Useful List of Industry Awards 

Click on a link below to see a schedule of awards relating to that topic area:

Business Awards
Business Leader Awards
Training and HR Awards
Marketing Awards
Customer Contact Awards (customer service, sales & call centre)
Corporate Social Responsibility Awards
IT Awards
Industry-Sector-Specific Awards

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N.B. This list is sorted by submission deadline with the soonest first, and a "~" means the date is approximate. 

Business Awards

Award Submission Deadline Awarding Date
Fast Growth Business Awards 19th December 18th March
SFEDI UK Enterprise Support Awards 30th January 16th April
The Regional Business Awards ~26th March ~15th July
British Small Business Champions ~28th March ~Mid June
The UK Excellence Awards (British Quality Foundation) ~25th April ~14th October
The International Business Awards ~15th May ~8th September
Business XL Awards ~19th May ~3rd July
The Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards ~16th May ~24th July
HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards ~16th May ~29th October
Barclays Trading Places Awards ~30th May ~7th October
DELL Innovative Small Business Awards ~31st May ~September
Chamber Awards ~27th June ~27th November
Startups Awards ~4th July ~30th October
European Outsourcing Awards ~18th July ~1st October
The National Business Awards ~31st July ~18th November
The Home Business Awards ~15th August ~1st September
The Green Business Awards ~15th August ~5th November
International Trade Awards August to September (depending on region) September to November
02 X Awards for Small Business ~1st September October
Technology Fast 50 Awards (Deloitte) ~14th September ~December (tbc)
Growing Business Awards ~19th September ~27th November
Springboard Awards for Excellence ~30th September ~26th November
The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For ~31st October (for initial registration) Early March
European Business Awards   ~31st October ~7th April
Queen's Awards for Enterprise ~31st October ~21st April

Business Leader Awards

Award Submission Deadline Awarding Date
The Heinz Awards Early December April
NatWest everywoman Awards ~29th August ~3rd December
BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur Awards ~31st August ~January
Women of the Future Awards ~5th September ~6th November

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Training and HR Awards

Award Submission Deadline Awarding Date
The Recruiter Awards 11th November 28th April
IVCA Awards (International Visual Communications Association) 3rd December 4th April
National Council for Work Experience Awards 12th December TBC
ONREC Awards (Online Recruitment Magazine) 14th December 5th March
Learning Impact Awards 31st December 4th June
Employee Benefits Awards 9th January 26th June
Communications in Business (CiB) Awards January 23rd May
The ILM Awards (Institute of Leadership & Management) End January April
Occupational Health & Safety Awards (RoSPA) ~15th February ~13th May
Apprenticeship Awards ~29th February ~June
The TJ Awards (Training Journal) ~3rd March ~26th June
Human Resources Excellence Awards (Haymarket) ~14th March ~7th July
Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards ~21st March Mid September
Learndirect Achievement Awards ~28th March ~20th October
National Training Awards (UK Skills, Government funded) ~25th April ~11th December
People Management Awards (CIPD) ~30th April ~17th September
Personnel Today Awards (RBI) ~6th June ~27th November
eLearning Awards (Bizmedia) ~30th June ~6th November
Pay Awards (Pay Magazine) ~4th July ~11th November
Human Capital Awards (CBI/Real FD) ~11th July ~21st October
London & South East Recruitment Awards (Archant) ~31st July ~24th October
IPP Awards (Institute of Payroll Professionals) ~late July ~3rd September
MCA Consultant of the Year Awards (Management Consultancies Association) ~31st August ~13th November
World of Learning Awards ~19th September ~19th November
National Online Recruitment Awards (NORAs) ~21st September ~13th November
IT Training Awards (IITT) ~30th September ~5th February
Professional Individual Membership Recruitment Awards (REC) ~10th October ~6th November
RAD Awards (Recruitment Advertising) ~31st October ~15th January
MCA Management Awards (Management Consultancies Association) ~17th October ~27th April

