2025 Winners

Overall Excellence Award

WINNER:

National Broadband Ireland (NBI) - National Broadband Plan

Procurement Leader of the Year

RECIPIENT:

Mark Osmer, Procurement Business Partner, Translink & Founder, Intelligent Buyer Ltd

Procurement Team of the Year

WINNER:

PTSB & Efficio

FINALISTS:

• Compass Group Ireland
• daa
• Dublin Bus
• EirGrid
• Kerry Group European Procurement Function
• PTSB & Efficio

Sustainable Procurement Team of the Year

WINNER:

Iarnród Éireann Procurement Dept

FINALISTS:

• Express Merchants
• Gas Networks Ireland
• Iarnród Éireann Procurement Dept
• Uisce Éireann

Procurement Rising Star of the Year

WINNER:

An Post - Aisling O'Brien

FINALISTS:

• An Post - Aisling O'Brien
• Gas Networks Ireland - Aoibhín O'Driscoll
• Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail - Adam Ryan
• Kerry Group - Laura Foody

Best Public Sector, Semi State or Government Procurement Project of the Year

WINNER:

National Broadband Ireland (NBI) - National Broadband Plan

FINALISTS:

• daa - The Underpass at Dublin Airport
• Department of Transport - Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Software
• Education Procurement Service - Government’s Free Schoolbooks Scheme
• EirGrid - Offshore Wind Project Portfolio
• National Broadband Ireland (NBI) - National Broadband Plan
• Office of Government Procurement & Irish Coast Guard - Operational Dry Suit Systems for IRCG Volunteers

Best Private Sector Procurement Project of the Year

WINNER:

PTSB & Efficio - Transforming Payments at PTSB

FINALISTS:

• Express Merchants - Breeze
• Kerry - Global Ocean Freight Transformation
• PTSB & Efficio - Transforming Payments at PTSB

Best Education, Training or People Development Award

WINNER:

Uisce Éireann - Supply Chain Training Programme

FINALISTS:

• Dublin Bus Graduate Programme
• Gas Networks Ireland - Empowering People, Elevating Procurement
• Office of Government Procurement - The OGP Public Procurement Specialist Skills Framework
• Uisce Éireann - Supply Chain Training Programme

Best Procurement Risk Management Award

WINNER:

PJ Hegarty - Data-Led Risk Mitigation

FINALISTS:

• Gas Networks Ireland - Supplier Risk Management Governance Framework
• PJ Hegarty - Data-Led Risk Mitigation

Best Green Procurement Project of the Year

WINNER:

Transport Infrastructure Ireland - CO2 Performance Ladder

FINALISTS:

• ABP Ireland - Advantage Beef Programme
• CeX Ireland - Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Musgrave - Corporate Power Purchasing Agreement
• Transport Infrastructure Ireland - CO2 Performance Ladder

Best Procurement Social Value Award

WINNER:

The NOW Group

FINALISTS:

• Roche Products Ireland
• The NOW Group

Best Procurement Transformation Award

WINNER:

BioMarin

FINALISTS:

• Aptiv - Fusion Program
• BioMarin
• Compass Group Ireland
• Department of Transport
• Flynn
• Gas Networks Ireland
• Kerry Group
• Natus Medical

Most Innovative Use of Technology Award

WINNER:

Compass Group Ireland - Foodbuy Online

FINALISTS:

• BioMarin - Use of Data Analytics in Category Management
• Compass Group Ireland - Foodbuy Online
• dnata Catering and Retail Ireland - Leveraging Technology to Drive Transparency and Efficiency in Airline Catering
• Dublin Bus - New Tender Database Development
• Gas Networks Ireland - Innovative Analytics for Smarter Procurement
• Uisce Éireann - Harnessing PowerBI to Level Up Supply Chain Team's Analytics

Best Procurement Collaboration Project of the Year - Infrastructure & Public Services

WINNER:

Office of Government Procurement & Irish Coast Guard - Operational Dry Suit Systems for IRCG Volunteers

FINALISTS:

• daa & Dublin Airport Airline Operations Committee (AOC) - Passenger with Reduced Mobility (PRM) Services
• Education Procurement Service & Department of Education and Youth - Government’s Free Schoolbooks Scheme
• ESB Networks - Flexibility in Electricity Distribution Markets and System Operations
• Gas Networks Ireland – Supply Chain and Data Competency Centre Partnership
• Iarnród Éireann - Rail Freight Fleet Project
• Office of Government Procurement & Irish Coast Guard - Operational Dry Suit Systems for IRCG Volunteers

Best Procurement Collaboration Project of the Year - Commercial & Consumer

WINNER:

Compass Group Ireland, Atlantis of Kilmore Quay & BIM - Intergrating Underutilised Irish Fish

FINALISTS:

• Aptiv - Fusion Program
• Aramark Ireland - Supplier Showcase
• Compass Group Ireland, Atlantis of Kilmore Quay & BIM - Intergrating Underutilised Irish Fish
• dnata Catering and Retail Ireland & SUBU Connect - Elevating Procurement Performance: A Collaborative Transformation
• Kerry Group, Ironclad, Sia Partners & Deloitte - Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Rollout
• PTSB & Efficio - Empowering Procurement Excellence