There are two types of awards:
- Above and Beyond Award – This award is typically given to individuals or teams who have exceeded expectations in their roles. It recognises those who go the extra mile, demonstrating exceptional dedication, creativity, or effort to achieve outstanding results.
- Customer Service Award -This award honours individuals or teams who provide exceptional service to customers. It highlights those who consistently deliver high-quality support, resolve issues effectively, and ensure a positive customer experience.
2024 Awards
🏆Above and Beyond Award
Becca Turnbull, Business Lead – Operations
Gizem Michopoulos, Systems Process Lead – Operations: For her work in creating the MI dashboard and going over and above in reducing our procurement teams’ workloads in collecting data. Gizem also understood the importance of looking at framework usage and spend against value.
🏆Customer Service Award
Amie Allday, Procurement Specialist – Corporate, Clinical and Regulation
Megan Booth, Procurement Specialist – Corporate, Clinical and Regulation: For her adaptability, willingness and positive attitude towards our customers. For her proactive approach to problem-solving, consistently going above and beyond to ensure customers have the best experience possible.
Highly Commended:
Patrick Pereira, Procurement Specialist – Estates, Digital and Transport: For exemplifying exceptional customer service through his open communication, collaborative approach and ability to navigate challenging procurement areas with professionalism and care.
2025 Awards
July 2025:
🏆Above and Beyond Award
James Smith, Business Information Analyst – Operations: For his work creating the Emergency Medical Consumables and Equipment Dashboard.
🏆Customer Service Award
Hanna Chipchase, Procurement Specialist – Estates, Digital and Transport: In recognition of the strong, meaningful relationships Hanna has developed across our East of England NHS procurement community.
December 2025:
🏆Above and Beyond Award
Patrick Pereira, Procurement Specialist – Estates, Digital and Transport: Patrick has been a true team player, generously sharing his expertise and time. His patience and knowledge have helped us work smarter and more efficiently. Your support has been invaluable – thank you, Patrick!
🏆Customer Service Award
Steven Albery, Procurement Specialist – Pharmacy and Healthcare Services: Steve stepped in at a critical moment to keep major flagship projects on track and drive several new initiatives forward. His leadership and commitment have been instrumental in achieving progress that simply wouldn’t have happened without him.