CIPS UK Excellence in Procurement Awards 2022 | Haymarket Media | 29 July 2022 | JW Marriott Grosvenor House London, 86-90 Park Ln, London W1K 7TN, UK

The CIPS Excellence in Procurement Awards are an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the best work and teams in the procurement profession.

The Awards are respected as a benchmark for excellence and winning is one of the most prestigious recognitions an organisation or individual in the profession can receive.

Our judging panel of experts in the procurement profession have decided which entries demonstrate best practice and the highest standards the profession can offer.

Team categories
• Best Sustainability Project of the Year
• Best Initiative to Deliver Social Value Through Procurement
• Best Initiative to Build a Diverse Supplier Base
• Best Practice in Supply Chain Integration
• Public Procurement Project of the Year
• Best Supplier Relationship Management Initiative
• Procurement Consultancy Project of the Year
• Best Use of Digital Technology
• Best Approach to Risk Mitigation
• Outstanding People Development Programme
• Best Collaborative Teamwork Project
• Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion Practices in Procurement Teams
• Best Procurement Transformation Programme
• Procurement Team of the Year - Small Organisation
• Procurement Team of the Year - Large Organisation

Individual categories
• Young Talent

2021 Winners

Overall Winner
• Vaccine TaskForce - HMG Dept of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Individual categories

Young Talent
• Lauren Jones, John Lewis Partnership

Leader of the Year
• Ninian Wilson, Global Supply Chain Director and CEO, Vodafone Procurement

Team Categories

Best Approach to Risk Mitigation
• Submarine Delivery Agency, SDA Supply Management Programme

Best Practice in Supply Chain Integration
• CH&CO Group, Project 2020

Best Collaborative Teamwork Project
• Shell, SHELL CP Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Best Use of Digital Technology
• Government eMarketplace (GeM), The Digital Reimagination of Public Procurement in India

Best Procurement Transformation Programme
• Ministry of Finance - Kingdom of Saudi, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Government's Procurement Transformation

Global Sourcing Project of the Year
• British Steel, Graphite Electrodes global sourcing strategy

Best Supplier Relationship Management Initiative
• Shell, Shell Supplier Sphere

Best Initiative to Build a Diverse Supplier Base
• BGIS Global Integrated Solutions, BGIS Supplier Diversity Program

Best Sustainability Project of the Year
• Nationwide Building Society, Procurement for Mutual Good

Outstanding People Development Programme
• AstraZeneca, Returnship Program

Procurement Consultancy Project of the Year
• Deloitte / BAT, Project PACE: E2E source to settle solution underpinned by a cross-functional technology platform and new operating model, rolled out across 180 countries and 15,000 employees.

Best Initiative to Deliver Social Value through Procurement
• Whitbread, Whitbread Responsible Construction

Public Procurement Project of the Year
• Vaccine TaskForce - HMG Dept of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK Vaccine Taskforce

Best Response to Supply Chain Resilience in a Crisis
• AstraZeneca, Optimising Business Operations in a VUCA World

Best Response to Supply Chain Resilience in a Crisis - Public Good
• Government Commercial Function, Cabinet Office, Complex Transactions Team response to Covid-19

Procurement Team of the Year – Small Organisation
• London Luton Airport Operations

Procurement Team of the Year – Large Organisation
• Vaccine TaskForce - HMG Dept of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy