Applied innovation for the public sector, by the public sector.

Innovate Oxfordshire, part of Oxfordshire County Council, takes public sector innovation from idea to reality.

We help local authorities and national bodies turn complex challenges into real change.

Our team combines deep public sector experience with specialist innovation expertise and relationships with academia and industry, helping organisations to move faster, reduce risk and make better decisions about what works.

How we can help

Innovate Oxfordshire is uniquely positioned at the intersection of the public sector, academia and industry.

We bring the right people together to deliver real change. We specialise in:

Turning ideas into testable solutions
Running pilots in real-world settings
Reducing risk and informing decisions
Scaling solutions that deliver results

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Our approach

We have a proven model for de-risked innovation in the public sector: Define, Deliver, Demonstrate.

What sets us apart:

Public sector insight, applied differently
We understand how change actually happens, from governance and procurement to politics and delivery. This allows us to design and deliver solutions that work in practice, not just in theory.

From idea to implementation
We don’t stop at advice. We help shape, deliver and embed innovation in practice.

Faster and more cost-effective than traditional consultancy
Our model delivers value quickly, without the overhead of large consultancies.

Evidence-led decision making
We help organisations prove what is working and what is not, and make better decisions as a result.

Trusted and embedded
We work across services and systems within local government and the wider public sector, enabling joined-up solutions that external providers cannot access.