Announcing the winners of the APSE Service Awards 2017!
These awards, designed to recognise excellence in local government frontline services across the UK, are open to all local authorities and their public sector partners. This year, the awards included 22 categories, covering the vast majority of local services, as well as the prestigious Overall Council of the Year in Service Delivery Award. The awards were presented by Louisa Preston, broadcast journalist for BBC London and BBC Breakfast.
The winners of the awards demonstrated that they are actively implementing innovative ideas, supporting continuous improvement, and developing new strategies to deliver local services whilst also highlighting their commitment to innovation and adaptation in local services.
APSE Chief Executive Paul O’Brien said, "Despite local government currently facing many challenges, these winning councils have demonstrated their ability to offer their communities excellent local services through implementing exciting, innovative projects and new ways of working. They are a credit to their communities, and should be proud of their excellent achievements."
The winners were announced at a ceremony in Oxford on Thursday 7 September. Download the brochure with summaries of this year's Service Award entries by clicking the button below.
Delegates at this year’s Service Awards were also treated to the premiere of APSE and ITN Productions’ new programme, Redefining neighbourhoods: Beyond austerity. This programme explores the current challenges that local authorities face in providing infrastructures and services in a harsh funding climate.
The Seminar Highlights, filmed at the APSE Annual Seminar 2017, is now available to view below. Find out more here.
Overall Council of the Year in Service Delivery
Kindly sponsored by Yotta
Aberdeen City Council
Bolton Council
City and County of Swansea
Fife Council
Hull City Council/Kingstown Works Ltd
North Ayrshire Council
Nottingham City Council
Oxford City Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Winner: North Ayrshire Council
Best Workforce Initiative
Kindly sponsored by UNISON
Active Tameside
City and County of Swansea
Manchester City Council
North Ayrshire Council
Nottinghamshire County Council
Salford City Council
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Winner: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Best Housing, Regeneration or New Build Initiative
Kindly sponsored by CAMMS
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Fife Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Reading Borough Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Tower Hamlets Council/Swan Housing and GLA
YES Energy Solutions / North Lincolnshire Council
Winner: YES Energy Solutions / North Lincolnshire Council
Best Efficiency and Transformation Initiative
Kindly sponsored by Alliance Leisure
Bolton Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
Conwy County Borough Council
Fife Council
Kingstown Works Ltd
North Ayrshire Council
Selby District Council
Tower Hamlets Council
Waveney District Council
Winner: North Ayrshire Council
Best Health and Well-being Initiative (incl. Social Care)
Kindly sponsored by UNISON
Blaby District Council
Bournemouth Borough Council
Gateshead Council
Manchester City Council and Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Powys County Council
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Stockport Homes
Winner: Stockport Homes
Best Public/Private Partnership Working Initiative
Kindly sponsored by GS Plus
Aberdeen City Council
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Calderdale Council
Cordia (Services) LLP
Hull City Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Veolia Watford
Wyre Council
Winner: Hull City Council
Best Collaborative Working Initiative (with other public sector or third sector)
Kindly sponsored by CORMAC
Aberdeen City Council
Argyll and Bute Council
Blaby District Council
Bolton Council
Cordia (Services) LLP
Derbyshire County Council
North Ayrshire Council
Peterborough City Council
South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Stroud District Council
Winner: Blaby District Council
Best Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship Initiative
Kindly sponsored by Public Power Solutions
Aberdeen City Council
Birmingham City Council
Cheshire East Council
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Guildford Borough Council
Kingstown Works Ltd
Oxford City Council
West Lindsey District Council
Winner: Guildford Borough Council
Best Community and Neighbourhood Initiative (incl. Community Safety)
Kindly sponsored by Secured by Design
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Cheshire East Council
Harrogate Borough Council
North Ayrshire Council
Stafford Borough Council
Swale Borough Council
Waltham Forest Council
West Sussex County Council
Winner: Swale Borough Council
Best Innovation or Demand Management Initiative
Kindly sponsored by Toltec
Aberdeen City Council
Blaby District Council
Bolton Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
Dundee City Council / Tayside Contracts
Luton Borough Council
Powys County Council
Rochdale Borough Council
Winner: Bolton Council
Best Renewable Energy or Energy Efficiency Initiative
Kindly sponsored by Walker Morris LLP
Fife Council
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
North Ayrshire Council
Nottingham City Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Swindon Borough Council and Public Power Solutions
YES Energy Solutions and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Winner: Swindon Borough Council and Public Power Solutions
Best Service Team of the Year: Construction and Building Service
Kindly sponsored by bfpeople
Bournemouth Borough Council
City and County of Swansea
East Midlands Building Consultancy
Kingstown Works Ltd
North Ayrshire Council
West Lothian Council
Winner: Bournemouth Borough Council
Best Service Team of the Year: Catering Service
Kindly sponsored by Elegant Cuisine
Birmingham City Council
GS Plus
Gateshead Council
Manchester City Council
North Ayrshire Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Winner: Birmingham City Council
Best Service Team of the Year: Facilities Management and Building Cleaning Service
Kindly sponsored by Kingdom
Aberdeen City Council
Durham County Council
Rochdale Borough Council
Stockport Homes
Telford and Wrekin Council
Winner: Telford and Wrekin Council
Best Service Team of the Year: Highways, Winter Maintenance and Street Lighting Service
Kindly sponsored by WJ Group
Blackburn with Darwen Council
Bournemouth Borough Council
City and County of Swansea
Kingstown Works Ltd
North Ayrshire Council
Winner: City and County of Swansea
Best Service Team of the Year: Transport and Fleet Maintenance Service
Kindly sponsored by Brigade Electronics
Fife Council
GS Plus
North Ayrshire Council
Oxford City Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Winner: GS Plus
Best Service Team of the Year: Waste Management and Recycling Service
Kindly sponsored by Enevo
Brighton and Hove City Council
City and County of Swansea
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Guildford Borough Council
North Ayrshire Council
Stirling Council
Wakefield Council
Warwickshire County Council
Wyre Council
Winner: City and County of Swansea
Best Service Team of the Year: Street Cleansing and Streetscene Service (Public Realm)
Kindly sponsored by De Montfort University
Dorset Waste Partnership
Gedling Borough Council
Guildford Borough Council
North Ayrshire Council
North Lincolnshire Council
Oxford City Council
South Tyneside Homes
Winner: Oxford City Council
Best Service Team of the Year: Parks, Grounds and Horticultural Service
Kindly sponsored by Amazone Ltd
Aberdeen City Council
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Burnley Borough Council
Nottingham City Council
Oxford City Council
Tower Hamlets Council
West Lothian Council
Winner: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Best Service Team of the Year: Cemetery and Crematorium Service
Kindly sponsored by Anglia Research Services
Bournemouth Borough Council
Gedling Borough Council
Kettering Borough Council
London Borough of Bexley
North East Lincolnshire Council
Nottingham City Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Winner: Kettering Borough Council
Best Service Team of the Year: Sports, Leisure and Cultural Service
Kindly sponsored by i2o Ltd
Aberdeen City Council
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust)
North Norfolk District Council
Oxford City Council
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Winner: Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Best Service Team of the Year: Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Regulatory Service
Kindly sponsored by StarTraq
East Lothian Council
Kettering Borough Council
Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council - Trading Standards making a difference locally, regionally, and nationally
Peterborough City Council - Keeping the UK ‘Rabies-free’: a multi-sector approach
Sevenoaks District Council
Shared Regulatory Services (Bridgend, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan)
Winner: Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council - Trading Standards making a difference locally, regionally and nationally