2025 Winners

Celebrating the Winners of the 2025 National Procurement Awards

We’re delighted to congratulate this year’s winners and finalists. The awards were presented at the Gala Ceremony on 6 November 2025 at the 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