🚀 Procuring innovation with confidence: Workshop for Local Authorities Are you part of a local council or work in the public sector tackling big challenges in the built environment, transport, or digital and data services? Join us for a hands-on, collaborative empowerment workshop lead by @Rikesh Shah and other experts… Read More
📢 IPEC Cohort 2025/26 Participant Announcement! We’re delighted to announce that *Somerset Council has been selected as a participant in the 2025/26 IPEC Cohort Programme. Over the coming months, Somerset will work closely with IPEC experts to tackle the complex challenge of leveraging drone technology to transform asset management… Read More
🚀 Transforming public procurement: The Dorset Council We’re proud to showcase the latest case study in collaboration with *Dorset Council UK, a bold example of how local authorities can use procurement to power digital innovation and economic growth. Faced with the challenge of moving fast while staying compliant,… Read More
🎓 We’re pleased to welcome colleagues to the IPEC Research Symposium, hosted in collaboration with *Manchester Institute Of Innovation Research and *City-REDI, University of Birmingham. This full-day workshop brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore how public procurement can drive innovation and strengthen public service delivery. 🔍… Read More
🌍 Cleaner air through innovation in *Westminster City Council As part of the IPEC Cohort programme, we’ve been proud to support Westminster in their efforts to drive change through smarter procurement for addressing complex challenges like air quality. Now, the council has reached a major milestone: the trial phase… Read More
🚀 The Art of the Possible in Public Sector Procurement Do you know what can be achieved through innovation in public sector procurement? The Art of the Possible in Public Procurement report sets out a bold vision for using the UK’s £300bn annual public procurement spend to drive innovation,… Read More
🎧 New podcast alert: A playbook for unlocking innovation in procurement How can we make public procurement more accessible to innovative SMEs and better aligned with the outcomes citizens really need? In this episode of the *UKAuthority Live Podcast, we dive into the Procuring Innovation Playbook, developed in partnership… Read More
Today we had a fantastic conversation on “Innovative Public and Private Partnerships Through Procurement,” moderated by @Rikesh Shah at the *UKREiiF. With insights from @Graeme Craig, @Johnny Hugill, @Sophie Moule and @Michael Murray the panel explored how smarter procurement can unlock innovation, accelerate Net Zero goals, build more liveable… Read More
🎧 New podcast alert: Unlocking innovation through procurement How can public sector procurement drive real innovation? With the Procurement Act 2023 now in force, @Rikesh Shah, Head of IPEC, joins the *UKAuthority Live Podcast to explore how the £380bn public sector spend can… Read More
This morning, @Rikesh Shah, Head of IPEC, met with Minister Gould for a productive discussion on how public procurement can deliver greater value. With over £400 billion spent each year on public procurement in the UK, there is a real opportunity to apply innovative solutions for better, faster and more… Read More