2025 Shortlist

Announcing the Finalists for the 2025 National Procurement Awards

We're delighted to reveal this year's shortlist. Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala on 6 November 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

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Overall Excellence Award

The winner of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Procurement Leader of the Year

The recipient of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Procurement Team of the Year

FINALISTS

Compass Group Ireland

daa plc

Dublin Bus

EirGrid plc

Kerry Global plc

PTSB / Efficio

Sustainable Procurement Team of the Year

FINALISTS

Express Merchants Ltd

Gas Networks Ireland

Iarnród Éireann

Uisce Éireann

Procurement Rising Star of the Year

FINALISTS

Aisling O'Brien

An Post

Aoibhín O'Driscoll

Gas Networks Ireland

Adam Ryan

Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail

Laura Foody

Kerry Global plc

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

FINALISTS

The Underpass at Dublin Airport

daa plc

Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Software

Department of Transport

Government’s Free Schoolbooks Scheme

Education Procurement Service

Offshore Wind Project Portfolio

EirGrid plc

National Broadband Plan

National Broadband Ireland (NBI)

Operational Dry Suit Systems for IRCG Volunteers

Office of Government Procurement & Irish Coast Guard

Best Private Sector Procurement Project of the Year

FINALISTS

Breeze

Express Merchants Ltd

Global Ocean Freight Transformation

The Kerry Group

Transforming Payments at PTSB

PTSB / Efficio

Best Education, Training or People Development Award

FINALISTS

Dublin Bus Graduate Programme

Dublin Bus

Empowering People, Elevating Procurement

Gas Networks Ireland

The OGP Public Procurement Specialist Skills Framework

Office of Government Procurement

Supply Chain Training Programme

Uisce Éireann

Best Procurement Risk Management Award

FINALISTS

Supplier Risk Management Governance Framework

Gas Networks Ireland

Data-Led Risk Mitigation

PJ Hegarty

Best Green Procurement Project of the Year

FINALISTS

Advantage Beef Programme

ABP Ireland

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

CeX Ireland

Corporate Power Purchasing Agreement

Musgrave

CO2 Performance Ladder

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Best Procurement Social Value Award

FINALISTS

Roche Products Ireland Ltd.

The Now Group

Best Procurement Transformation Award

FINALISTS

Aptiv

BioMarin

Compass Group Ireland

Department of Transport

Flynn Management & Contractors Limited

Gas Networks Ireland

The Kerry Group

Natus Medical Inc

Most Innovative Use of Technology Award

FINALISTS

Use of Big Data Analytics and AI in Category Management

BioMarin

Foodbuy Online

Compass Group Ireland

Leveraging Technology to Drive Transparency and Efficiency in Airline Catering

Dnata catering and retail

New Tender Database Development

Dublin Bus

Innovative Analytics for Smarter Procurement

Gas Networks Ireland

Harnessing PowerBI to Level Up Supply Chain Team's Analytics

Uisce Éireann

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

FINALISTS

Passenger with Reduced Mobility (PRM) Services

daa

Government’s Free Schoolbooks Scheme

EPS

Flexibility in Electricity Distribution Markets and System Operations

Electricity Supply Board

Supply Chain & Data Competency Centre (DCC)

Gas Networks Ireland

Rail Freight Fleet Project

Iarnród Éireann

Operational Dry Suit Systems for IRCG Volunteers

Office of Government Procurement & Irish Coast Guard

Best Procurement Collaboration Project of the Year - Commercial & Consumer

FINALISTS

Fusion Program

Aptiv

Supplier Showcase

Aramark Ireland

Intergrating Underutilised Irish Fish

Compass Group Ireland

Elevating Procurement Performance: A Collaborative Transformation

Dnata catering and retail

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Rollout

Kerry Global plc

Empowering Procurement Excellence

PTSB / Efficio