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        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/uncontested/s/bbe-supply-chain-co/"
      },
      {
        "name": "BBE Supply Chain Co in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/bbe-supply-chain-co/"
      },
      {
        "name": "All countries",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uncontested/"
      }
    ],
    "assay_record": "ASY-CA-0MH0BW6136",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"Polar Knowledge Canada: contracts awarded without a rival\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/uncontested/b/polar-knowledge-canada/"
  }
}