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Marketing Awards

Award Submission Deadline Awarding Date
BESMA Awards (The British Excellence in Sales & Marketing Awards) 1st November 12th February
Workworld Media Awards 14th November TBC
SABRE Awards Early December Late May
European Seal of e-Excellence (marketing of ICT) 19th December March
Interactive Media Awards 31st December April
Communications in Business (CiB) Awards ~11th January 23rd May
D&AD Awards 21st January ~14th April
Clear Channel Outdoor Planning Awards 30th January TBC
Precision Marketing Response Awards 1st February ~29th April
Franchise Marketing Awards 13th February 20th March
Marketing Society Awards for Excellence 15th February 9th June
IR Magazine Awards (Investor Relations) ~March 25th June
Mouse Awards 1st March 24th April
Hermes Creative Awards ~14th March Mid July
NMA Awards (New Media Age) ~25th March 26th June
IPA Effectiveness Awards ~25th April ~November
POPAI Awards ~25th April ~9th October
Marketing Week Awards ~16th May ~7th October
B2B Marketing Awards ~16th May ~6th November
Chip Shop Awards 23rd May ~August
PR Week Awards ~29th May ~21st October
Event Awards ~6th June ~26th September
Benchmark Awards (Design Week) ~June (tbc) ~2nd December
New Media Awards ~1st June ~July
Financial Services Forum Awards for Marketing ~19th June ~25th November
Media Week Awards ~27th June ~30th October
AMEC Communications Awards ~20th June ~19th November
Campaign Big Awards ~20th June ~22nd October
Connect Awards ~20th June ~22nd September
Roses Design Awards ~23rd June ~16th October
PRO Awards (Promotion Marketing) ~11th July ~29th October
IMA Awards ~29th July ~30th October
BIMA Awards (British Interactive Media Association) ~15th August ~27th November
Green Awards ~10th September ~12th November
The DMA Awards ~12th September ~9th December
MCCA Awards (Marketing Communication Consultants Association) ~2nd October ~5th March
Design Week Award ~31st October ~3rd March

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Customer Contact Awards (Sales, Customer Service and Call Centre)

Award Submission Deadline Awarding Date
BESMA Awards (The British Excellence in Sales & Marketing Awards) 1st November 12th February
Customer Experience Awards 27th November (then every other month) Spring 2009
Contact Centre Innovation of the Year Award (Contact Centre Planning Forum) Late November April
Contact Center World Awards 31st December ~June
Call Centre Management Association Awards (CCMA) ~16th March ~23rd April
National Customer Service Awards ~15th May ~23rd September
European Call Centre Awards (CCF Magazine) ~30th May ~16th September
CCA Excellence Awards (Customer Contact Association) ~31st July ~18th November
WOW Awards ~Ongoing N/A
NOA Awards (National Outsourcing Association) ~22nd August ~23rd October
National Sales Awards ~29th September ~25th February
ACE Awards ~31st October ~3rd March

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Corporate Social Responsibility. Sustainable Business & Green Awards

[N.B. Most business and industry-specific awards have a CSR category]

Award Submission Deadline Awarding Date
Tourism for Tomorrow (for ICT - UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development) 15th December ~April
Low Carbon performance Awards (The Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers) 30th November 4th February
Sustainabilitylive! Industry Achievement Awards ~1st February ~20th May
European Green IT Awards ~8th February ~13th March
Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneur Awards 23rd February TBC
BITC Awards (Business in the Community) 6th March ~7th July
The Sunday Times Best Green Companies Award 18th February ~Mid May
Observer Ethical Awards 14th March ~5th June
Creating the Future Awards ~3rd March ~5th June
Building Public Trust Awards ~1st April ~29th Sept
Green Leaders in Business Awards ~9th May ~9th September
Sustainable Energy Awards ~16th May ~20th November
Edge Upstarts Awards ~18th May ~10th September
Valpak Awards for Waste Management ~30th May ~11th September
RSPCA Good Business Awards ~27th June ~9th October
Enterprising Solutions Awards ~1st July 20th October
VIBES Awards (Vision in Businesses for the Environment of Scotland)  ~18th July ~Early December
The National Energy Efficiency Awards ~1st August ~December
The Green Business Awards ~15th August ~5th November
National Recycling Awards ~29th August ~12th November
National eWell-Being Awards (for ICT - UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development) ~Late Summer 2009 TBC
Green Awards ~10th September ~12th November
BCE Environmental Leadership Awards ~10th October ~30th June (tbc)
DEBI Sustainable Products & Services ~7th October ~20th November
BURA Awards for Community Inspired Regeneration ~15th October TBC
The Sustainable Communities Awards  ~24th October ~5th February
The Water Efficiency Awards ~31st October Early March (tbc)
Queen's Awards for Enterprise: Sustainable Development ~31st October ~21st April
St Andrews Prize for the Environment ~31st October April

