SME Crown Rep
Stephen Allott
Stephen Allott was appointed as Crown Representative for Small and Medium Enterprises by the Cabinet Office on 11 February 2011. The Coalition Agreement set out an aspiration that 25% of central Government procurement spend by value should end up with SME suppliers whether directly or indirectly.
The Prime Minister David Cameron and Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude announced the SME policy and Stephen's appointment on that day.
Stephen's role was strategic dialogue between the Crown and its SME suppliers giving them a 'strong voice at the top table'.
On the 19th July July 2011, Stephen organised the Innovation Launch Pad which was inspired by Sherry Coutu and Rohan Silva.
Stephen stepped down on 30 June 2015 to focus on the G-Cloud and his own private business interests finally leaving the Cabinet Office on 23 December 2015.
Read Stephen's latest opinion piece http://www.reform.uk/reformer/cloud-9-the-future-of-compliant-by-default-procurement/
The Crown had advertised for applications for new Crown Rep SMEs and applications have now closed
Selected Government Papers:
- Gov.uk Buying Policy
- Gov.uk SME Contracts
- PM's Speech at Strategic Supplier Conference
- Crown Representatives
- Enterprise Ireland - G-Cloud Digital Marketplace
- A Better Deal for Smaller Businesses
- Government’s spending with small and medium-sized enterprises
- Government’s spending with small and medium-sized enterprises - Public Accounts Committee Video
Selected External Publishing:
- From Science to Growth
- People, not Ideas
- Improving Government Procurement
- Transforming Public Sector Sourcing
- Government Contracts Aren't Just for the Big Boys
- G-Cloud - The Digital Jewel in the Government’s Crown
- UK government SME procurement policy
- Civil service contracts: Bigger is not always better