JUDGING PROCESS

Three factors are most crucial in guiding the judges' selections.

Results should be measured, significant and sustainable. They may be hard or soft, and projected or actual. The results may be measured against any recognised metric such as revenue enhancement, asset management, cost management, productivity, speed-to-market or competitiveness.

Judges place higher value on results that are supported by data. Results may be presented as percentages or the magnitude of change rather than absolute numbers. If appropriate and available, validation outside the supply arena is welcome.

Award Criteria

The Judging Panel assesses entries based on the following award criteria: 

  1. The application submitted covers a project led by a procurement department (i.e. the entity spending its own resources in support of its mission through a procurement department)

  2. The initiative meets application criteria

  3. The initiative addresses a major organisational challenge

  4. The solution is innovative

  5. The procurement department exhibits leadership throughout the process

  6. The results have an impact on the organisation's performance

  7. The results are supported by validation

  8. The application content is certified by an officer of the organisation

How it works

The organisation judged to be the best in each of the categories will receive a Procurement Leader Award.

Everyone's a winner!

Once you've entered, just like every participating organisation, you'll benefit from a detailed assessment and expert diagnosis of your procurement excellence credentials.

Whether you win an award or not, taking part means you can measure your progress towards procurement excellence, innovation and leadership against that of your peers and the best in the world.

And for the winners ...

You'll be on a PR driven, fast-track route to recognition enjoying publicity that will establish your reputation as a proven leader in your field. Each finalist will be profiled in a special Procurement Leaders magazine supplement and the winners will receive their trophies at the awards dinner ceremony in May.