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IT Awards

Award Submission Deadline Awarding Date
Computer Weekly Best Places to Work in IT Awards 14th November Early March
PC Retail Awards 26th November 19th March
Open Source Business Awards 30th November 28th January
Financial Sector Technology (FST) Awards 2nd December 26th March
European Seal of e-Excellence (marketing of ICT) 19th December March
Effective IT Awards ~1st May ~November
Software Satisfaction Awards ~23rd May ~30th October
Interactive Media Awards ~30th June As received
Retail Systems Award ~4th July ~29th October
Computing Awards ~18th July ~5th November
BCS Awards (British Computer Society) ~1st August ~4th December
National eWell-Being Awards (for ICT - UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development) Late Summer 2009 TBC
The ISPA Awards ~3rd September ~14th March
ICT Excellence Awards ~3rd October TBC
e-Government National Awards ~6th October ~20th January

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Industry Sector-Specific Awards

Industry Award Submission Deadline Awarding Date
Not-for-profit Queen's Award for Voluntary Service Ongoing As received
Legal services The Lawyer HR Awards 7th November 10th February
Retail First Drapers Etail Awards 7th November TBC
Design International Design Awards 7th November January
Construction Specialists Awards 7th November 5th March
Financial Services Compliance Awards 9th November 17th January
Retail Retail Week Awards 14th November 19thMarch
Local Services ATCM Awards 28th November 26th March
Construction Quality in Construction Awards (Construction News)  November 31st March
Telecoms Global Mobile Awards 28th November 17th February
Legal services Legal Business Awards 28th November 12th February
Financial Services Corporate Adviser Awards Late November 5th March
Housing Gold Award Late November February
Financial Services Fleet News Awards Early December 18th March
Construction The Building Awards (Building Magazine) Early December 1st April
Financial Services Financial Sector Technology (FST) Awards 2nd December 26th March
Media MediaGuardian Innovation Awards 5th December 26th March
Security The IFSEC Security Industry Awards January 15th May
Financial Services Pensions & Investment Provider Awards (Financial Times) January 7th May
Financial Services Money Marketing Awards  4th January 5th March
Local Government MJ Local Government Achievement Awards  16th January 25th June
Public Finance Cliff Nicholson Award 23rd January ~23rd April
Manufacturing Manufacturing Excellence Awards 30th January ~25th June
Design Starpack Awards 30th January 21st May
Education The Education Resources Awards 30th January 29th February
Optical Optician Awards 31st January 19th April
Distribution World Mail Awards January ~6th May
Financial Services Moneyfacts Awards ~February ~June
Construction Building Services Awards ~28th February ~23rd June
Financial Services The UK Pensions Awards ~14th February ~22nd April
Transport National Transport Awards ~15th February ~15th July
Food & Drink FAB Creative Excellence Awards (Food & Beverage) 28th February ~2nd May
Technology TradeTech Awards ~20th February ~23rd April
Architecture RIBA Awards ~21st February ~27th June
Fundraising Professional Fundraising Awards ~22nd February Late May
Tourism IRMG Online Green Award February July
Planning The RTPI Awards ~March ~July
Financial Services TFR Awards ~March ~July
Events AEO Excellence Awards ~March ~4th June
Legal services The Lawyer Awards ~5th March ~24th June
Legal services Legal Marketing Awards ~7th March ~29th May
Distribution The IFW Freighting Industry Awards ~7th March ~18th June
Retail The Shopfitting & Display Industry Awards 20th March ~18th June
Construction Health & Safety Awards ~14th March ~17th June
Construction Housing Design Awards ~14th March ~17th June
Financial Services European Pension Awards 20th March ~19th July
