Successful finalists announced in GO Awards Scotland 2009
12 October 2009
A diverse range of individuals, public and third sector organisations and private sector companies have been announced as the successful finalists in the annual Government Opportunities (GO) magazine Excellence in Public Procurement Awards Scotland 2009.
This illustrious event – which is organised by supply chain and public procurement experts, BiP Solutions – will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, on the evening of 28 October. The ceremony follows the first day of the Procurex Scotland 2009 national procurement conference and exhibition.
With the Scottish public sector spending an estimated £8 billion annually on the procurement of goods and services, it is fitting that the contribution of Scotland’s buyer and supplier community is recognised and rewarded. The GO Awards Scotland 2009 will showcase current excellence in this arena, and build on the success of the National GO Awards, which were held in London in June 2009.
The 2009 award categories aim to recognise achievement across the major areas of public procurement activity in Scotland. The categories cover Individual Excellence, Team Excellence, Collaborative Procurement, Sustainability (incorporating CSR), Best Service and Healthcare Supplies.
The successful finalists are:
GO Individual Excellence Award
- Andy Door, Procurement Manager, Scottish Prison Service
- Helene Holden, Procurement Training Analyst, Scotland Excel
- Robert Stewart, Deputy Head of Procurement, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
GO Team Excellence Award
- Central Procurement Unit, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils
- Commercial Services, Accountant in Bankruptcy
- National Procurement Programme Management Office, NHSScotland National Procurement
- Supplier Development Programme, Glasgow City Council
- Tayside Procurement Consortium
- The New Stobhill and New Victoria Hospitals Capital Equipping / Procurement Project Team
GO / John F McClelland Collaborative Procurement Award
- Central Government Centre of Procurement Expertise
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Fife Housing Association Alliance
- Procurement Scotland
- Supplier Development Programme, Glasgow City Council
- Tayside Procurement Consortium
GO Sustainability Award (incorporating CSR) sponsored by Pertemps
- City Building (Glasgow) LLP
- G4S Secure Solutions (UK)
- Procurement and Supply Chain Management Team, Fife Council
- Regeneration Team, Glasgow Housing Association
- Remploy Furniture, Remploy Ltd
- Wates Group
GO Best Service Award sponsored by BiP Solutions Ltd
- dbda / Road Safety Scotland
- e4d&g / Dumfries and Galloway Council Smarter Schools Team
- Fresenius Medical Care (UK) Ltd / NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Mucky Puddle Partnership / Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority
- Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd
- Rivo Software Ltd / National Library of Scotland
GO Healthcare Supplier Award
- Currie & Brown (UK) Ltd / NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Fresenius Medical Care (UK) Ltd / NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Fresenius Medical Care (UK) Ltd / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
- Gardiner & Theobald and Interserve Project Services Ltd / NHS Fife
- PJS Foods Ltd / NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Lothian
The finalists, alongside many of the leading procurement professionals from the public and private sectors in Scotland, will be invited to attend the black-tie Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony, where award-winning comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner will be the after dinner speaker. Places at the event can be booked at www.govopps.co.uk/awardscotland/booking.htm
Grahame Steed, Managing Editor of GO magazine, said: "We have been very impressed by the quality of entries into the GO Awards Scotland 2009. The judging panel had a difficult time choosing the best from a very good selection, and each of the finalists should be very proud of their accomplishment."
Full details on the GO Awards Scotland 2009 can be found at www.goawards.co.uk
