Announcing the finalists of the APSE Performance Networks Awards 2025
We are pleased to announce the finalists in the most improved and best performer categories for the 2025 awards. The awards ceremony will take place on the evening of Thursday 4 December 2025 as part of the Performance Networks seminar at the Village Hotel, Blackpool. The prestigious performance networks awards are a high-profile occasion where both the best-performing and the most improved authorities are recognised for their achievements.
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Building Cleaning
Best performer
Caerphilly County Borough Council
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East Ayrshire Council |
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East Renfrewshire Council |
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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council |
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Moray Council |
| South Lanarkshire Council |
Most improved performer
Aberdeenshire Council
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Caerphilly County Borough Council |
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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council |
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Inverclyde Council |
| Moray Council |
Building Maintenance
Best performer
Conwy County Borough Council
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Durham County Council |
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Fife Council |
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Moray Council |
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North Ayrshire Council |
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South Ayrshire Council |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |
Most improved performer
Dundee City Council
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Fife Council |
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Flintshire County Council |
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South Ayrshire Council |
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West Dunbartonshire Council |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |
Catering Services
Best performer
Denbighshire County Council
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Derbyshire County Council |
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Dumfries and Galloway Council |
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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council |
| South Lanarkshire Council |
Most improved performer
City of Doncaster Council
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Denbighshire County Council |
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Dumfries and Galloway Council |
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East Renfrewshire Council |
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South Lanarkshire Council |
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Tayside Contracts |
Cemetery and Crematorium Services
Best performer
Aberdeen City Council
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
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Flintshire County Council |
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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council |
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Herefordshire Council |
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Northumberland County Council |
| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
Most improved performer
Durham County Council
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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council |
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Nottingham City Council |
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South Lanarkshire Council |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |
Parks, Open Spaces and Horticultural Services
Best performer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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Chelmsford City Council |
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Colchester City Council |
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East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
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Nottingham City Council |
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Stafford Borough Council |
| West Lothian Council |
Most improved performer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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Chelmsford City Council |
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Kirklees Council |
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West Lothian Council |
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council |
Refuse Collection
Best performer
Bolsover District Council
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Huntingdonshire District Council |
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North Ayrshire Council |
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North East Derbyshire District Council |
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North Lincolnshire Council |
| Telford and Wrekin Council |
Most improved performer
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East Ayrshire Council |
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Kirklees Council |
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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council |
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North Ayrshire Council |
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Sevenoaks District Council |
| Stirling Council |
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Roads, Highways and Winter Maintenance
Best performer
East Renfrewshire Council
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Falkirk Council |
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Milton Keynes Council |
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North Ayrshire Council |
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Scottish Borders Council |
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South Ayrshire Council |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |
Most improved performer
Angus Council
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Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar
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Sports and Leisure Facility Management
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Best performer
Ards and North Down Borough Council - Ards Blair Mayne Wellness and Leisure Centre
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Chelmsford City Council - Riverside Leisure Centre |
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East Riding of Yorkshire Council - East Riding Leisure Hornsea |
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North East Derbyshire District Council - Dronfield Active |
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North Northamptonshire Council - Lodge Park Sports Centre |
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Uttlesford District Council - The Mountfitchet Romeera Leisure Centre
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Most improved performer
East Riding of Yorkshire Council - East Riding Leisure Haltenprice
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North East Derbyshire District Council - Dronfield Active |
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North Lincolnshire Council - NL Active, Live Well Isle of Axholme North Northhamptonshire Council - Lodge Park Sports Centre Nottingham City Council - Harvey Hadden Sports Centre South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council - Hebburn Central |
Street Cleansing
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Best performer
Bolsover District Council
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Huntingdonshire District Council |
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London Borough of Hounslow |
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Oxford Direct Services Ltd |
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Stafford Borough Council
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Most improved performer
Blackpool Council
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Falkirk Council
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Street Lighting
Best performer
Conwy County Borough Council
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Denbighshire County Council |
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Newport City Council
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Most improved performer
Denbighshire County Council
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Dundee City Council |
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East Ayrshire Council |
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Perth and Kinross Council |
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South Ayrshire Council |
| Telford and Wrekin Council |
Streetscene
Best performer
Bolsover District Council
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Cambridge City Council |
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Conwy County Borough Council |
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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council |
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Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council |
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Stafford Borough Council |
| Telford and Wrekin Council |
Transport Operations and Vehicle Maintenance
Best performer
Mansfield District Council
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Nottingham City Council
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Most improved performer
Bolsover District Council
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Plymouth City Council
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