07 May 2025 
Ashley Shelbrooke, HEPA and Project Specialist
With the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023, contracting authorities have opportunities to buy smarter, drive innovation, and deliver better outcomes. Reflecting the key role public procurement can play in driving innovation, local growth and productivity, the Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (IPEC) is running an Innovation Procurement survey to identify opportunities and barriers in this space for universities.
This is an opportunity for HEPA members to lend their expertise to the IPEC knowledge gathering exercise, which will help guide and shape how IPEC supports organisations, including universities, in the future.
The survey takes an average of 6 minutes to complete and can be accessed here.
The Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre is a Connected Places catapult initiative which aims to empower public organisations to embrace innovative procurement practices, driving positive regional and national strategic outcomes by doing things better, cheaper, faster, greener and safer for public organisations through market innovation. To achieve this IPEC offers guidance, resources, and support in navigating the how innovative solutions can support procurement barriers
