Some of the UK’s leading contractors and consultants, including Vinci, RLB, BAM, and Pulse, were among the winners at this year’s National Project Excellence Awards, hosted by the Procure Partnerships Framework at Liverpool’s Titanic Hotel.
The event brought together over 400 contractor, consultant and client partners to celebrate the projects delivered through the framework and the people behind them. Across 15 award categories, a total of 48 projects were shortlisted, recognising excellence in project delivery, innovation, decarbonisation and social impact.
Regional highlights included GRAHAM, which won Project of the Year (North) for Trevelyan Square on behalf of Leeds Trinity University, and Volkerfitzpatrick, which picked up Project of the Year (East) for Cambridge City Council’s sustainable Operations Hub. Danaher & Walsh secured Infrastructure Project of the Year for their work at Waltham Cross, while BAM was recognised with Project of the Year (West) for the Bedworth Physical Activity Hub.
Social value and sustainability took centre stage, Vinci claimed the Social Value Excellence in Action Award for its work with Sefton Council at Bootle Strand, and Tilbury Douglas took home the Social Value Impact Award after generating an impressive £16.4m in social value add while delivering the New Custody Suite for Durham Constabulary.
GSS Architecture, RLB and Bidwells all picked up awards for Consultant of the Year in their respective region, whilst the Multi-Disciplinary Team of the Year award went to Pulse Consult, who led a multi-disciplinary team on the supported living accommodation Kingston Lane, on behalf of the London Borough Richmond Upon Thames.
The night’s top honour, Construction Project of the Year, was awarded to Speller Metcalfe for the Edmond Transplant Centre, delivered on time and on budget for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Originally facing delays and cost pressures, the project team reworked both the design and programme to meet urgent clinical needs, and was described on the night as a “true showcase of collaboration, innovation and project excellence.”
Faye Dolan, Framework Director at Procure Partnerships, said:
“The standard of nominations this year was the best we’ve seen yet and reflects the level our contractor and consultant partners work to. Our industry is special, one that drives change and innovation for the public sector, making a genuine impact at both a local and national level.
Thank you to our nominees and winners, every partner in that room demonstrated incredible vision and contributions to the industry and the communities they work and live in.”
2025 Winners
Decarbonisation Project of the Year – Ramsden Building | Henry Boot
Infrastructure Project of the Year – Waltham Cross | Danaher and Walsh
Project of the Year (North) – Trevelyan Square | GRAHAM
Consultant of the Year (North) – GSS Architecture
Project of the Year (West) – Bedworth Physical Activity Hub | BAM
Project of the Year (East) – Operations Hub | Volkerfitzpatrick
Consultant of the Year (Midlands) – RLB
Project of the Year (South) – Project Dexter | Overbury
Consultant of the Year (South) – Bidwells
Social Value Excellence in Action – Bootle Strand | Vinci
Multi Disciplinary Team of the Year – Pulse
Apprentice of the Year – Frazer Mulvaney | Seddon
Procurement Professional of the Year – Neil Carson
Social Value Impact Award – New Custody Suite | Tilbury Douglas
Construction Project of the Year – Edmond Transplant Centre | Speller Metcalfe
