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CIHTTeam of the Year Award

Key Dates

Entries Open – Monday 6 January 2025

Deadline for entries – Friday 28 February 2025

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If you have an urgent question about the awards or just want to check eligibility or see what category is best for your project? Contact us via e-mail at awards@ciht.org.uk

Overview

This award is aimed at celebrating the achievements of teams who have demonstrated professionalism and have been able to adapt and work effectively under the challenges posed in the highways and transportation sector. Entries are welcome from across the sector. The team should comprise of 5 or more persons.
We expect the team to be working within a single organisational entity

We expect the team to be working within a single organisational entity.

     

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

The team should comprise of 5 or more persons within a single organisational entity and must operate within the highways and transportation sector. We expect entries to provide details of a project that the team has worked on to showcase their work as a team. 

To enter Team of the Year category, your work as a team needs to be active 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 

   

What we will ask you and the points awarded

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

Provide us with an overview of your entry. Tell us why this project showcases your work as a team and how working as a team enhanced the success project.  Tell us what makes this team stand out. Be clear, concise and tell us why your work is worth further attention. 

1.Objective – What was the project, what was its goal and what was the role of the team in delivering that goal? (250 words) (10 Points)

Provide us with a clear definition of the objectives your project/product/strategy/initiative was trying to achieve and why. Tell us how team roles were agreed and team goals set. 

Tell us what you were looking to achieve and any targets that have been set within the organisation to help achieve your goals. We recommend showing objectives as quantifiable metrics.

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.

2.Delivery- As a team 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 within the team, including management and communication within the team.  

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

Tell us how challenges were faced as a team and how you overcome them. 

3.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 teamwork improved efficiency 

And any results to challenges faced which were highlighted in the Delivery section of this entry. 

4.Lessons learnt - How did the teamwork improve the value and outcomes of the project? (max 250 words) (10 Points)  

Please tell us how the teamwork made the activity successful.

Focus on:  

  • How it has improved communication 

  • How it has improved the organisation 

  • How it has improved staff development 

  • What lessons and competences have been learnt for future projects 

  • How these lessons will be taken forward 

    

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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Help and support

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