# Reference Class Forecasting Pathfinder CONTRACT VARIATION

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES](/buyers/department-for-levelling-up-housing-and-communities/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: OXFORD GLOBAL PROJECTS LIMITED
- Award value: £64,063
- Tender value: £2,563
- Award date: 13 May 2022
- Published: 6 December 2022
- Contract start: 16 May 2022
- Contract end: 30 June 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5de91305-8beb-4ed2-abe4-9abfe211c5b3-596356
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c4d2b140-376f-4e79-99d3-78fb9157194a

## Description

This contract variation has already been awarded and is published for transparency purposes\. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities \(DLUHC\) awarded a contract for the provision of expert advice and support from an industry expert to improve financial forecasting accuracy, to prevent consistent programme underspends by increasing accuracy of forecasting profiles taking into consideration required contingency and by removing optimism bias\. This variation corrects a VAT calculation error, uplifting the contract value to reflect the correction\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5de91305-8beb-4ed2-abe4-9abfe211c5b3-596356)