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📢 Innovation-friendly procurement survey: We need your insights!   Our latest research highlights a pressing challenge: a staggering 54% of public bodies have either not adopted innovation-friendly procurement or are only beginning to explore the concept. Even more concerning, only 4% have successfully embedded it into their culture… Read More

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📢 IPEC 2025/26 Cohort – Applications Now Open! Applications are now open for our next fully funded cohort, offering tailored support to help councils unlock innovation through procurement.   We know that councils face a range of challenges where innovation can make a real difference—particularly in the… Read More

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⚡Unlock the power of procurement with IPEC! 🏛️ Public procurement in the UK accounts for nearly £400 billion annually but are we making the most of it? At IPEC, we believe procurement is more than just purchasing. It’s a strategic tool to drive innovation, unlock commercial opportunities, and deliver better… Read More

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🎙️ We had the pleasure of sitting down with Professor @Elvira Uyarra, Director of the *Manchester Institute Of Innovation Research, member of IPEC Research, to discuss her incredible career and the future of innovation procurement. 💡 In this insightful interview, Professor Uyarra shares:◾ How public procurement can drive… Read More

Retrofitting Social Housing in the West Midlands – IPEC

🎓 New in IPEC Research: Retrofitting social housing in the *West Midlands Combined Authority for a net-zero future   Our latest research brief, authored by @Annum Rafique from *City-REDI, University of Birmingham, explores how public procurement can address the barriers to large-scale retrofitting and transform challenges… Read More

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📢 We’re excited to announce another speaker at the IPEC Annual Reception. @Marut Gohil from *Gardiner & Theobald LLP, and one of the authors of the Practical Guide to Pre-Market Engagement, will join our panel discussion to share insights on how pre-market engagement can transform public procurement. If you’d… Read More

Public Procurement and SME’s Innovation in the UK – IPEC

🎓 New in IPEC Research: How public procurement drives SME innovation This research brief, authored by @Xin Deng, Pei-Yu Yuan, @Elvira Uyarra and @Raquel Ortega-Argilés, reveals how public contracts boost SME patenting activity, driving both incremental and breakthrough innovations. 💡 Key highlights: ◾ SMEs engaged in public procurement show… Read More

Cohort – IPEC

📢 Register your interest in our transformative Cohort Programme! Our 2025-26 Cohort will soon open for applications. If your council has a problem statement that can be addressed by the market and requires assistance to overcome obstacles and achieve success, the time to act is now! 📃 Register your interest… Read More