26 February 2015
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T
he National GO Awards are the foremost recognition of excellence within public procurement in the UK. Established in 2001, the National GO Awards have tracked the rise of public procurement from a back-offi ce function to its position today as a key infl uencer in the successful delivery of the public services that we all rely upon.Public procurement spend in the UK is currently valued at over £200bn annually. Ensuring that the taxpayer receives maximum benefi t from every pound spent is the work of highly skilled and dedicated procurement professionals within all shapes and sizes of organisation, supported by suppliers from the private and third sectors.
The National GO Awards are unique in recognising innovation, excellence and progress within this sector. These are the Awards that all involved in this sector want to win – as a testament to their achievements, and as a means of raising the benchmark for others to follow.
Aligning your organisation with the National GO Awards will deliver tremendous benefi t in terms of positive association, support for the outstanding work being done and access to the key infl uencers and decision makers in this sector. Ensure you take advantage of this rare
W
ith the 2014/15 ceremony selling out, the National GO Awardsare unrivalled in their reach, infl uence and participation from
across the entire UK public procurement sector.
The benefi ts of sponsor involvement in the National GO Awards accrue well in advance of the event itself, and extend long after. Our sponsorship packages refl ect this, with visibility in pre and post event branding, as well as at the Awards ceremony itself.
The National GO Awards are a unique platform for your organisation to position itself alongside the leading proponents of procurement reform.
Whether you are established within this sector, or aiming to build brand awareness, the Awards provide a rare opportunity to engage
directly with key infl uencers and decision makers. As a sponsor, your
brand will be positively associated with the many innovations and initiatives that make public procurement in the UK something to be
proud of. In addition, sponsorship provides direct access to public
procurement’s top table – a high-value opportunity to create or develop the relationships that matter most to your organisation.
Sponsorship of the National GO Awards raises your organisation’s profi le across the entire public procurement community.
Our extensive pre and post event communications strategy reaches from central government departments through to thousands of local procurement offi cers across all public bodies in the UK.
Audience Profi le
Roles of attendees at previous National GO Awards Dinners include the following from across all types of public body:
n Chief Executive
n Chief Information Offi cer
n Chief Operating Offi cer n Chief Procurement Offi cer
n Chief Technology Offi cer
n Commercial Director
n Deputy Director, Procurement and Commercial
n Director, Procurement and Commercial
n Director of Projects and Practice n Finance and Procurement Director
n Head of IT
n Head of Procurement
n Head of Procurement Policy and Strategy
n Head of Professional Services
n Head of Programme
n Managing Director n Procurement Director
n Procurement Manager
n Project Director
n Senior Portfolio Manager
In association with
Previous Winners
Recipients of National GO Awards (winning and highly commended) in the past six years include:
n APS Group Scotland and Scottish Procurement
n Audit Commission Procurement Team
n Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service
n Buy4Sheffield, Sheffield City Council
n Capita ICT Service / Sheffield City Council
n Carers Emergency Response Service
n Central Bedfordshire Council
n Cherwell District Council
n Cheshire East Council and WhyNotChange n Cheshire West and Chester Council
n Children’s Commissioning Consortium Cymru
n City of London Corporation n Commissioning Business Service
n CompeteFor Team, London Development Agency Flexible New Deal Phase One
Corporate Procurement Unit, London Probation
n Crown Commercial Service – Sourcing Operations Team
n Crossrail – Rolling Stock and
Depot Procurement Team
n Cumbria County Council
n Department for Work and Pensions
n Department for Work and Pensions,
Sourcing Team
n Ealing Council and London Councils
n East of England NHS Collaborative
Procurement Hub
n East of England Perinatal Network
n Fabrick Housing Group
n Fulham Road Collaborative
n Fusion21
n Greater London Authority Group
n Greater London Authority Group,
Responsible Procurement
n Harrow Council
n HCR Ltd / Ministry of Defence n HCR Ltd / MOD Defence Estates
n Health Facilities Scotland
n HMRC Sustainable Procurement Team n Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands
n Kennedy Scott Ltd
n KiddiVouchers Ltd /
Worcestershire County Council
n Leicestershire County Council
n Lincolnshire Police Authority and Lincolnshire Police
n London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
n London Boroughs of Ealing, Brent and Harrow
n London Boroughs of Enfield and Waltham
Forest – Shared Procurement Service
n London Development Agency,
Building Energy Efficiency Programme
n LUL Stations and Crossrail Portfolio
n LUL Stations and Crossrail –
Innovative Contractor Engagement
n Manchester City Council – trading as North West Construction Hub
