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Excellence in Public Procurement – shortlist announced
Source: BiP,
8 May 2007
The shortlist for the eagerly anticipated national Government
Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards,
celebrating the achievements of the UK’s most talented
procurement professionals, has been announced.
Following intense consideration from the GO Awards judging
panel, scores of entries have been reviewed and a final shortlist
created. With award categories recognising Individual Excellence,
Team Excellence, Sustainability, e-Government, Best Service,
Small Supplier Innovation and the work of Young Procurement
Professionals, only the very best nominations have made the
final list.
Finalists will be joined at the Awards – part of National
Public Procurement Practitioners Day (N3PD) 2007 - by keynote
speakers Sir Michael Lyons, Chairman of the BBC Trust and
author of the Lyons Inquiry; Dr Neil Bentley, Director of
Public Services at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI);
and Dr Vincent Cable, Shadow Chancellor and Deputy Leader
of the Liberal Democrats.
N3PD 2007 and the GO Awards ceremony, which take place in
central London on 6 June, are organised by BiP Solutions,
one of Europe’s leading providers of procurement information
services. N3PD is a unique date in the public procurement
calendar, when the public procurement community recognises
and celebrates the achievements of those who have striven
to make a difference in their work, and who in doing so have
contributed to smarter, more efficient procurement –
so benefiting the end-user and taxpayer.
Grahame Steed, Managing Editor of GO magazine, media partner
of N3PD, said the standard of this year’s entries was
phenomenal: “The overall standard has been very high
indeed, and choosing a shortlist of nominees was a very difficult
task for the judging panel.
“The shortlist reflects the very best practice
currently taking place in public procurement: the nominees
are all exceptionally talented and professional teams and
individuals, committed to achieving the most efficient methods
and best value for money for the taxpayer.”
Mr Steed added: “N3PD and the GO Awards are now
firmly established as one of the most prestigious events in
the sector. This prestige, combined with speakers of the calibre
of Sir Michael, Dr Bentley and Dr Cable, means it’s
easy to see why everyone is excited about N3PD.”
The GO Excellence in
Public Procurement Awards 2007
Shortlisted Entrants
Category - GO Individual Award
Robert Anstee, Ministry of Defence
Ian Hardcastle, East Ayrshire Council
Jean Henderson, Authorities Buying Consortium
Roger Simpson Jones, London Borough of Ealing
Melanie Walsh, South West Fire and Rescue Services
Category - GO Team Excellence Award
Authorities Buying Consortium
Bedfordshire County Council Children’s Commissioning
Service
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Work and Pensions Office Services
Essex Procurement Hub
London Borough of Havering
Manchester Corporate Technical Services Group
Southwark Council
South West Fire and Rescue Services
Welsh Health Supplies
Category - GO Sustainability Award
Authorities Buying Consortium
Department for Work and Pensions Sustainable Development Team
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
North Lincolnshire Council Highways and Planning
Scottish Natural Heritage
Category - GO e-Government Award sponsored by Open
Text Corporation
Caerphilly County Borough Council
City of Edinburgh Council
eProcurement Scotl@nd
Home Office
London Borough of Camden
Category – GO Best Service Award sponsored
by Central Telecom
Black Country Housing / Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
BSS / Big Lottery Fund
Lion Apparel Systems / London Fire and Emergency Planning
Authority
PageOne Ltd / British Army
Reliance / Thames Valley Police
Category – GO Best Small Supplier Innovation
Award
sponsored by Supply2.gov.uk
Amble Electrical Distributors / Luton Borough Council
Blue Fountain Systems / Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Bow House Ltd / Authorities Buying Consortium
CorVu / Isle of Wight Council
PSL Consulting / London Borough of Merton
Category – GO Young Procurement Professional
Award
Robert Anstee, Ministry of Defence
James Brooks, Sheffield College
Sharon Griffin, Authorities Buying Consortium
Joanne Leah, Allerdale Borough Council
Natalie Ledger, Sheffield College
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