# F01 - River &amp; Estuary Model Improvements - Inception Stage - Batch 1

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Defra Network eTendering Portal
- Contract winner: [Jeremy Benn Associates Limited \(t/a JBA Consulting\)](/contract-winners/jba-consulting/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £78,249
- Tender value: £78,249
- Award date: 26 January 2021
- Published: 26 March 2021
- Contract start: 22 February 2021
- Contract end: 19 May 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: 742db951-9355-453a-bd2b-819fa742c189-424124
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-98edd41e-8a3c-42cb-a71a-6ab68bd47e6a

## Description

Award contract for the inception stage is to diagnose the issues with the forecast model's performance, define the key requirements for improvement stating how the problems can be addressed providing a clear scope of works for the main stage

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/742db951-9355-453a-bd2b-819fa742c189-424124)
