Finalists
Announced
Government
Opportunities (GO) Excellence
in Public Procurement Awards, in conjunction
with National Public Procurement Practitioners
Day (N3PD) 2008
Institution
of Civil Engineers
One Great George Street
London
Thank
you to all who showed an interest in the Government
Opportunities (GO) magazine Excellence
in Public Procurement Awards 2008. The standard
of the submissions received was highly impressive,
each presenting a unique account of the excellent
and innovative work which is carried out every
day in procurement across the UK.
Following
intense consideration from the GO Awards
judging panel, the entries that will be the finalists
in each category have been decided. With award
categories covering Individual Excellence, Team
Excellence, Sustainability, Collaborative Procurement,
Best Service, Small Supplier Innovation, Young
Procurement Professional and Improved Delivery
Through Greater Third Sector Involvement, competition
has been fierce, and only the very best nominations
have achieved finalist status.
The
finalists in the 2008 GO Awards are:
Category – GO Individual
Excellence Award
Martin
Blake – London Probation
Sean Hinchcliffe – City of Bradford Metropolitan
District Council
Joanne Irving – Office of Government Commerce
Andy Kordiak – University of Edinburgh
Claude Lewis – Healthcare Purchasing Consortium
Category – GO Team
Excellence Award
Bedfordshire
County Council
Department for Work and Pensions, Commercial Directorate
eProcurement Scotl@nd, Scottish Government
London Probation
NHS re:source Collaborative Procurement Hub
Peninsula Purchasing and Supply Alliance, PPSA Packs
Team
Category – GO Sustainability
Award
Central
Services Agency Regional Supplies Service
Exeter City Council
London Borough of Camden
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber Commercial Procurement
Collaborative
Waste Information Network
Category – GO Collaborative
Procurement Award
Healthcare
Purchasing Consortium
London Development Agency
NHS re:source Collaborative Procurement Hub
North West Collaborative Procurement Hub
Partners in Parking
Pro5
Category – GO Best
Service Award
Bow
House Ltd/Hampshire County Council
BSS/Legal Services Commission
FM Conway/London Borough of Lambeth
JanetUK/PageOne
Pearl Linguistics Ltd/INTRAN Partnership
Southwark Reach, Floating Support Service/Thames
Reach
Category – GO Best
Small Supplier Innovation Award
ADR
International/PRO-CURE NHS Collaborative Procurement
Hub
BHP Information Solutions/East Midlands Development
Agency
Polar Windows (Chesterfield) Ltd/Chesterfield Royal
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Print Image Network Ltd/Hertsmere Borough Council
Stellex Ltd/Fife Council
XOR Ltd/Department for Work and Pensions, Jobcentre
Plus
Category – GO Young
Procurement Professional Award
Abi
Bouch – Cumbria County Council
Katie Evans – Healthcare Purchasing Consortium
Tina Harrington – Training and Development
Agency for Schools
Amy Richards – Basingstoke and Deane Borough
Council
Clemmie Sheppard – Office of Government Commerce
Category – GO Award
for Improved Delivery Through Greater Third
Sector Involvement
Birmingham
City Council
City of Westminster
Dorset County Council, Local Food Links Ltd
Dorset County Council, Partnership for Old People
Southwark Reach – Floating Support Service
Please
note that all entrants for the coveted GO Lifetime
Achievement Award will be notified by letter of
the outcome of the judging process.
What
happens now?
Finalists
will shortly receive an email with details of how
to register for complimentary places to attend
the GO Awards. Additional places at the GO Awards
are also available to finalists at a discounted
rate. Should any GO Awards finalists wish
to book additional places they can do so while
they are reserving their complimentary places.
Please note that all additional places will be
booked on a first-come, first-served basis until
12 May 2008, after which time remaining places
will be made available to all.
Can
I promote our status as a GO Awards
finalist?
Yes – you
can now promote the fact that your organisation
has achieved GO Awards finalist status.
We encourage you to spread the good news in your
internal and external communications and also on
your organisation’s website or intranet. GO Awards
finalists logos are available upon request; please
email shellie.toal@goawards.co.uk for
more information or to request a logo.
I’m
not a finalist – can I still attend?
Yes – you
are welcome to attend. N3PD, held in conjunction
with the GO Awards, is a fantastic networking
opportunity, and in addition to the presentation
of the GO Awards and lunch, delegates
will hear keynote speeches from Minister for the
Third Sector Phil Hope and Deputy Director-General
of the CBI John Cridland.
Places
can be booked for this prestigious event from 12
May 2008. If you wish to be on the priority list
for places before this date, please email shellie.toal@goawards.co.uk with ‘priority
N3PD booking’ in the subject field of your
email.
If
you have any further questions regarding the GO Awards
or N3PD please contact Shellie Toal on 0141
270 7327 or email shellie.toal@goawards.co.uk |
