If you are interested in any of the following contracts, contact the Business Link Information Centre at Business Link North Yorkshire Ltd, Arabesque House, Monk's Cross Drive, Huntington, York YO3 9GZ, Tel: 01904 686000.

France-La Ciotat: The French are seeking refined petroleum products, unleaded motor spirit and gas oils. Ref S63/121 (deadline May 11)

Exeter: Glorious food. Devon County Council requires groceries, provisions and other food related contracts. Ref S63/134 (deadline May 8)

Coventry: Brushed with success? Coventry City Council is seeking artists' brushes for educational use. Ref S63/144 (deadline May 8)France-Metz: Brighten up, French style. The French are seeking paints and varnishes based on polymers. Ref S63/123 (deadline May 12)

Hamilton: Putting the oomph in IT for schools. South Lanarkshire Council needs a fully managed information technology infrastructure for 21 secondary schools including cabling, communications equipment, power supply, network servers, multi-media servers, internet connectivity, desktop software, desktop personal computers and wide area network connectivity. Ref S63/158 (deadline April 29)

Normanton: Just desserts. The NHS Supplies Authority requires a range of dessert mixes, custard, jellies and cream replacers with an overall value of £2,000,000. Ref S63/159 (deadline April 27)

Reading: Sarnie power. NHS Supplies requires a range of pre-packed sandwiches and rolls for delivery to 17,000 sites. Ref S62/168 (deadline April 30)

Bicester: Mobile steps. The Ministry of Defence needs 1,458 sets of mobile steps, such as those used for exhibitions. Ref S62/163 (deadline April 13)

Birmingham: Contract fixit. Birmingham City Council is seeking fixings (nails, bolts and screws) incorporating woodscrews and case-hardened twin threaded or equivalent. Ref S62/136 (deadline April 24)

Cardiff: Waste not, want... The University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust requires plastic bags for waste segregation including yellow, black and brown bags of various gauges and printed with their contents. Plastic waste bag ties are also required. Ref S62/149 (deadline May 1)

Norway-Jaren: Throttle up a deal. The Norwegian police require motorbikes and police equipment for the bikes. Ref S63/255 (deadline May 18)

Finland-Helsinki: No tanks. Tractors are needed by the armed forces in Finland. Ref S63/148 (deadline May 14).

Want to find out how to win more business from existing customers and develop better quality new sales?

Business Link North Yorkshire is holding a half-day workshop which will help you to apply methods of more profitable prospecting, convert new business leads and close more sales.

The half-day course will be held at the Kimberley Hotel in Harrogate on Tuesday 28 April and costs £45 (+VAT).

Anyone interested in attending should contact the Business Link Information Centre on 01904 686000.

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