n Medway Council
n Millwood Servicing Ltd
n NAViGO Health and Social Care CIC and
North East Lincolnshire
Clinical Commissioning Group
n NHS Blood and Transplant
n NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde /
Brookfield Multiplex Construction
n NHS Nottingham City Clinical Commissioning Group
n NHS re:source Collaborative Procurement Hub
n NHS Supply Chain
n NHS Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group
n NHSScotland National Procurement
Programme Management Office
n North Lanarkshire Council Corporate Procurement Team
n North West Collaborative Commercial Agency /
Becton, Dickinson and Company
n North West Collaborative Procurement Hub
n Northumberland County Council
n NWSSP Procurement Services
n NWSSP Procurement Services –
Mental Health Project
n PageOne Communications / British Red Cross
n PageOne Communications / JANET txt
n Pearl Linguistics
n Procurement and Efficiency Team,
Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands
n Procurement Scotland
n Safelincs Ltd / Kirklees Metropolitan
Borough Council
n SCAPE
n Scottish Government Procurement Team n Scottish Procurement, Scottish Government
n Serco
n Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
n Tayside Procurement Consortium
n The Home Office Procurement
Centre of Excellence
n The London Energy Project,
sponsored by Capital Ambition
n Transport for London
n University of Edinburgh
n Waltham Forest Council
n Warwickshire Community Recycling Partnership
n Warwickshire County Council
n Welsh Government
n West Midlands Collaborative Procurement Hub
n Young People into Construction Initiative, Manchester City Council
n YPO, NEPO and ESPO (on behalf of Pro5) and
Crown Commercial Service
Judging
Panel
O
ur judging panel comprises experts inUK procurement and
public sector finance delivery, with many years’ experience and understanding of the challenges facing this sector. Judges for the 2014/15 Awards included:
Roy Bell
Freelance consultant specialising in strategic and business
planning with specific interests
in procurement and supply chain management
Sally Collier
UK Government’s Deputy Chief Procurement Officer and Acting Managing Director, Government
Procurement Service
Duncan Eaton
Executive Advisor, Associate
Parliamentary Health Group
John McClelland CBE
Author of the Review of Public
Procurement in Scotland,
Chair of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council and Chair of
Skills Development Scotland
Alastair Merrill
Director, Procurement and
Commercial, Scottish Government
Dr Gordon Murray
Strategic Procurement Advisor within Tata Consultancy Services
Philip Orumwense
Head of Corporate and Business Services at the Department for
Work and Pensions
Michael O’Toole
Crown Representative for
Voluntary, Community and Social
Enterprises (VCSEs)
Grahame Steed
Managing Editor, Government Opportunities (GO)
John Tizard
Independent strategic advisor and commentator
1
GO Sustainability / Corporate Social
Responsibility Initiative of the Year Award
This Award recognises the crucial role that public procurement can play in providing a more sustainable and equitable society. It recognises the transition that sustainability and Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) approaches have made from being
a background issue to a primary concern. The Award highlights those organisations that have embraced the sustainability and CSR
agenda and made it a key component of their procurement activities – whether as a buyer or supplier – delivering not just a neutral impact on the environment as a consequence, but a clear benefi t.
2
GO Contract Management Initiative
of the Year Award
This Award recognises the importance of skilful and highly effective contract management. Once the tendering exercise has been completed and the transfer to the delivery phase has been made, the question of how effectively the contract is being managed to ensure that the expectations are not only met but exceeded
remains. How healthy is the relationship between buyer and supplier, how proactive is each party in accommodating change
and evolution, how well are the requirements of the buyer and end user being met and, most importantly, is the anticipated value of the
contract being recognised now that it is in place?
3
GO Small Business / Third Sector
Engagement Initiative of the Year Award
This Award recognises the crucial role that small businesses and
the voluntary sector play in the delivery of public services across the UK. It highlights examples of outstanding engagement and
partnership between public bodies and such organisations, with
a particular focus on maximising the benefi t of their involvement in the supply chain. This Award is not just about transparent promotion of opportunities, but also the detailed practices, policies
and behaviours that ensure small businesses and voluntary
organisations engage effectively, contribute massively and share in the benefi ts of supplying to the public sector.
4
GO Best Service Award
The effective delivery of public services in the UK is dependent
on a robust, vibrant and innovative supply chain. The GO Best Service Award recognises the critical part that private and third
sector organisations play in ensuring end-user expectations are met, or even better exceeded – while paying heed to issues such as effi ciency and sustainability.
