Apprentice of the Year
Sponsored by TB+A & IHEEM
Winner: Frankie Taylor-Smith, Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management
Frankie Taylor-Smith is a Medical Engineering apprentice within Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management. She is calm, logical and thorough, as well as being confident to speak up about issues she feels passionately about. She acts as a true role model to others and regularly promotes engineering careers in the NHS.
Architectural Practice of the Year
Sponsored by Innovation Fire Engineering
Winner: Murphy Philipps Architects
Murphy Philipps believes that exceptional architecture is created through collaboration, mentorship, and a vibrant, supportive workplace culture. Over the past year, the company says it has made ‘significant strides in delivering outstanding healthcare projects while nurturing the people who make our practice unique’.
Highly Commended: AHR
Consultancy of the Year
Sponsored by J Freeley
Winner: CCL Solutions
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHSFT recommended CCL Solutions for Consultancy of the Year 2025 for the outstanding service they have provided in the business case authoring and project management delivery of their strategically important £8.6 m Sutton Cottage Hospital Older Adult Integrated Locality Hub redevelopment project. Including integrated primary/community care, community diagnostics, assessment and treatment, locality hub and third sector accommodation.
Highly Commended: RFL Property Services
Diversity and Inclusion Award
Sponsored by Eta Projects & IHEEM
Winner: Vincent Hart NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
Vincent Hart has made a genuine difference in equality, diversity and inclusion within the healthcare environment through his exceptional commitment to the Trust’s supported internship programme, Project Search. His leadership demonstrates originality, innovation, quality of planning and execution, whilst delivering economic development through inclusive employment practices.
Highly Commended: Hive Projects
Estates & Facilities Champion of Champions
Sponsored by Arup & IHEEM
Winner: Chris Hodgson, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Chris Hodgson has been the driving force behind a Trust-wide estates programme aimed at upgrading ageing infrastructure to ensure compliance, efficiency and patient safety. He has effectively deployed significant capital investment across ESHT’s multiple sites, making substantial improvements to patient and staff facilities through delivery of complex refurbishments, redevelopments, and new builds.
Highly Commended: Aidan Shaw & Gerard McCallan — 2 Lifetimes of Service in Healthcare in Belfast
Estates & Facilities Team of the Year
Sponsored by KWC DVS & IHEEM
Winner: Greater Manchester MH NHS Foundation Trust – Capital, Estates and Facilities Team
Greater Manchester Mental Health’s Capital, Estates and Facilities Team (CEF) brings together 350+ directly employed individuals (supported by contractors) from diverse technical/ professional/ operational backgrounds to deliver a comprehensive service throughout the Trust’s estate (126 premises across Greater Manchester).
Highly Commended: BHSCT Encompass Enabling Works Programme
Healthcare Supplier of the Year
Winner: CBRE’s Health Business Unit
CBRE’s Health BU is a strategic partner dedicated to enhancing healthcare services through innovative strategies and a committed team. As Colin Simpson, head of Facilities at University College London Hospitals, says, “CBRE is a leading healthcare supplier that prioritises people development, exemplifying excellence through its commitment to shaping future leaders in NHS estates management.”
Highly Commended: Bender UK
New Build Project of the Year
Sponsored by Mott MacDonald
Winner: NSFT’s Hellesdon Rivers Centre – Murphy Philipps Architects
Murphy Philipps partnered with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and Integrated Health Projects (IHP) – a joint venture between VINCI Building and Sir Robert McAlpine – to develop a series of standardised ward buildings at Hellesdon Hospital, Norfolk. The project delivers 48 new beds aligned with the Trust’s vision and future care models.
Highly Commended: Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at NCIC’s West Cumberland Hospital — DSSR Consulting Engineers
Product Innovation of the Year
Winner: Water Flushing App — BCHC Estates Team & Zeta Safe
The Flushing App is an innovative approach to improving water hygiene across the Birmingham Community Health Care. While digital solutions for compliance monitoring exist, this app is tailored specifically for BCHC Estates water hygiene management, making it a new and valuable adaptation. Developed in collaboration with Zeta Safe, it leverages digital transformation to enhance regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
Refurbishment Project of the Year
Winner: UHPNT’s Bigbury Orthopaedic Surgical Suite – Stride Treglown
The Bigbury Orthopaedic Surgical Suite is a transformative retrofit at UHP NHS Trust. The team repurposed legacy space never intended for clinical use into a modern surgical facility, meeting complex NHS standards. By involving all staff and clinical teams early, they agreed on spatial derogations collaboratively, making compromises in the right areas.
Highly Commended: The Stonebow Unit, HWHCT — Galliford Try
Staff Wellbeing Initiative of the Year
Sponsored by Equans & IHEEM
Winner@ Barnsley Facilities Services ‘Year of People’ Initiative
At Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS), the 2024—2025 ‘Year of People’ campaign reflects a bold and intentional shift: placing staff wellbeing, learning, and development at the heart of everything they do. Led by the BFS Management Team, this organisation-wide initiative has transformed how we support their teams and engage with their people.
Sustainable Achievement
Sponsored by Tilbury Douglas
Winner: Mitie & UCLH
Mitie has worked in close partnership with the SPV (HMU) and UCLH Trust colleagues to deliver a series of innovative and impactful sustainability projects at University College London Hospital (UCLH). These initiatives form a key part of the Trust’s 2020—2025 Green Plan and demonstrate a shared commitment to environmental responsibility, operational efficiency, and improved patient outcomes.
Highly Commended: GMMH’s North View — Gilling Dod Architects