Retail European Retail Solutions Awards ~28th March ~25th June
Retail The Quality Drink Awards ~28th March ~27th June
Transport Motor Transport Awards ~28th March ~2nd July
Financial Services The British Insurance Awards ~28th March ~9th July
Construction Building for Life Awards ~31st March Early November
Public Sector The Times Best Council to Work For ~April September
Construction The Housebuilding Innovation Awards ~April ~23rd October
Facilities Facilities Management Excellence Awards ~4th April ~13th October
Public Sector The GO Awards (Excellence in Public Procurement)  ~14th April ~5th June
Transport National Rail Awards 11th April ~18th September
Public Sector The Academy of Urbanism Awards ~11th April ~26th November
Construction British Homes Awards ~11th April ~20th June
Construction British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA) 16th April ~14th October
Construction Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award ~17th April ~8th October
Electronics Elektra - European Electronics Industry Awards (Electronics Weekly) ~25th April ~10th November
Regeneration Regeneration & Renewal Awards (Electronics Weekly) ~25th April ~18th September
Healthcare Independent Healthcare Awards (Electronics Weekly) ~30th April ~16th September
Construction Construction Industry Awards ~1st May ~22nd September
Housing Neighbourhood Awards 26th May ~6th September
Public Sector The Good Communication Awards ~1st May ~26th June
Construction Construction Marketing Awards ~1st May ~22nd September
Construction Constructing Excellence Awards ~2nd May ~10th July
Financial Services British Mortgage Awards ~2nd May ~8th July
Retail The GRAMIAs (Grocery Advertising and Marketing Awards) ~23rd May ~2nd October
Retail Rising Stars Award (Retail Week) ~27th May ~4th September
Technology CNET Business Technology Awards ~30th May ~23rd September
Packaging UK Packaging Awards ~30th May ~3rd November
Financial Services Euromoney Award for Excellence (Banking) ~30th May ~July
Design iDEA Awards ~May ~19th September
Public Sector The Civil Service Awards ~June ~November
Environment Town Centre Environment Awards ~3rd June ~5th November
Financial Services Pensions and Investment - Technology, Administration and Service Awards ~4th June ~24th September
Financial Services The UK Broker Awards ~6th June ~19th September
Retail The Retail Interiors Award ~6th June ~30th September
Construction British Urban Regeneration Awards ~6th June ~25th November
Property European Property Awards ~6th June ~6th October
Financial Services Environmental Finance Awards ~9th June ~Late October (tbc)
Environment Landscape and Amenity Awards 19th June ~2nd October
Retail The Retail Industry Awards (for marketing) ~13th June ~25th September
Retail Property MAPIC EG Retail Awards ~13th June ~20th November
Technology The UK Catalyst Awards ~16th June ~August (tbc)
Travel British Travel Awards ~16th June ~6th November
Tourism Responsible Tourism Awards ~16th June ~6th November (tbc)
Financial Services The Financial Service Forum Awards (for marketing) ~19th June ~25th November
Telecoms World Communication Awards (Total Telecom) ~20th June ~26th November
Architecture World Architecture Festival Awards ~20th June ~24th October
Design The Roses Design Awards ~23rd June ~16th October
Travel & Tourism The TTG Awards (Travel Trade Gazette) ~27th June ~10th September
Healthcare HSJ Awards (Health Service Journal) ~27th June ~1st December
Travel & Tourism Frontier Awards ~27th June ~29th October
Construction What House? Awards ~27th June ~21st November
Manufacturing Manufacturer of the Year ~27th June ~15th October
Construction Brick Awards ~27th June ~5th November
Food & Drink IGD Food Industry Awards ~27th June ~14th October
Food & Drink The Quality Foods Awards ~30th June ~27th November
Healthcare Building Better Healthcare Awards ~30th June ~13th November
Property Daily Mail Property Awards ~30th June ~November