The GO Best Service Award is open to organisations of all sizes – from micro SMEs to multinationals. The focus is on the quality, innovation and positive impact of the service provided, rather than the size of the organisations delivering it.
Entries must have the support of the public sector body on whose behalf the organisation has delivered the service. Additional credit will be given to entries that provide evidence from end-users of how
the service has impacted upon them.
5
GO Supply Chain Initiative of the Year Award
This Award refl ects the essential role that prime contractors play
within the public sector supply chain, and recognises those that take
exceptional measures to open up their own supply chain, integrating
smaller businesses and voluntary organisations into it. Appreciating the responsibilities that prime contractors have when delivering
large projects on behalf of the public sector, this Award puts the spotlight on those that see the bigger picture and fully embrace the values of public procurement. It is not solely about the transparent promotion of opportunities, but also the detailed practices, policies
and behaviours that ensure small businesses and voluntary
organisations engage effectively, contribute massively and share in the benefi ts of supplying to the public sector.
Award Categories
6
GO Procurement Innovation or
Initiative of the Year Award
(Health or Social Care Organisations)
Pressure creates diamonds, and in the demanding world of public procurement the need for new approaches, fresh thinking and brilliantly executed ideas has never been more urgent. The UK has already established a reputation for innovative procurement, and this category seeks to further highlight its success in this area. The GO Procurement Innovation or Initiative of the Year Award brings creativity and imagination to the fore; celebrating concepts that have made a genuine difference within the public procurement
sector. The entry criteria are simple – the innovation or initiative can
come from any quarter, and can be of any scale: but it must be a
genuine advance within public procurement, and must be compliant
with existing procurement legislation.
7
GO Procurement Innovation or
Initiative of the Year Award
(Local Authorities, Consortia and Other Organisations)
Pressure creates diamonds, and in the demanding world of public procurement the need for new approaches, fresh thinking and brilliantly executed ideas has never been more urgent. The UK has already established a reputation for innovative procurement, and this category seeks to further highlight its success in this area. The GO Procurement Innovation or Initiative of the Year Award brings creativity and imagination to the fore; celebrating concepts that have made a genuine difference within the public procurementsector. The entry criteria are simple – the innovation or initiative can
come from any quarter, and can be of any scale: but it must be a
genuine advance within public procurement, and must be compliant
with existing procurement legislation.
8
GO Team of the Year Award
(
Local Government and Consortia)
Team working is pivotal to the success of public procurement, and the GO Team of the Year Award recognises the power and potential of a focused and unified approach to procurement initiatives. Teams
can be based within one organisation or spread over multiple
organisations; but they must comprise individuals working towards the same objective or goal. Above all, this Award recognises
communication, collaboration and a collective determination to
deliver excellence in public services.
Recognition is given based on the accomplishments of the team in relation to its size and the complexity of its procurement activities.
9
GO Team of the Year Award
(Other Organisations)
Team working is pivotal to the success of public procurement, and the GO Team of the Year Award recognises the power and potential of a focused and unified approach to procurement initiatives. Teams
can be based within one organisation or spread over multiple
organisations; but they must comprise individuals working towards the same objective or goal. Above all, this Award recognises
communication, collaboration and a collective determination to
deliver excellence in public services.
Recognition is given based on the accomplishments of the team in relation to its size and the complexity of its procurement activities.
10
GO Procurement Leadership
of the Year Award
An excellent procurement exercise or initiative is something to be commended, but such projects would not be possible without a
robust procurement strategy.
The GO Procurement Leadership of the Year Award recognises the
vital role an innovative and ground breaking procurement strategy plays in helping organisations drive local best practice, deliver savings and demonstrate they are working towards improving their
capability. The Award also focuses on the effectiveness of the
organisation at managing relationships with internal stakeholders to deploy their procurement strategy and how it supports their strategic
plan and core business and service objectives.
