Speaking on procurement in Parliament

Sam with Victoria Collins MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Science & Technology

What if the UK's whole public R&D budget - £8bn annually - was invested in catalysing innovation in local service delivery?

That was the question Sam posed as a panelist at today’s Parliamentary Breakfast Reception organised by our friends at Bloom.

Current local government annual procurement spend would fund UKRI, the UK's Research & Innovation super agency, ten times over. Imagine the potential impact on local service outcomes and productivity if public bodies aligned around common challenges and brought them to the market in a more innovation-inclusive way.

If you're working on local government reorganisation, devolution plans, or delivering the Industrial Strategy let's have a chat about how you can leverage procurement to accelerate your plans.