Awards - 2025 Winners

Best Collaborative Teamwork Project

  • Highly Commended: SABIC
  • Highly Commended: Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)
  • Winner: Ministry of Finance, UAE

Best initiative to deliver social value through procurement

  • Highly Commended: Tahakom
  • Highly Commended: Higher Colleges of Technology
  • Highly Commended: Red Sea Global
  • Winner: Petroleum Development Oman

Best local content/local sourcing or in country value initiative

  • Highly Commended: ADNOC
  • Highly Commended: Diriyah Company
  • Winner: Etihad Airways

Best supplier relationship management initiative

  • Highly Commended: Tahakom
  • Highly Commended: Roads & Transport Authority (Dubai)
  • Winner: MTN Group

Best Use of Digital Technology

  • Highly Commended: Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
  • Highly Commended: NUPCO
  • Winner: MTN Group

Government Procurement project of the year

  • Highly Commended: Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority
  • Highly Commended: Dubai Airports
  • Winner: Royal Commission for AlUla

Procurement consultancy project of the year

  • Highly Commended: TransformationX
  • Highly Commended: GEP
  • Winner: Sourcing Connections

Best approach to risk mitigation

  • Highly Commended: Saudi Aramco
  • Highly Commended: TAQA Water Services
  • Winner: e& Group

Best procurement transformation programme

  • Highly Commended: Tahakom
  • Highly Commended: Al Ghurair Investment LLC
  • Winner: The Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites

Sustainable procurement project of the year

  • Highly Commended: Federal Tax Authority
  • Highly Commended: Red Sea Global
  • Winner: Ministry of Finance, UAE

Outstanding people development programme

  • Highly Commended: Riyadh Airports Company
  • Highly Commended: SABIC
  • Winner: Emirates Flight Catering

Procurement team of the year – large organisation

  • Highly Commended: MTN Group
  • Highly Commended: VISA
  • Winner: General Organization of Social Insurance

Procurement team of the year – small organisation

  • Highly Commended: Abu Dhabi Media Company
  • Highly Commended: Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority
  • Winner: Bahrain Tender Board
  • Overall Winner Ministry of Finance, UAE

Young Talent of the Year – Female

  • Highly Commended: Maram Al-Dossary
  • Winner: Alanoud Alrabiah

Young Talent of the Year – Male

  • Highly Commended: Tahnoon Al Ameri
  • Winner: Anas Abbas

Procurement Leader of the Year – Female

  • Highly Commended: Nouf Almana
  • Highly Commended: Maryam Monjazi
  • Winner: Cassie Mackie

Procurement Leader of the Year – Male

  • Highly Commended: Adel al Jneibi
  • Highly Commended: James Westgarth
  • Winner: Mohammed AlFardan

Most Influential CPO

  • Highly Commended: Dirk Karl
  • Highly Commended: Salem Al Hassani
  • Winner: Saaed Alzarooni

End - Closing

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