diff --git a/covid_xprize/scoring/prescriptor_scoring.py b/covid_xprize/scoring/prescriptor_scoring.py
index e7dcb165..c424ade5 100644
--- a/covid_xprize/scoring/prescriptor_scoring.py
+++ b/covid_xprize/scoring/prescriptor_scoring.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import os
-
 import pandas as pd
 
-from covid_xprize.standard_predictor.predict import predict
+from covid_xprize.standard_predictor.xprize_predictor import XPrizePredictor
 from covid_xprize.standard_predictor.xprize_predictor import NPI_COLUMNS
 
 
@@ -17,28 +15,18 @@ def weight_prescriptions_by_cost(pres_df, cost_df):
 
 
 def generate_cases_and_stringency_for_prescriptions(start_date, end_date, prescription_file, costs_file):
-    # Load prescriptions
-    pres_df = pd.read_csv(prescription_file)
+    # Load the prescriptions, handling Date and regions
+    pres_df = XPrizePredictor.load_original_data(prescription_file)
 
     # Generate predictions for all prescriptions
+    predictor = XPrizePredictor()
     pred_dfs = []
     for idx in pres_df['PrescriptionIndex'].unique():
         idx_df = pres_df[pres_df['PrescriptionIndex'] == idx]
         idx_df = idx_df.drop(columns='PrescriptionIndex')  # Predictor doesn't need this
-        ip_file_path = 'prescriptions/prescription_{}.csv'.format(idx)
-        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(ip_file_path), exist_ok=True)
-        idx_df.to_csv(ip_file_path)
-        preds_file_path = 'predictions/predictions_{}.csv'.format(idx)
-        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(preds_file_path), exist_ok=True)
-
-        # Run predictor
-        predict(start_date, end_date, ip_file_path, preds_file_path)
-
-        # Collect predictions
-        pred_df = pd.read_csv(preds_file_path,
-                              parse_dates=['Date'],
-                              encoding="ISO-8859-1",
-                              error_bad_lines=True)
+        # Generate the predictions
+        pred_df = predictor.predict_from_df(start_date, end_date, idx_df)
+        print(f"Generated predictions for PrescriptionIndex {idx}")
         pred_df['PrescriptionIndex'] = idx
         pred_dfs.append(pred_df)
     pred_df = pd.concat(pred_dfs)
diff --git a/covid_xprize/standard_predictor/predict.py b/covid_xprize/standard_predictor/predict.py
index 7adac2e6..99bbc602 100644
--- a/covid_xprize/standard_predictor/predict.py
+++ b/covid_xprize/standard_predictor/predict.py
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
-# Fixed weights for the standard predictor.
-MODEL_WEIGHTS_FILE = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "models", "trained_model_weights.h5")
-
-DATA_FILE = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'data', "OxCGRT_latest.csv")
-
 
 def predict(start_date: str,
             end_date: str,
@@ -29,7 +24,7 @@ def predict(start_date: str,
     with columns "CountryName,RegionName,Date,PredictedDailyNewCases"
     """
     # !!! YOUR CODE HERE !!!
-    predictor = XPrizePredictor(MODEL_WEIGHTS_FILE, DATA_FILE)
+    predictor = XPrizePredictor()
     # Generate the predictions
     preds_df = predictor.predict(start_date, end_date, path_to_ips_file)
     # Create the output path
diff --git a/covid_xprize/standard_predictor/xprize_predictor.py b/covid_xprize/standard_predictor/xprize_predictor.py
index 3e62ce4d..63378240 100644
--- a/covid_xprize/standard_predictor/xprize_predictor.py
+++ b/covid_xprize/standard_predictor/xprize_predictor.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 ADDITIONAL_US_STATES_CONTEXT = os.path.join(DATA_PATH, "US_states_populations.csv")
 ADDITIONAL_UK_CONTEXT = os.path.join(DATA_PATH, "uk_populations.csv")
 ADDITIONAL_BRAZIL_CONTEXT = os.path.join(DATA_PATH, "brazil_populations.csv")
+# Fixed weights for the standard predictor.
+MODEL_WEIGHTS_FILE = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "models", "trained_model_weights.h5")
 
 NPI_COLUMNS = ['C1_School closing',
                'C2_Workplace closing',
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ class XPrizePredictor(object):
     A class that computes a fitness for Prescriptor candidates.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, path_to_model_weights, data_url):
+    def __init__(self, path_to_model_weights=MODEL_WEIGHTS_FILE, data_url=DATA_FILE_PATH):
         if path_to_model_weights:
 
             # Load model weights
@@ -94,13 +96,18 @@ def predict(self,
                 start_date_str: str,
                 end_date_str: str,
                 path_to_ips_file: str) -> pd.DataFrame:
+        # Load the npis into a DataFrame, handling regions
+        npis_df = self.load_original_data(path_to_ips_file)
+        return self.predict_from_df(start_date_str, end_date_str, npis_df)
+
+    def predict_from_df(self,
+                        start_date_str: str,
+                        end_date_str: str,
+                        npis_df: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
         start_date = pd.to_datetime(start_date_str, format='%Y-%m-%d')
         end_date = pd.to_datetime(end_date_str, format='%Y-%m-%d')
         nb_days = (end_date - start_date).days + 1
 
-        # Load the npis into a DataFrame, handling regions
-        npis_df = self._load_original_data(path_to_ips_file)
-
         # Prepare the output
         forecast = {"CountryName": [],
                     "RegionName": [],
@@ -177,7 +184,7 @@ def _prepare_dataframe(self, data_url: str) -> pd.DataFrame:
         :return: a Pandas DataFrame with the historical data
         """
         # Original df from Oxford
-        df1 = self._load_original_data(data_url)
+        df1 = self.load_original_data(data_url)
 
         # Additional context df (e.g Population for each country)
         df2 = self._load_additional_context_df()
@@ -224,7 +231,7 @@ def _prepare_dataframe(self, data_url: str) -> pd.DataFrame:
         return df
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _load_original_data(data_url):
+    def load_original_data(data_url):
         latest_df = pd.read_csv(data_url,
                                 parse_dates=['Date'],
                                 encoding="ISO-8859-1",