Tell your story. Celebrate your impact. Submit your entry for the BECBC Awards 2026 and showcase the people, projects and partnerships driving success across Cumbria and beyond.

The BECBC Awards recognise excellence, collaboration and achievement across our membership. Whether you’re entering as an organisation, a team, or nominating an individual, this is your opportunity to share measurable results, the challenge you tackled, and the positive difference you’re making for colleagues, customers, communities and the wider supply chain.

The BECBC Awards 2026 are now open for submissions! The entry form is at the bottom of this page.

Find out more about the categories & criteria

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Awards 2026

Timetable

Award submissions open on 12th May.
Award entries close 6th July
Shortlisting will take place by 24th August
Shortlisted entrants will be notified and able to purchase tickets on 7th September
Shortlist will be announced on 14th September
Awards visits will take place between 21st September and 23rd October.
Awards Dinner is 19th November.

Judging Dates

Environmental judging visits will be 22nd September
Performance Culture judging visits will be on 23rd September
Partnership judging visits will be on 24th September
Business of the Year judging visits will be 29th September
Charity of the Year judging visits will be 6th October
Social Value category judging visits will be on 12th October.
Empowering the Next Generation judging visits will be 15th October

You must be a BECBC Member at the time of submission to submit a nomination. Organisations may nominate themselves but individuals must be nominated by their peers. Please note judging dates for each category cannot be moved so please plan early to make sure you are available for any that you've entered.

Our travel partner for this year's awards is No Name Travel. Contact them on 01946 550564 for all your transport needs on the evening of the Awards Dinner.

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Awards Nomination Form

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Full Name:

Email address:

Name Of Your Organisation

Name of the organisation you would like to nominate:

Please upload a PDF with a 2500 word limit and as many images as you wish. Please bear in mind the judges will be reading a lot of nominations so be clear how your nomination meets the criteria which are shown in the Award Booklet on the webpage.

Visit location

Please upload 3 images to use in the shortlisted entrants video on the Awards evening.

Declaration

I hereby declare that the information contained within this application is true and correct. I agree that I have read, understood and accept the conditions for entry and that the organisation will permit a photographer and judges to visit the premises (if required) to reach a judging decision and showcase my organisation during the awards dinner.