PUBLIC BODY ENQUIRY

One problem, tested in ninety days

Describe the problem rather than the technology. We find the candidate technologies on the other side of the corridor, run them as one pilot with one decision date, and write down what happened whether or not it worked.

How a pilot works

We use what you send to decide whether a pilot is possible and to reply to you. Your organisation is not named publicly by us, and we do not describe your problem to anybody without the second permission below. The full notice is on the privacy page.

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If this went ahead, how would it be paid for? *

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The policy area or programme *

The problem, in your own words *

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

What happens after this enquiry

Day 0
The enquiry arrives with a referenceYou receive it by email immediately.
Within 10 working days
A written scoping noteWhether a ninety day pilot is possible, what would be tested, what would have to be true for it to count as a success, and a plain statement if we cannot help.
Before anything starts
Three things are written down and agreedWho runs the work, who signs, and who pays. They are often three different answers and none of them is assumed.
Day 1
The pilot starts and the clock starts with itThe decision date is ninety days from that day and is not moved.
During
Each technology becomes its own tracked requirementSeparate counterparties, separate evaluations, one programme.
Day 90
One decision, in writingContinue, scale, hand over or stop, with the reason. A result that did not work is written down in the same words as one that did.