Past winners

Watched by an audience of around 1,200 buyers The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) reigned supreme at the CIPS Supply Management Awards 2011, taking home the top award for its work ahead of London 2012.

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Other winners on the night included:

Best contribution to corporate responsibility
SkanskaUK

Best cross-functional teamwork project
NHSBusiness Services Authority

Best people development initiative
NetworkRail

Most improved purchasing operation – step change
BalfourBeatty

Most improved purchasing operation – start-up
AdelieFood Holdings

Best purchasing initiative by an SME
NealBrothers 

Best public procurement project
OlympicDelivery Authority

Best contribution to the reputation of the procurement profession
CancerResearch UK 

International purchasing project of the year
Wincanton

Best supplier relationship management
AdelieFood Holdings and Cawleys

☛ You can find out who was victorious in the individual awards here

The shortlisted procurement teams and individuals were:

Best Contribution to Corporate Responsibility

• Arup
• Atkins Global
• Enterprise plc
• Home Group
• Met Office
• Skanska UK
• Telefónica UK

Best Contribution to the Reputation of the Procurement Profession

• Cancer Research UK
• Hilton Worldwide
  
• Home Office Procurement Centre of Excellence
• Ministry of Justice
• RCUK SSC Ltd

Best Cross-Functional Teamwork Project

• AstraZeneca
• Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Ltd
• BOC Group
• Devon County Council
• NHS Business Services
• Royal Mail
• UBS AG

Best People Development Initiative

• Associated British Foods plc
• BAE Systems
• Home Office Procurement of Excellence
• Network Rail

Best Public Procurement Project

• Ministry of Justice
• NHS Business Services Authority
• NHS East of England – Strategic Projects Team
• Olympic Delivery Authority
• Suffolk County Council

Best Purchasing Initiative by an SME

• Cirrus Purchasing Ltd
• Neal Brothers Ltd
• Probrand Ltd

Best Supplier Relationship Management

• Adelie Food Holdings Ltd and Cawleys
• Allied Bakeries and bpi.consumer VMB
• BOC Ltd and Veolia Environment Services Ltd
• DHL Supply Chain and Jaguar
• E.ON UK and Capita
• Home Office Procurement Centre of Excellence and Carlson Wagonlit
• London Energy Project and Pulse 24 Ltd
• National Policing Improvement Agency and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Information Systems Sector

International Purchasing Project of the Year

• Johnson Controls Limited Global WorkPlace Solutions
• Microsoft
• UBS AG
• Wincanton plc (European sub-contraction)
• Wincanton plc

Most Improved Purchasing Operation (Start Up)

• Adelie Food Holdings Ltd
• Northern Rock plc
• Owen Mumford Ltd
• Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
• Woldmarsh Producers Ltd
• Yodel

 Most Improved Purchasing Operation (Step Change)

• Balfour Beatty
• Department for International Development
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Royal Mail Group
• Telefónica UK

Seven lucky individuals have been shortlisted for the CIPS Supply Management Awards 2011. They are:

CIPS Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year

• Andrew Croston – Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Sarah Ellis – BAA Heathrow Airport
• Chris Odam – NATS

 CIPS Young Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year

• Lisa Callow – Global Brands Ltd
• Alison McEwan – Wincanton plc
• Chris Morgan – BAA Heathrow Airport Ltd
• Lydia Wolfe – BAE Systems