Update of South East Soil Moisture model
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To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to: Katherine.Naylor@Environment.Agency.gov.uk by 1pm on 17/09/2026. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Katherine.Naylor@Environment.Agency.gov.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers
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Updating the Environment Agency's Soil Moisture Model from Microsoft Excel and Access database to Python and associated managed databases.
In addition, be able to provide the output data as gridded data as well as the current areal unit data.
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In addition, be able to provide
In addition, be able to provide the output data as gridded data as well as the current areal unit data.
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