Awards

CPPC Passion for Procurement Award

In 2023 the Canadian Public Procurement Council introduced the CPPC Passion for Procurement Award.  The goal of this award is to recognize the time and effort spent working in and advocating for the public procurement environment and those who work within it.  Many awards recognize expertise in this profession, achievement of higher education or contribution to the growth of an association, but we couldn’t find any that focussed on passion. Passion is a huge contributor to the success of an organization as a whole and on individual projects, and might be, in interactions with clients, in the relationships built with suppliers, in the communities we serve and most importantly the colleagues we work with.  Passion is also a key element in our quest to elevate the procurement profession.

The award is not for a specific position or necessarily for those who have achieved a certain level of education. This is for those that exhibit a true passion for procurement and inspire others to feel the same.

The award will be presented every year at the CPPC Forum.  If you are passionate about your profession or if you know someone that is, we want that individual to become a nominee for this award!

Eligibility requirements are as follows; Nominees must be:

• in an active public procurement role for at least two years;
• working for a government agency that is currently a member of the CPPC with a membership in good standing.

Who can be nominated?

• Subject to eligibility requirements above, anyone can nominate anyone;
• There are no requirements related to function and titles and/or roles and responsibilities of an individual if the eligibility requirements are met.

What we ask that you submit:

• the name and title of the nominee;
• the number of years of experience the nominee has in public procurement;
• the name of the organization employing the nominee;
• a narrative clearly highlighting why you think the nominee should earn this award and how the passion in the profession was demonstrated.

As an option you may wish to include testimonials of colleagues, clients or other stakeholders (including suppliers and community stakeholders) who clearly can attest to the passion observed in the nominee.

Once all nominations are received, an evaluations committee will then evaluate submissions.  It is your responsibility to ensure that your narrative clearly shows why you think that your nominee should earn this award.