2025 Winners

Please see below the winners and finalists from the 2025 National Procurement Awards.

The winners were announced on Thursday, November 6th, at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

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 or Artificial Intelligence 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