Martin Barnes Awards

This award recognises ground-breaking innovation, inventive solutions and best practice. Entries must demonstrate their creativity in rethinking conventional approaches when tackling complex challenges that has led to transformative change and delivered measurable values in areas such as infrastructure, natural capital, and organisational goals.

This award recognises the best in collaborative efforts to develop new solutions to real-world technical challenges and to address social and environmental issues.

This award recognises projects that demonstrate sustainable practices and positive societal impact, taking responsibility for minimising potential harms and maximising environmental benefits to help reduce the impact of climate change.

This category seeks to recognise the organisations that commission projects and can prove their excellence as an exemplary client. They must demonstrate exceptional leadership and vision in fostering sustainability, growth, quality, value, and innovation. It celebrates those who actively drive positive change and inspire progress in their industries.

This award honors consultancies, advisory firms, and digital solution providers delivering transformative impact through innovation, client and end users’ satisfaction, and leadership in sustainability. It highlights organisations that set the standard for excellence in professional services. Where partners have worked towards common goals, can demonstrate improved performance, and should highlight how their collaboration and integration has resulted in a better outcome for all parties.

This award recognises contractors and subcontractors who set new benchmarks in project delivery by embracing sustainability, innovation, and exceptional efficiency. It celebrates those going beyond conventional practices to deliver outstanding results and promote sustainable ambitions.

This award celebrates individuals who have demonstrated exceptional creativity, leadership, and innovation in implementing NEC principles. It recognises significant recent contributions that have set new standards of excellence, fostered collaboration, and achieved tangible results in projects and initiatives.

This award honours members who have significantly advanced the adoption and best practices of NEC principles. It recognises their exceptional leadership and dedication in driving collaboration, efficiency and sustainability, leaving a lasting legacy in the NEC community and the wider society.

This award recognises the most innovative projects undertaken including but not limited to new buildings and development, city development and infrastructure, retrofitting programmes, energy efficiency upgrades, smart grid applications, power plants, transport and water infrastructure and natural capital initiatives. More Info.

This award is open to entrepreneurs, developers and organisations that have created or refined a particular project, solution or procurement model which promises to deliver significant economic, environmental and social improvement and best practice. The project also needs to demonstrate effectively collaboration with suppliers/partners or by collective initiatives and partnerships. More info.

This award is open to entrepreneurs, developers and organisations that have created or refined a project, solution (e.g. through contracts) or business model which holds the potential to decarbonise business and drive towards net-zero, without compromising ethics, social contributions, economics and future generations along the way. More info.

This award is for inspiring leaders who are leading from the top, such as chief executives, directors, and other senior executives. Recognising leadership in enhancing the organisation strategies through mitigating risk and deploying people, technology, processes, systems, engaging stakeholders and industry wide engagement, driving positive change, improving performance, and sparkling innovative ideas actions in their industry and beyond. More info.

This award recognises organisations that have led the commissioning of projects. It celebrates the impact that those projects have had or will have on improving the lives. It is also open to any consultancy or advisory firm that has delivered substantial and quantifiable improvements of their clients in helping them drive significant changes to achieve sustainable ambitions and going above and beyond normal practice to deliver tangible results. More info.

Recognising an organisation's environmental, social and financial performance being pushed to new heights in achieving a sustainable future. More info.

An award for any project procured in the transport sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

An award for any project procured in the water sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

An award for any project procured in the building and/or facilities management sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award will recognise projects which have set out to reduce their overall impact on the environment in terms of carbon emissions, and /or resilience to climate change in alignment with government carbon reduction targets.

An award for any project procured in the energy sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award is for any client organisation working with an NEC Contract. The client organisation can be from any sector and any country. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved with their supply chain on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award will recognise projects demonstrating innovation through use of KPIs, Scope/Works Information/Service Information or additional clause drafting. Entrants should submit their rationale (business needs, supporting localised behavioural change, testing new working methods, anticipated benefit to stakeholders), and the challenges and opportunities presented through this innovation which will be shared as ‘lessons learned’ with the wider Users’ Group.

