2026 Winners

Celebrating the Winners of the 2026 The National Procurement Awards We’re delighted to congratulate this year’s winners and finalists. The awards were presented at the Gala Ceremony on 22 October 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

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Procurement Leader of the Year

RECIPIENT

John Buckley

Uisce Éireann

Overall Excellence Award

WINNER

Enterprise Fleet Replacement Project (EFRP)

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail & Translink

Procurement Technology Provider Award

WINNER

Express Merchants

FINALISTS

BidReview.ai

Express Merchants

Best Procurement Transformation Award

WINNER

Procurement-Led Operating Model Transformation

National Beauty Distribution

FINALISTS

BAM Ireland

BAM Ireland

Breeze: Transforming Operational Procurement

Express Merchants

ProcureSoft

Macmarts Ltd

Procurement-Led Operating Model Transformation

National Beauty Distribution

Shareridge

Shareridge

Item Classification & Data Governance

Tucks Fasteners & Fixings

Best Procurement Transformation Award - Large

WINNER

Global Oracle Rollout & Implementation with Project Topaz

Avery Dennison Ireland Ltd

FINALISTS

An Post

An Post

Global Oracle Rollout & Implementation with Project Topaz

Avery Dennison Ireland Ltd

School Transport Procurement System

Bus Eireann

ProcurePal

Gas Networks Ireland

Primark

Primark

TLI Group

TLI Group Ltd

Uisce Éireann

Uisce Eireann

SmartProcure

Workhuman

Best Education, Training or People Development Award

WINNER

Procurement Graduate Development Programme

Dublin Bus

FINALISTS

Next Gen AI Procurement

Carrig Consultancy

Procurement Graduate Development Programme

Dublin Bus

Graduate Certificate in Strategic Public Procurement

Dublin City University Business School

Sustainability Week

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail

Strategic Procurement Capability

Office of Government Procurement (OGP)

CPD Certified Curriculum

Supply Chain Sustainability School

Sustainable Procurement Team of the Year

WINNER

Supply Chain Team

Gas Networks Ireland

FINALISTS

BAM Ireland

BAM Ireland

Supply Chain Team

Gas Networks Ireland

Genesys Cloud Services

Genesys Cloud Services

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail

Lidl Ireland

Lidl Ireland

Sysco Ireland

Sysco

Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin

Procurement Team of the Year

WINNER

Supply Chain Team

Gas Networks Ireland

FINALISTS

BAM Ireland

BAM Ireland

Dublin Bus

Dublin Bus

Supply Chain Team

Gas Networks Ireland

National Broadband Ireland

National Broadband Ireland (NBI)

Procurement Team of the Year (5000+ Employees)

WINNER

Onshore Renewable Generation Development Team

ESB

FINALISTS

Core Team

Avery Dennison Ireland Ltd

Circle K

Circle K

Onshore Renewable Generation Development Team

ESB

Global Excellence Team

Grifols Worldwide Operations

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

WINNER

Enterprise Fleet Replacement Project (EFRP)

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail & Translink

FINALISTS

Enterprise Fleet Replacement Project (EFRP)

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail & Translink

National Broadband Plan

National Broadband Ireland (NBI)

The ABC eGates Project

Office of Government Procurement & Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Statutory Inspection Compliance Transformation

Uisce Éireann

Best Procurement Collaboration Project of the Year - Commercial & Consumer

WINNER

National Government Supply Expo

Office of Government Procurement

FINALISTS

Transforming School Food Through Collaborative Procurement

Glanmore Foods

National Government Supply Expo

Office of Government Procurement

Best Private Sector Procurement Project of the Year

WINNER

Project Topaz

Avery Dennison Ireland Ltd

FINALISTS

Project Topaz

Avery Dennison Ireland Ltd

Global Procurement

Circle K

Procurement Solutions Across Multiple Industries

Millennium Machinery Ltd

AutoStore Robotic Warehouse

National Beauty Distribution

Most Innovative Use of Technology or Artificial Intelligence Award

WINNER

Robotic Warehouse Automation

National Beauty Distribution

FINALISTS

A Next Generation SME AI Procurement Intelligence Tool

Carrig Consultancy

Dublin Bus

Dublin Bus

ProcurePal

Gas Networks Ireland

Robotic Warehouse Automation

National Beauty Distribution

Digital Analytics Transformation

Uisce Éireann

Most Innovative Use of Technology or Artificial Intelligence Award (5000+ Employees)

WINNER

Primark

Primark

FINALISTS

Modernisation of Procurement Delivery

An Post

Project Topaz

Avery Dennison Ireland Ltd

Social Value Procurement Ecosystem

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail

AI Enabled Sourcing Bot

Owens & Minor

Primark

Primark

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

WINNER

A Control Tower Approach to Strategic Procurement Excellence

Uisce Eireann

FINALISTS

PAYG System Replacement

Gas Networks Ireland

A New Era for Cross-Border Rail

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail & Translink

National Government Supply Expo

Office of Government Procurement

The ABC eGates Project

Office of Government Procurement & Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

The Hannahstown Project

Radius Housing Association

A Control Tower Approach to Strategic Procurement Excellence

Uisce Eireann

Procurement Rising Star of the Year

WINNER

Rebecca McGinn

An Post

FINALISTS

Rebecca McGinn

An Post

Ian Farmer

BAM Ireland

Wangechi Cynthia Wanjau

Genesys Cloud Services

Jinghan Guan

Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail

Best Green Procurement Project of the Year

WINNER

Bellacorick Wind Farm Decommissioning Project

BNM

FINALISTS

Bellacorick Wind Farm Decommissioning Project

BNM

Enterprise Fleet Replacement Programme

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail & Translink

Accelerating Sustainable Retail

Lidl Ireland GmbH

Sustainable Procurement Champion of the Year

WINNER

Seán McCaffrey

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail

FINALISTS

Seán McCaffrey

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail

Wayne Farrell

Lidl Ireland

Best Supplier Relationship Management Award

WINNER

Greenville Procurement Partners

FINALISTS

Avery Dennison Ireland Ltd

Circle K

Easy2Go

Greenville Procurement Partners

Innovation in Supplier Collaboration

WINNER

Project Topaz

Avery Dennison Ireland Ltd

FINALISTS

Project Topaz

Avery Dennison Ireland Ltd

National Cleaning Programme

Circle K

Breeze

Express Merchants

Arts Office Panel

Greenville Procurement Partners

Procurement Cleaning & Security Services

RCSI

CPO of the Year Award

WINNER

Chris Quinlan

Dublin Bus

FINALISTS

Bobby Cooper

Coopers Executive Travel

Chris Quinlan

Dublin Bus

Best Procurement Consultancy Collaboration Award

WINNER

Primark and 4C Associates

Primark

FINALISTS

Circle K & EY

Circle K

DMC Global Partners

DMC Global Partners

Goodbody Clearstream and Hibernia Real Estate

Goodbody Clearstream

Primark and 4C Associates

Primark