Back in my B&B behind Marble Arch...
It was another excellent evening at the CIPS Supply Management awards (with sponsorship type thanks to BravoSolution principally, as well as American Express and Hays).
I'm not a huge Miranda Hart fan of her TV show but she was a very engaging and funny hostess, flirting with the "70% of the audience who are middle aged men".
Dinner was good, although that hardly matters. Good duck though and a fine pudding, I remember, but don't ask me what it actually was...
We'll have more observation and gossip from the event but for now- here is the full list of winners... congratulations to all of them.
Best Contribution to Corporate Responsibility - Skanska UK
Best Contribution to the Reputation of the Procurement Profession - Cancer Research UK
Best Cross-Functional Teamwork Project - NHS Business Services
Best People Development Initiative - Network Rail
Best Public Procurement Project - Olympic Delivery Authority
Best Purchasing Initiative by an SME - Neal Brothers Ltd (Probrand Ltd were highly commended)
Best Supplier Relationship Management -Adelie Food Holdings Ltd and Cawleys
International Purchasing Project of the Year - Wincanton plc
Most Improved Purchasing Operation (Start Up) - Adelie Food Holdings Ltd
Most Improved Purchasing Operation (Step Change) - Balfour Beatty (Jaguar Land Rover were highly commended)
Overall - Olympic Delivery Authority
CIPS Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year
Sarah Ellis – BAA Heathrow Airport
CIPS Young Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year
Lisa Callow – Global Brands Ltd
Such fun! 😉 Actually I have a couple of pics if you want, Peter.. will email…
A great night!
Slightly stunned that the ODA won the best public sector procurement award (and the overall award) knowing what I know about what some other public bodies have delivered on shoe-string budgets. But I guess you can deliver pretty much anything when your budget is unlimited…