An important commitment in the White Paper, Innovation Nation
(751 KB) (March 2008) was for each Government Department to include an Innovation Procurement Plan (IPP) as part of its commercial strategy, setting out how the Department will embed innovation in its procurement practices and seek to use innovative procurement mechanisms. Guidance and a practical toolkit have been produced to help Departments develop their Plans.
DIUS published its Innovation Procurement Plan in April 2009. Following the creation of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) an interim BIS Plan has been produced pending a full review of the new Department's needs and opportunities.
