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In this final episode in our series, Warren talks with Stephen Allott, Emma Jones MBE and Martin Traynor OBE - all three people to have held the position of the UK Government’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) Crown Rep since the role was created in 2011. The conversation draws together their individual and collective perspectives on the Digital Marketplace and public procurement generally, and how vital this is to create open, transparent, competitive and innovative markets, which are accessible to SMEs and helps them to grow.
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In this episode, David and Warren talk with Phil Buckley, Digital Director and Catherine Mulcahy of The PSC. The conversation centres around a ‘suppliers perspective of the Digital Marketplace’, creating a more level playing field through enabling new entrants, promoting transparency, and lowering the barriers of entry - designing out as much as possible the complexity and friction involved.
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In this episode, David and Warren talk with Lindsey Marchessault, Director of Data and Engagement at the Open Contracting Partnership, and member of the board of the Canadian Chapter of Transparency International.
Despite the continued efforts of dedicated open government campaigners, transparency advocates and reformers, just 3% of public procurement records are published openly. Lindsey talks about the importance of stepping up efforts through practical actions that can be taken, to improve transparency in public procurement - one of the largest global markets with an estimated value of US$13 trillion per annum. -
In this episode, David and Warren talk with Amy McNichol, Agile Communication Consultant, Gemma Al-Kaisy, Product Manager, and Roz Strachan, Content Designer. Collectively this trio did some serious heavy lifting at the Digital Marketplace to apply content design principles to procurement documentation, reduced lots of unnecessary parts of the standard government tender pack and opened up communications to another level. They also helped procurement people learn new skills.
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In this episode, David and Warren talk with Mark Dalgarno Co-Founder of SME Create/Change. Having worked as a former Delivery Manager at the Government Digital Service and supporting many other departments, Mark talks about his experience of working in those environments and how the Digital Marketplace has enabled his and other SMEs to participate in digital government programmes.
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In this episode, David and Warren talk with Andrew Dean, Director of Public Law at Clifford Chance, and Chris Hoyle, independent lawyer and procurement specialist. Both are enthusiastic lawyers who are proactive at challenging what Stefania Passera refers to as the “Wall of Text” and apply simplification to contracts.
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In episode one, David and Warren talk with James Findlay, Co-Founder and Principal & Co-founder of Stance Global , former Chief Information Officer of High Speed 2 (HS2) and former Chief Technology Officer Technology Leader for the Department for Transport. We talk about why the Digital Marketplace was established, ask how far it has actually come, and celebrate its successes.
