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| | Overall Excellence in Procurement The flagship "Award for Excellence" recognises exceptional achievement. The award is presented to the team that has undertaken the most successful project or activity, and helped raise procurement's profile to the rest of the business world. You cannot formally enter this category. This recipient of this award will be selected from the winners of the other categories.
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| Procurement Leader Sponsored by
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Open to all senior individuals, the Procurement Leader Award is presented to procurement's corporate star. The award showcases an individual's significant contribution to a key initiative or project and how they have influenced its outcome. The winner can be nominated by themselves or anyone inside or outside their organization or involved in procurement in the wider context that believes the individual concerned has made a significant contribution via their own activities or influence to the advancement of procurement.
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| Best Procurement Team This category recognises the team that has worked best to achieve a significant goal or achievement. The team will have demonstrated initiative, creativity and leadership to be a positive force for change and improvement in the procurement function. The winner can be nominated by themselves or anyone else involved in the project or initiative. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - The challenge
- What was set out to be achieved
- What was achieved by the team
- How exceptional procurement teamwork contributed to the outcome
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International Procurement
This category recognises excellence and or innovation of international procurement which is using Ireland as hub or alternatively Irish based companies using international procurement service.- The challenge
- What was achieved
- A description of what is regarded as innovation or excellence in this context
- How innovation and excellence was successfully embedded into the procurement challenge
- How this collaboration beneficially affected outcomes
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| Innovation in Public Procurement Sponsored by
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This category recognises a procurement or sourcing project, action or initiative that has demonstrated true innovation in the public sector. The award is presented to the team that can demonstrate a distinct new method or approach to a challenging issue. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - The challenge
- What was achieved
- A description of what is regarded as innovation in this context
- How innovation in the procurement strategy and/or execution helped the outcome
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| Innovation in Private Procurement Sponsored by
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This category recognises a procurement or sourcing project, action or initiative that has demonstrated true innovation in the private sector. The award is presented to the team that can demonstrate a distinct new method or approach to a challenging issue. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - The challenge
- What was achieved
- A description of what is regarded as innovation in this context
- How innovation in the procurement strategy and/or execution helped the outcome
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| Excellence in Private Procurement with SMEs This category, limited to Small to Medium Enterprises, recognises organisations that display excellence and/or innovation in procurement. We define a SME as having fewer than 250 employees, or a turnover of less than €50million. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - The challenge
- What was achieved
- How innovation and/ or excellence in your procurement strategy and/or execution helped the outcomes
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Procurement of 3rd Party Services / Goods (Outsourcing) in the Public Sector
This category recognises excellence and/or innovation in the procurement of 3rd party services / goods (Outsourcing) in the Public Sector. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points:
- The challenge
- What was achieved
- A description of what is regarded as innovation or excellence in this context
- How innovation and excellence was successfully embedded into the procurement challenge
- How this collaboration beneficially affected outcomes
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Procurement of 3rd Party Services / Goods (Outsourcing) in the Private Sector This category recognises excellence and/or innovation in the procurement of 3rd party services / goods (Outsourcing) in the Private Sector. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points:
- The challenge
- What was achieved
- A description of what is regarded as innovation or excellence in this context
- How innovation and excellence was successfully embedded into the procurement challenge
- How this collaboration beneficially affected outcomes
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Excellence in Public Procurement involving indigenous SMEs Sponsored by
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This award is for the public procurement project which best illustrates innovation or excellence in procurement between public sector contracting authorities and Irish SME's. This category involves public sector contracting authorities who have completed projects involving Small to Medium Enterprises, which we define as having fewer than 250 employees, or a turnover of less than €50million. When making your 5 page submission please consider the following points: - The challenge
- What was achieved
- How innovation and/or excellence in your procurement strategy and/or execution helped the outcomes
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| Green Public Sector Procurement The award is presented to the Public sector organisation that can best demonstrate a reduction in the impact on the environment as result of their procurement efforts. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - What was set out to be achieved
- What was achieved
- How environmental considerations were successfully embedded into the procurement challenge
- How this resulted in or will result in an environmental benefit
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| | Green Private Sector Procurement The award is presented to the private sector organisation that can best demonstrate a reduction in the impact on the environment as result of their procurement efforts. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - What was set out to be achieved
- What was achieved
- How environmental considerations were successfully embedded into the procurement challenge
- How this resulted in or will result in an environmental benefit
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| | Healthcare Procurement This category recognises procurement excellence and/or innovation in the provision of healthcare. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - The challenge
- What was achieved
- How considerations particular to the Healthcare sector were successfully embedded into the procurement challenge
- How the result will beneficially affect outcomes
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| | Best Cross Function Project This category recognises a procurement team that has successfully worked with another function from the same organisation to deliver a successful procurement project or initiative. The award is presented based on how collaboration has successfully influenced the outcome. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - The challenge
- What was set out to be achieved
- What was achieved
- How cross functional collaboration was successfully embedded into the procurement challenge
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| | Infrastructure and Public Works Procurement This category recognises excellence and/or innovation in infrastructure or public works procurement. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - The challenge
- What was achieved
- A description of what is regarded as innovation or excellence in this context
- How innovation and excellence was successfully embedded into the procurement challenge
- How this collaboration beneficially affected outcomes
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| People Development This category recognises the most effective people development or transformation plan within procurement. The judges reward programmes that have raised the skill levels of individuals and contributed to improvements in performance. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - The challenge
- What was achieved
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Best use of Technology
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Entries in this category demonstrate the most effective use of technology. The judges will reward the organisation that can demonstrate how technology has successfully influenced the outcome of a project.
When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points:
- The challenge
- What was achieved
- How technology improved /will improve procurement outcomes
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Excellence in Procurement of Facilities Management Sponsored by
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This category recognizes excellence and/or innovation the procurement of goods and services related to facilities management. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - The challenge
- What was achieved
- How considerations particular to facilities management were successfully embedded into the procurement challenge
- How the innovation /excellence (will) beneficially affect outcome
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| | Best Cross Organisation Project This award will recognise the collaborative efforts of an organisation and an external supplier/service provider that has led to a best in class procurement solution, operation or process. Success will have been brought about via innovation, development or customisation. When making your 5 page submission, please consider the following points: - The challenge
- What was set out to be achieved
- What was achieved
- How collaboration was successfully embedded into the procurement challenge
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| Best Supplier Award
This category recognises suppliers who are committed to delivering the same high-quality service to all clients. The award is designed to reward suppliers who work closely with individual customers, adapting their service and products to meet their specific business needs and local conditions
When making your 5 page submission, please provide information on the following key areas:
- Delivery and quality performance
- Innovation and product development
- Flexibility
- Continuous improvement
- Extraordinary effort
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| Academic or Research Excellence Award This award is open to all undergraduate or postgraduate students who have completed a Level 8 qualification in the area of Procurement within the past 3 years. It recognises students for outstanding research and accomplishments as documented in their theses and dissertations. The winner can be nominated by themselves, anyone inside or outside their institution, or those involved in procurement in the wider context that believes the individual concerned has made a significant contribution via their academic or research activities. Please ensure that the entry is no longer than 5 A4 pages in length.
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