Call
0845 270 7066
or email
[email protected]
Headline Event Sponsor
Exclusive headline event sponsor of the
National GO Awards 2015/16
n Naming rights – the ‘[Sponsor] National GO Awards 2015/16’ n Senior representative to join the National GO Awards judging
panel
n Corporate branding carried on all pre-event promotional material
announcing your organisation as the main event sponsor
n Corporate branding carried on all post-event communications material highlighting your organisation as the headline event
sponsor; including the offi cial post-event review
n Corporate branding and web link carried on www.goawards.
co.uk announcing you as the headline event sponsor
n 150-word profi le carried on the event website
n Corporate branding carried on fi nal invitations which will be sent
out to all pre-registered delegates to the event
n Corporate branding displayed throughout the event venue announcing your organisation as the main event sponsor
n Opportunity for a short (maximum two minutes) promotional video to be shown prior to the commencement of the Awards Ceremony (to be provided by sponsoring organisation) – or welcome speech from a senior representative
n Opportunity for a short (maximum 30 seconds) promotional video to be included within the offi cial post-event review video
n Corporate branding displayed on Awards Dinner menu alongside 150-word company profi le
n Option of an award category for exclusive sponsorship by your
organisation, in addition to the main event sponsorship
n Senior representative of your organisation to present the award
in your sponsored category to the winner
n Corporate branding to appear on all category award materials which will be presented to the recipients including trophies,
certifi cates and winner packs
n Corporate branding to appear on post-event materials such as case studies
n Media package to include images and video from the Awards
Ceremony
n One seat at the National GO Awards Dinner top table
n Table for eight in a premium, near stage location at the National GO Awards Dinner and Ceremony
n On-night accommodation at the venue at specially negotiated rates (subject to availability)
Investment:
£10,000
+VATSponsorship of one of the ten
National GO Awards categories
n Corporate branding and web link carried on www.goawards.co.uk
n Senior representative of your organisation to announce and present
your award category to the recipient
n 150-word profi le carried on the event website
n Corporate branding carried on all pre-event promotional material n Company name and branding to appear on the award materials
including trophies, certifi cates and winner packs
n On-site visibility of your corporate branding
n Post-event branding in all communications relating to your category
n Media package to include images and video from the Awards
ceremony
n Two seats at the National GO Awards Dinner and Ceremony
n Option to secure a table in a premium, near stage location at the
National GO Awards Dinner and Ceremony at a discounted
sponsor rate
n On-night accommodation at the venue at specially negotiated rates
(subject to availability)
Investment:
£3000
+VAT(£4500 +VAT for the Procurement Innovation
and Team of the Year categories)
National GO Awards Finalists and
VIP Pre-Dinner Reception Sponsor
Sponsorship of the offi cial pre-GO Awards Finalists and VIP Pre-Dinner Reception
n Opportunity to display promotional literature and corporate
branding in the offi cial Finalists / VIP Pre-Dinner Reception area
n Participation in the presentation ceremony of GO Awards fi nalists’ certifi cates
n Opportunity for a welcome address from a senior representative
n Corporate branding and web link carried on www.goawards.co.uk
n 150-word profi le carried on the event website
n Company branding to appear on GO Awards Dinner menu n Media package to include images and video from the Awards
Ceremony
n Two seats at the National GO Awards Dinner and Ceremony
n Option to secure a table in a premium, near stage location at
the National GO Awards Dinner and Ceremony at a discounted
sponsor rate
n On-night accommodation at the venue at specially negotiated rates
(subject to availability)
National GO Awards Pre-Dinner
Drinks Reception Sponsor
Sponsorship of the official pre-GO Awards Drinks Reception
n Opportunity to display promotional literature and corporate
branding in the official pre-GO Awards Drinks Reception area
nOpportunity for a welcome address from a senior representative n Corporate branding and web link carried on www.goawards.co.uk n150-word profile carried on the event website
n Company branding to appear on GO Awards Dinner menu
n Media package to include images and video from the Awards
Ceremony
n Two seats at the National GO Awards Dinner and Ceremony
n Option to secure a table in a premium, near stage location at
the National GO Awards Dinner and Ceremony at a discounted
sponsor rate
n On-night accommodation at the venue at specially negotiated rates
(subject to availability)
Investment:
£1750
+VATAll sponsors will
benefit from:
n
Pan-government exposure of your organisation to
key decision makers and influencers
n
Positive association with the most prestigious
awards in the UK public sector procurement arena
n
Opportunity to promote your company’s
capabilities alongside the best examples of
procurement excellence in the industry
n
Long-term branding across a wealth of media
platforms, including:
–
www.goawards.co.uk
– Direct mail campaign to key decision makers
throughout the public sector
n
On-site promotion and branding
n
Post-event coverage and branding
To discuss the sponsorship opportunities
available, please contact a member of
the GO team on
0845 270 7066
or
[email protected]
Government Opportunities
www.govopps.co.uk
