CIHT Collaboration Award

Key Dates

Entries Open – Monday 6 January 2025

Deadline for entries – Friday 28 February 2025

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Overview

The Collaboration Award recognises the importance of effective relationships with other organisations and/or sectors to deliver real solutions and recognises those that have shown dedication to working in collaboration.

We expect the collaboration to be collaboration across multiple organisations. 

Entrants will explain how collaborative working added value to the project outcomes and what role it played in enhancing relationships and engagement. Submissions should focus on the key activities undertaken to stimulate and promote collaboration, the methods and practices adopted, and the outcomes achieved.

Entries can be single projects and schemes or wider programmes of work and strategies to support and improve collaboration.

If your organisation currently works in the highways and transportation sector there is no obstacle to enter

• The awards are free to enter
• No project too big or too small
• Entries can be from any location
• Entries are open to every organisation working in the sector, whether a CIHT partner or not
• Entries can be submitted by anyone whether a CIHT member or not
• Eligible projects can be entered for as many categories as appropriate
• An organisation can also enter as many distinct eligible projects as they wish for a category
• Submissions must be made in English only
• Entries must be submitted no later than Friday 28 February 2025. We encourage early submission.
• Entries are judged by impartial expert judges with a diversity of experience and opinion

How to enter

All entry submissions must be made online via the online entry portal.

Submissions must be made in English only.

Entries Open – Monday 6 January 2025

Deadline for entries – Friday 28 February 2025

Why you should enter

• Every entry will be considered for CIHT events, activities and thought leadership
• Every shortlisted entry will be highlighted in the website, on social media and in the Transportation Professional magazine, invited to take part in CIHT 8 Questions and is given dedicated space in the CIHT The Work section (viewed by thousands of CIHT members and decision makers in the highways and transportation sector)
• Every winner will be featured in the website, on social media, in Transportation Professional magazine, provided with branding for tenders and given amazing PR opportunities

Want even more?

• The award best represents your organisations achievements and gives you a platform to tell your story
• Receive independent recognition of your achievement by some of the most respected professionals in the sector which makes winning a fantastic accomplishment
• Enhance your brand reputation as the award provides a sign of quality for potential clients, strategic transport bodies and investors
• Showcase your work and brand to a global audience of current leaders, decision makers and the future leaders of the sector
• Stand out from the crowd with amazing PR opportunities
• Being shortlisted and winning motivates staff, focuses attention on the incredible work the organisation is producing and enhances pride in the organisation
• Winning an award will attract new talent

Eligibility

We expect collaboration to be between different organisations within the highways and transportation sector and / or other sectors.

Entries can be single projects and schemes or wider programmes of work and strategies to support and improve collaboration

Your work needs to have been live at some point between 01/01/2023 and 01/01/2025 and address all judging criteria. 

In addition, for the judges to be able to properly assess how the entry has led to achieving the benefits intended, at the time of entry, the project should have been fully implemented for a period of at least 6 months and no earlier than 01/01/2023. This will enable you to provide quantitative and qualitative examples of the team’s positive impacts on the outcomes of the project, organisation's culture and values and lessons learned to take forward for future projects.

Entries are open to every company or organisation working in the sector, whether a CIHT partner or not 

Entries can be submitted by anyone whether a CIHT member or not.

An organisation can also enter as many distinct eligible projects as they wish for a category 

Entry questions and points awarded 

 (i) Executive summary- (max 100 words) (not scored)  

Provide us with an overview of your entry. Tell us how collaboration between teams from different organisations has enhanced the success of the project. Tell us how this project showcases successful collaborative practices between organisations. Be clear, concise and tell us why your work is worth further attention.

(ii) Objective – What was the project, what was its goal and what were the roles of the different teams in achieving that goal? (250 words) (10 Points) 

Provide us with a clear definition of the roles performed by the team(s) from different organisations and why they were essential for achieving the goals of the project. Focus on how the contribution of each team was valuable to the success of the project.  

Judges will be looking for entries that can explain what principles were used to collaboratively develop the work and set the targets of the project. 

(iii) Delivery- How has this work been delivered? (Max 250 Words) (10 Points) 

Please describe the key milestones for the successful implementation of the work.

Focus on the methods and practices adopted, including management and communication with stakeholders. 

The judges are particularly interested in the steps taken to ensure contribution from all members, continuity, commitment to process and commitment to collaboration. 

(iv) Results - What have been the results and wider impacts? (Max 250 Words) (10 Points) 

Please describe the results of your work providing quantitative and qualitative evidence. 

The judges will reward applications that can demonstrate through key performance measures:

• If and how you have delivered the outcome you were trying to achieve
• How you delivered value for money
• How collaboration improved efficiency

(v) Evaluation and Improvement- How did collaboration improved the activity? (max 250 words) (10 Points) 

Please tell us how collaboration make the activity successful. 

Focus on: 

• How relationships changed and improved over time
• What the impacts on the different organisations are
• What the lessons and competences have been learnt for future projects
• How these lessons will be taken forward

Judges will be interested in understanding how engaging with different organisations improved the management, workflow and outcomes of the project.

Entry rules

• You are the owner of all intellectual rights in your entry or have all necessary consents from all other owner(s) of intellectual rights in your entry.
• Entries must be received no later than the published deadline date.
• All submissions must be made online.
• All entries must be supplied and conform to the category rules and submission formats.
• Work entered into more than one category must be treated as a completely separate entry, we encourage you to address the different criteria for each category you are submitting your entry. 
• The judges’ decision is final.
• Due to the number of entries received, we cannot give feedback on individual entries.
• By entering these awards, you give the organisers the right to share, publish and otherwise use the entry in all media and CIHT publications.
• The evidence contained in the submission must be correct and you can provide further details if required.
• The organisers reserve the right to verify that all entries have been produced for a client or for the public where relevant.

What should be included in an entry

• A high resolution, 300 dpi, version of your company logo
• Your entry taking care not to exceed the word limit
• A summary of the activity. The summary is what will appear on the website and promotional material if you are nominated. Tell people why your entry is so good and why it is worth further attention.
• Supporting material: photographs, videos and/ or other graphic images that illustrate your entry in any way is encouraged
• At least one photo or image provided should be in high resolution, 300 dpi, for potential reproduction in promotional material

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