers are those on OPERA showcase and/or listed on relevant Buyers Guide(s) and/or those found
on the Purchasing Office website
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/finance/purchasing_and_insurance/
Please allow up to five working days for a response. If you require the product before this form is
returned then please continue as it is not our intention to hold up any on-going research.
Fully completed forms should be returned to d.l.cook@warwick.ac.uk
Requestor’s Name :
End User’s Name:
Department:
Email address:
Date:
Experiment details
Please state the experiment name and the length of time of this particular experiment
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Supplier Name(s)
Please list all suppliers associated with this particular experiment that you wish to request exceptions for.
Product details
Please detail the product description, part number, manufacturer’s code (if known) and approximate
quantities you purchase on an annual basis.
Reason for claiming an exception
Please state why a preferred supplier cannot deliver your requirements and demonstrate that you have
tested the relevant product from the preferred suppliers and the outcomes are not up to standard or if you
are in the middle of an experiment the consequences of changing supplier.
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Signed approval by:
Lab Manager/Delegated Authority
Name:
Date:
Signed Approval by:
Procurement
Exception Form Reference
Number & timescale:
Name:
Date:
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