"Thank you for the enormous contribution you have made to making the ultra-efficient lighting project a success.  The project has shown that procurement can be used to drive innovation and carbon reduction, with huge potential benefits to both the taxpayer and UK business. Your work in facilitating the project was excellent and your skills and knowledge of procurement first class". Peter Batchelor, Deputy Director, Electronics & IT Services Unit Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform

What we do

We provide practical and effective approaches to innovation, procurement and market development.

JERA's services include:

- strategic procurement planning and management
- project and programme management
- know how, training and coaching
- policy analysis and development
- market research
- market development
- supply chain development

Work with the Public Sector and Local Government
Over the last 5 years we have worked with the DTI/DEFRA Environmental Innovations Advisory Group, BERR, DIUS, and Office of Government Commerce (OGC) to develop and demonstrate the Forward Commitment Procurement model, including managing FCP demonstration projects with HMPS, SWRDA, the NHS and a number of Local Authorities.

This has involved a range of public procurement projects with organisations such as:
- Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)
- Department of Health
- Department for Innovation Universities and SkillsHM Prison Services (HMPS)

- HM Prison Sevices
- Project Taunton
- South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA)
- Swindon Borough Council
- Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
- The New Swindon Company
- The Technology Strategy Board
- NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency

- Office of Government Commerce

- Resource Efficiency Yorkshire

Innovation for Sustainability

JERA is currently managing the  "Innovation for Sustainability" programme for the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and OGC.

FCP Know How programme 

JERA is developing and testing a capacity and capability building programme for BIS and OGC.

Policy and Guidance

JERA is developing guidance on demand led procurement for OGC.

Director Gaynor Whyles is a member of the BIS Innovation and Procurement Project Board.

Resource efficiency
JERA is currently running the "Buying into the Future" programme for Resource Efficiency Yorkshire and Yorkshire Forward.

Developing Lead Markets

JERA is managing a European Lead Market programme for low carbon healthcare buildings (LCB-HealthCare) on behelf of BIS and Department of Health.

Market development
JERA advises companies on developing markets for innovative goods and services.

Contact us

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