Today @startupcltn we're launching Buying British Innovation, a new report on fixing government procurement in the UK. Why? Increasingly in these past couple of years we’ve been hearing from founders about the need to fix public procurement. And with stories like the one today about Atos' new HMRC contract this is clearer than ever. Of course, part of this is about backing British tech. But this isn’t just self-interest, it’s about what we miss out on by failing to take advantage of the very best tech from our ecosystem. If we want to ensure that British public services can succeed in an age where our country is in a tricky spot of rising taxes and rising demand for great public services - British tech startups are absolutely part of the answer. @andyburnham agrees. His new administration has already signalled their strong intent to reform public procurement, with priority placed on ‘Buying British’ to create jobs and drive local and national economic growth. So we've built a playbook of asks such as: 😤 Properly tracking pre-procurement processes so we can make sure that contracts aren't stitched up before startups get a look in. 👩‍💻 Better processes around internal tech tools to stop Government replicatign what's already happening in the private sector but worse. 🤝 Instigating proper ‘Startup-Friendly’ terms & requirements as default for all government frameworks to stop great tech being frozen out. 🏆 Speeding up the process of departmental Procurement Innovation Champions announced last year. And these asks are just the start - we're building Pipeline - our new programme to directly connect founders with the folks in government ready to buy. If you want info get in touch...