2026 WINNERS
Technology Refresh Project of the Year
HMRC - VAT Mainframe Closure
Best Applied AI Project of the Year
Winner: Evri & Robiquity
Highly commended: Eleclink – AMAI (Advanced Monitoring and Asset Intelligence): AI-Powered Cable Inspection for the Channel Tunnel Interconnector
Digital Transformation Project of the Year (Large End User Group)
Winner: Defra - The Border Trade Matching Service
Highly commended: HMRC - VAT Mainframe Closure
Charity (Third Sector) Project of the Year
Winner: GS1 UK
Highly commended: MOAT
Public Sector Project of the Year
Winner: Social Security Scotland & IBM Consulting - The Programme
Highly commended: HMRC - VAT Mainframe Closure
Digital Transformation Project of the Year (Small/Medium End User Group)
Winner: ANS - Becoming our own Customer Zero to drive responsible AI adoption
AI Innovation of the Year (Enterprise)
Winner: The Access Group
Security Innovation of the Year
Winner: Darktrace
Highly commended: OPSWAT
Cloud Technology of the Year
Winner: Nationwide Building Society
Highly commended: Nationwide Building Society (Cloud Hosting Team)
Sustainable Innovation of the Year
Winner: Triad Group Plc - The Clean Heat Market Mechanism
AI Innovation of the Year (SME)
Winner: Xiatech
Highly commended: Darktrace
Learning Provider or Initiative of the Year
Winner: Code First Girls
Project Team of the Year (Enterprise)
Winner: Heathrow Airport
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
Winner: The Access Group
Services Company of the Year (SME)
Winner: Onefile
Corporate Social Responsibility
Winner: Defra
Highly commended: Content Guru
Development Team of the Year
Winner: Aker Systems – supporting UK police & law enforcement with next gen National Strategic
Best Place to Work
Winner: HM Land Registry – Transformation and Technology
Services Company of the Year (Enterprise)
Winner: Intercity
Highly commended: 2i
Team of the Year
Winner: Bridewell - Cyber Security Team
Project Team of the Year (SME)
Winner: Zenitech
Vendor of the Year
Winner: Dext
Apprentice of the Year
Winner: Habiba Noor - Bank of England
Highly commended: Adebusiola Ola-Adebomi - PA Consulting
Engineer of the Year
Winner: Joseph Goulding - Arup
Business Analyst of the Year
Winner: Emma Myers - Bank of England
Inspirational Individual of the Year
Winner: Carolyn Caudwell - Bank of England
Highly commended: Ikenna Umeh - BT Group