# EAM1 - Open Methods

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Defra Network eTendering Portal
- Contract winner: [Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd](/contract-winners/jeremy-benn-associates/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £107,477
- Tender value: £107,477
- Award date: 7 June 2022
- Published: 22 June 2022
- Contract start: 13 June 2022
- Contract end: 30 April 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 87756e24-5f14-4b1a-befe-59af95d76a9f-548402
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8bacd0ab-cc8b-420a-ab44-e91fc8c952b6

## Description

The project objective is to create understanding of the benefits, risks, and requirements for moving towards approaches that use open methods, including the infrastructure and funding required to implement and maintain\. Current methods are closed meaning we pay to use them and cannot view or edit the code\. This restricts innovation and reproducibility\. Academia and other operational fields have reported large benefits to innovation by adopting more open methods but there remain questions around how the methods are supported and funded\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87756e24-5f14-4b1a-befe-59af95d76a9f-548402)