Creativity vs the Procurement Process

Creativity vs the Procurement Process

I was at the launch of a report by the Associate Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group in association with the DBA on Tuesday. It was a rather surreal affair with high tea at midday but it was rather delicious.

This event could not have come at a more appropriate time. We have in the last 12 months being going through a rather torturous affair of exposing ourselves to the procurement process for the first time.

It all started with Milton Keynes Council. A 10 month project.

I had sent an email to Deborah Dawton, chief executive of the Design Business Association, an email in October after finally having been awarded a place. She called earlier to say my email had become a case study in the report.

See here for the page with the case study on. It explains it all really. I am pleased to have had our voice heard.

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