How to Procure Innovation (with IPEC & Innovate UK)

Climate change, social care, artificial intelligence, defence, efficiency - the public sector is grappling with complex, intersecting challenges. Tackling them will require bold thinking and innovative solutions.

In the latest episode of Tussell’s Public Sector Podcast, we spoke to Ian Brotherston (Interim Deputy Director of Innovation Funding at UKRI's Innovate UK) and Rikesh Shah (Head of IPEC) about how to successfully procure innovation: why it matters, what gets in the way, and how public bodies can make it happen.

🎧 A must-listen for ambitious procurement professionals, this episode covers:

• How to procure innovation - and why it’s more critical than ever

• A practical, proven model for innovation procurement you can start using today

• Strategies to secure buy-in from senior stakeholders across government

• How to harness 'Contracts for Innovation' to unlock new solutions through procurement

• Actionable advice on how to use Preliminary Market Engagements and Framework Agreements to procure more innovation

• What innovation can mean in different categories - from AI to FM

Discover how you can start procuring more boldly.

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