Financial Services The Financial Innovation Awards ~4th July ~19th November
Technology The Audio-Visual Awards ~4th July ~10th October
Security Security Excellence Awards ~4th July ~9th October
Chemical Industry ICIS Innovation Awards ~4th July ~13th October
Housing UK Housing Awards  ~4th July ~November (tbc)
Public Sector Civil Service Awards ~4th July ~26th November
Health Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards ~5th July ~23rd October
Print The PrintWeek Awards ~10th July ~20th October
Public Sector Beacon Awards for Excellence in Local Government ~11th July N/A
Construction The Sustainability Awards ~18th July ~18th November
Public Sector Guardian Public Services Awards ~18th July ~25th November
Construction Architect of the Year Awards ~18th July ~30th October
Accounting Accountancy Age Awards ~25th July ~12th November
Financial Services Pensions & Investment UK Scheme Awards ~25th July ~17th October
Financial Services European Banking Technology Awards ~27th July ~6th November
Public Sector The Clean Britain Awards ~31st July ~10th March
Electronics The Organic Semiconductor Industry Awards ~31st July ~13th September
Legal services The Bar Pro Bono Award ~31st July ~September (tbc)
Outsourcing NOA Awards (National Outsourcing Association) ~Late July ~23rd October
Remediation Brownfield Awards ~1st August ~16th September
Videography Institute of Videography Awards ~1st August ~15th October
Not-for-profit Guardian Charity Awards ~1st August ~December
Financial Services Cover Excellence Awards ~1st August ~1st October
Legal services Justice Awards ~4th August ~21st October
Manufacturing Strategic Manufacturing ~6th August ~6th October
Events Eventia Awards ~7th August ~21st November
Financial Services AIA Accountancy Awards ~17th August ~20th November
Recycling services National Recycling Awards ~22nd August ~12th November
Construction The Sustainable Building Services Awards ~22nd August ~7th November
Legal services The Personal Injury Awards ~29th August ~4th November
Audio Visual The PLASA Awards ~29th August ~10th September
Local Government The Compact Awards ~29th August Early November
Construction The Civic Trust Awards ~2nd September ~20th November (tbc)
Export FFB Export Awards ~4th September ~10th December
Tourism Eurostar Awards ~8th September ~6th November
Construction & Architectural Archetectural Review Awards ~8th September TBC
Legal Services The British Legal Awards ~11th September ~26th November
Construction The Builders Merchants Awards ~11th September ~21st November
Financial Services IPE Awards 2008 ~12th September ~20th November
Utilities Utilities Industry Achievement Awards (Utility Week) ~12th September ~8th December
Financial Services Gold Standard Awards ~12th September ~25th November
Financial Services Mortgage Finance Gazette awards Awards ~22nd September ~6th November
Financial Services LGC Finance Award ~25th September ~3rd November
Healthcare GSK Impact Awards ~26th September Early February
Tourism Globe Travel Awards ~26th September ~27th January
Academic Academic Enterprise Awards ~30th September ~2nd December
Overseas Projects The British Expertise Awards (Construction News)  ~1st October ~11th November
Environment Green Flag Award ~1st October ~April
Local Government The LGC Awards (National Awards for Local Government) ~3rd October ~25th March
Financial Services Online Finance Awards  ~6th October ~19th November
Financial Services The Card Awards ~10th October ~5th February
Financial Services Mortgage Strategy Awards ~10th October ~25th February
Manufacturing Best of British Industry Awards ~13th October ~8th February
Legal Services Legal Technology Awards ~24th October ~29th January
Transport Rail Business Awards  ~31st October ~19th February
Design Datacentre Awards ~31st October ~17th December
Tourism Shine Awards ~31st October ~26th November

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