Beyond the testbed: From successful innovation trials to wider adoption
Our latest report examines why promising innovations can struggle to progress beyond initial trials and what could help turn successful testing into wider adoption.
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State of the Nation: Digital Twins for UK transport
New research explores the state of transport digital twins in the UK, highlighting national and regional capabilities, barriers to adoption and opportunities to scale digital twin technology across transport networks.
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Public procurement and regional growth: what supply chain data reveals
This new IPEC research explores these hidden supply chains to understand how public procurement supports regional growth, SME participation and economic resilience.
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Towards a measurement framework for innovation procurement
A framework for tracking whether public procurement is becoming more innovation-oriented, where innovation-supporting practices are emerging, and whether these are associated with measurable innovation outcomes.
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Demonstrating the potential of hydrogen-powered airport GSE operations
Discover a shared vision for Information Management, developed with the Department for Transport and informed by lessons from Norway.
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Continuous improvement for UK infrastructure
Turning shared challenges into better delivery, wider adoption and business growth.
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A Shared Vision for Information Management
Discover a shared vision for Information Management, developed with the Department for Transport and informed by lessons from Norway.
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Positioning, Navigation, and Timing: The future needs of Advanced Air Mobility
Explored whether positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) could constrain the growth of these new elements of the aviation sector in the UK, and what should happen now to stay ahead of that risk.
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Public procurement in the cultural sector: the need for innovation and place-based approaches
The cultural sector has a vital role to play in local economies and communities but the way it is procured is holding it back.
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Non-Technical Barriers to Innovation
Insight and strategies for increasing the success of innovation in rail
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Unlocking procurement for net zero: Overcoming barriers in social housing retrofit
Retrofitting social housing is central to achieving the UK’s net zero ambitions, while improving living conditions and reducing fuel poverty.
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Transport Safety for Women and Girls
This report outlines a strategic, evidence-based approach to improving transport safety for women and girls in the UK.
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Scaling Coastal Shipping for UK Freight
Real-world supply chain opportunities suited to coastal shipping modal shift, delivering lower carbon logistics
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Early stage CAV opportunities within UK heavy road freight
How autonomous heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) could transform the UK freight sector
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Hydrogen e2e pathways
A strategic overview to support coordinated decision-making and investments for enabling zero emission flights in the UK.
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Innovation Procurement Competency Centres
Why public procurement fails both public outcomes and high-growth companies: and how to fix it.
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Rethinking Planning for Growth and Infrastructure Delivery
Digital, Integrated and Strategic Pathways for Spatial Development Strategies
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DIATOMIC International Bridges: Progress Overview and Future Horizons
Innovation Twins Birmingham-Ulsan Academic Partnership
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Green Shipping Corridor Playbook
A Strategic Decarbonisation in Maritime Transport
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A Regional roadmap for growing data-enabled public services
Devolution creates opportunity, but without shared data, aligned governance, and the right capability, progress stalls.
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Public procurement for a just, net zero transition
Public procurement in the United Kingdom (UK) is undergoing a period of transition and represents a powerful, yet under-exploited, tool for advancing a just and net zero transition at the local level.
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Place-based Public Procurement for a Low-Carbon Future: Regional Economic Impacts of Retrofitting
This research brief examines how place-based public procurement can accelerate housing retrofit delivery and strengthen regional economic outcomes, using the West Midlands as a case study.
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ROTI and NOTI: A Model to Accelerate Public Service Innovation
Local public services across the UK face persistent and shared challenges: fragmented capacity, duplicated effort, legacy technology, inconsistent information governance, cyber resilience, and under investment in service design. These issues slow improvement, increase costs, and lead to uneven service experiences for residents.