This award is for any contracting organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This new award is for any consultancy organisation working with an NEC Contract. The consultancy organisation can be from any sector and any country. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

An award for any project procured in the building and/or facilities management sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award is for any client organisation working with an NEC Contract. The client organisation can be from any sector and any country. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved with their supply chain on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award will recognise projects demonstrating innovation through use of KPIs, Scope/Works Information/Service Information or additional clause drafting. Entrants should submit their rationale (business needs, supporting localised behavioural change, testing new working methods, anticipated benefit to stakeholders), and the challenges and opportunities presented through this innovation which will be shared as ‘lessons learned’ with the wider Users’ Group.

This award is for any contracting organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award will recognise projects which have set out to reduce their overall impact on the environment in terms of carbon emissions, and /or resilience to climate change in alignment with government carbon reduction targets.

An award for any project procured in the transport sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

An award for any project procured in the water sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

An award for any project procured in the building and/or facilities management sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

An award is for any client organisation working with an NEC Contract. The client organisation can be from any sector and any country.

This award recognises projects demonstrating innovation through use of KPIs, Scope/Works Information/Service Information or additional clause drafting.

This award is for any contracting organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4)

This is a new award for 2021 that will recognise projects which have set out to reduce their overall impact on the environment in terms of carbon emissions, and /or resilience to climate change in alignment with government carbon reduction targets.

An award for any project procured in the transport sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4)

An award for any project procured in the water sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

An award for any project procured in the building and/or facilities management sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

An award for any project procured in the transport sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4)

An award for any project procured in the water sector under any NEC Contract. The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award is for any client organisation working with an NEC Contract. The client organisation can be from any sector and any country. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved with their supply chain on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award is for any contracting organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award will recognise projects demonstrating innovation through use of KPIs, Scope/Works Information/Service Information or additional clause drafting. Entrants should submit their rationale (business needs, supporting localised behavioural change, testing new working methods, anticipated benefit to stakeholders), and the challenges and opportunities presented through this innovation which will be shared as ‘lessons learned’ with the wider Users’ Group.

This award is for any project procured under any NEC Contract .The contracts can be in progress (as long as at least one year has passed) any can be from any sector and any country. Particular emphasis is placed on particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award is for any client organisation working with an NEC Contract. The client organisation can be from any sector and any country. Particular emphasis is placed on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award is for any contracting organisation. Particular emphasis is placed on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award recognises projects demonstrating innovation through use of KPIs, Scope/Works Information/Service Information or additional clause drafting. The challenges and opportunities presented through these innovations will be shared as ‘lessons learned’ with the wider Users’ Group.

This award is for any project procured under an NEC Contract. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award is for any client organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved with their supply chain on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award is for any contracting organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1 (NEC3) or 10.2 (NEC4).

This award will recognise innovative additional clause drafting which meets business needs whilst maintaining the critical aspects of the contract including risk profile and mutual collaboration. Entrants should submit their clauses and an outline which should include: rationale for the clause (business needs, supporting localised behavioural change, testing new working methods), anticipated benefit to stakeholders, approach to challenges and opportunities realised through clause in use, lessons to be shared with wider NEC Users’ Group.

This award is for any NEC project(s). Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1.

This award is for any client organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved with their supply chain on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1.

This award is for any contracting organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1.

This award recognises innovative additional clause drafting which meets business needs whilst maintaining the critical aspects of the contract including risk profile and mutual collaboration. Entrants should submit their clauses and an outline which should include: rationale for the clause (business needs, supporting localised behavioural change, testing new working methods), anticipated benefit to stakeholders, approach to challenges and opportunities realised through clause in use, lessons to be shared with wider NEC Users’ Group.

This award is for project(s) up to £0.5m. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1.

This award is for any project(s) over £0.5m. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1.

This award is for any client organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved with their supply chain on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1.

This award is for any contracting organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1.

This award is for project(s) up to £0.5m. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1.

This award is for any project(s) over £0.5m. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1.

This award is for any client organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved with their supply chain on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1.

This award is for any contracting organisation. Candidates should give a description of best practice collaboration achieved on their NEC project(s) with particular emphasis on clause 10.1.