5d • General discussion
Awards Open in December
The festive season is here, and we are within reaching distance of the New Year.
But until then, there are still plenty of awards open! And we're shining the spotlight on a selection of awards open now and deadline in the next few weeks.
From HR, sales and customer service, to legal innovation and energy, here are just some of the awards open in December for entries.
The Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service
These international awards recognise the achievements of contact centres, customer service, business development and sales professionals worldwide.
You can choose from 150+ categories that celebrate all aspects of sales and customer service excellence. Sales-specific categories include ‘Sales Achievement’ and ‘Sales Partnerships Ethics in Sales Award’, while Customer Service and Contact Centre categories have categories such as ‘Customer Service Success’ and Customer Service & Contact Centre Team’.
Deadline: Wednesday 14 January 2026
The National Technology Awards
These awards celebrate the pioneers of technology and encourage excellence in this sector.
Any relevant organisation or individual based in the UK can enter the National Technology Awards.
A total of 43 categories are available, including ‘Smart Tech Project of the Year, ‘Digital Transformation of the Year' and ‘Tech Team of the Year' as well as nine new ones for 2026 including Software Development Team of the Year, Payments Innovation Award, Transport, Logistics & Supply-Chain Tech Award, and Responsible & Ethical AI Award.
Deadline: Friday 23 January 2026
The Energy Awards
The Energy Awards celebrate industry achievement and innovation intended to address the crucial need for cleaner and affordable power.
For the 2026 awards, there are 18 categories that aim to recognise best practice in areas such as business leadership, technology development, customer service and industry collaboration. They are open to energy suppliers, brokers, and technology providers in the UK and Ireland.
Categories include ‘Energy Team of the Year', ‘Low Carbon Initiative Award' and ‘Trusted Energy Parnter Award’.
Deadline: Friday 23 January 2026
The British HR Awards
The British HR Awards strive to discover and celebrate the individuals, teams, and suppliers that are passionate about delivering a world-class people experience.
These awards, which are free to take part, believe strongly in the transformational role that a high performing HR function can play in building brilliant organisations.
A total of 35 categories are available and these are split into People Awards, Supplier Awards and Sector Specific Awards as well as the Overall Awards. Individual categories include ‘Consultancy of the Year', ‘L&D Initiative of the Year' and ‘Best Overall People Experience'.
Deadline: Friday 6 February 2026
BQF UK Excellence Awards
The BQF UK Excellence Awards highlight the success of organisations and people that demonstrate excellence in innovation, leadership, sustainability, customer service, the community and so much more.
For the 2026 awards, there are categories celebrating excellence across a range of functions including Change Management, Customer Experience and Sustainability, plus categories recognising teams and individuals. In 2023 the awards launched their Patron's Awards for Charity Organisations and Individuals Serving the Community, the categories are free to enter.
Deadline: Friday 27 February 2026
The Change Awards
The Change Awards is an annual, global awards programme that honours the best examples of change leadership and innovation across different sectors. The Change Awards recognises people, teams, and organisations that have made a significant difference in driving and facilitating change in their contexts. They are open to entries from individuals and organisations.
For the 2026 awards, there are 12 categories available, with 6 categories for Individuals including Best Independent Consultant, and Change Manager of the Year. Plus 6 categories for Companies and Teams, including Large Scale Transformation, and Change & Project Partnership.
Deadline: Saturday 14 March 2026
Are you ready to become an award-winning business?
There are over 4000 awards programmes in the world, and hundreds of thousands of categories.
In this unregulated industry, if you’re not strategic about which awards to enter, how do you know you have chosen the most credible awards, and the categories you are best placed to win?
Your awards strategy is just as important as your marketing strategy, and both should be used to drive engagement, sales, innovation, recruitment, and retention. However, independent research by Sapio Research found that just 12% of businesses rate awards as a ʻtop priority’.
That means 9 out of 10 businesses are overlooking a hugely valuable asset that is proven to support business growth, with 63% of award winners reporting a rise in turnover following an award win.
Are you ready to be part of the 1 in 10 and prioritise awards to achieve your business goals?
Book your place on our next Masterclass where Donna will be revealing all the secrets to becoming a world-class award-winning brand in 2026. The masterclass is free to join, find out more and book your place here.
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