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Excellence Awards
2026 Shortlist
We're thrilled to announce the shortlist for the CIPR Excellence Awards 2026!
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Corporate and Business Communications Campaign
- Companies House
Changes to UK Company Law - Identity Verification
- Currie & Brown
Building Certainty Brand Campaign
- Luther Pendragon and London Market Group
Creating a New Financial Services Market Worth Billions
- MHP Group
Coca-Cola: The Bosses
- MHP Group with E.ON UK
The Home Age
- Skipton Group
Skipton Group Home Affordability Index: reshaping affordability conversations
- Sodali & Co
Winning a contested takeover through integrated communications
- Sodexo UK & Ireland
Making Sodexo UK & Ireland Famous for Food
Internal Communications or Employee Engagement Campaign
- 44 Communications and ITV
A recognition campaign that united ITV's global workforce
- Air Astana supported by Definition
Going Global
- Arup
From blank canvas to shared strategy
- Currys x The fresh Group
Currys - Right First Time
- Gallagher Communication
Driving Clarity and Engagement Across a Global Transformation
- HMRC
Connecting to purpose: creatively driving engagement and transformation
- Sopra Steria
Orange Award Scheme
- Survitec
Strategic Vision, Value-Driven Future
Change Communications Campaign
- 44 Communications and Greene King
Turning digital change into a shared human experience
- British Beer and Pub Association
The nation's pubs; the Government's U-Turn
- Gallagher Communication
Driving Clarity and Engagement Across a Global Transformation
- Karbon Homes
Empowering residents to transform waste management culture
- Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport Transformation Programme – 'Your New T2'
Consumer Relations Campaign
- Bottle
Bottle x Stannah LiftStyle Icon
- Golley Slater X Transport for Wales
Yes, this is really train food
- Mischief
Avanti: Your Presence is Presents Enough
- Ready10 & McDonald's
The Draw How You Feel Meal
- Red Consultancy
Currys: Mind the Grab
- Smarts
Asda - Love is in the Aisles
- Smoking Gun
Fry & Mighty: Taking back market share
- Weber Shandwick
Knorrplay is the new foreplay
Public Sector Campaign
- Barley Communications
Fighting AI cloning scams for National Trading Standards
- Kindred
Probation in Verse
- Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner
#NailDomesticAbuse
- MHP Group with The Met Office
The Power of Weather Intelligence
- Mid Sussex District Council
As Easy As 1,2,3 Rolling Out Food Waste
- National Grid Electricity Distribution
National Grid's Winter Campaign: Don't Hang About
- Oxford City Council
Explaining local government on Instagram and TikTok
- UK Civil Aviation Authority
Protecting passengers and improving safety over Christmas
Social Purpose Campaign
- Blurred and coalition partners
I Am Not A Typo
- Four Agency Worldwide x Centre for Ageing Better
"It isn't ageing, it's ageism"
- HUNTER: UK, Forsman & Bodenfors, Goodstuff and NRG
See What She Sees
- Skipton Building Society
FROZEN OUT – Skipton Building Society, Age UK and National Energy Action
- The Heard
STRUT SAFE: STRUT STOP
- Third City
Pain Unmasked
- Tim Reid Media
Tim Reid Media - Chinook Justice Campaign
- Vodafone with Tin Man and Chalk Strategy
The Chatbot Bytes Breakfast Club
Public Affairs Campaign
- British Beer and Pub Association
Saving pubs: achieving a rare Government U-Turn
- MHP Group with E.ON UK
The Home Age
- National Farmers Union of England and Wales
Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign
- Sodali & Co
Delivering regulatory change to support UK farmers
- Tendo
Turning EV Charging Accessibility Into Law
- Blakeney and LIVE
Winning Tax Change Worth Millions for Live Music
- The National Housing Federation
Securing a generational £40bn+ investment in affordable homes
- University of Bath
Driving Action on Spice-Spiked Vapes in Schools
Not-for-Profit Campaign
- Forster Communications & Inflect
Robbed: Big Tech's Little Victims
- Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity)
GOSH Charity's activation at St Paul's
- Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity)
GOSH Charity's School Photo Day
- Kindred
No More Stiff Upper Lip
- Mediator
Uncried Tears of Men
- Red Consultancy & Whizz Kidz
Childhood Can't Wait
- Story Shop & The Maclean Brothers
The Maclean Brothers Pacific Row
- WWF-UK
A Prescription for Nature
Healthcare &/or Well Being Campaign
- Kindred
No More Stiff Upper Lip
- Langland
Wander Wise
- Mediator
Uncried Tears of Men
- North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Increasing urgent dental care online appointment bookings
- SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health)
The Nook from SAMH
- Third City
Pain Unmasked
- Tin Man x Innocent
Fruity Couture: Giving Big Knit Energy
Integrated Campaign
- Democracy PR
Top Of The Plots for Gardena
- Lesniak Swann for Promat by Etex
Structural Steel: Get the Full Picture
- MHP Group
Coca-Cola: The Bosses
- Mischief
Avanti: Your Presence is Presents Enough
- Story Shop & The Maclean Brothers
The Maclean Brothers Pacific Row
- Teneo
#AxeTheRacingTax: British Horseracing Authority Campaign
- Third City
Strengthen your Pension
- Weber Shandwick
Knorrplay is the new foreplay
Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle Campaign
- Ideas Network
Nomadic Watches - The Art of Watchmaking
- Umpf
The Wonder Wall: Supernova Spectacle at St David's
- Words+Pixels
FRAMELESS: The Art of Expression
Environmental Campaign
- Barley Communications and Oceana UK
Deep Decline: Communicating the environmental impact of overfishing
- Barley Communications and Keep Britain Tidy
Fight Fly-tipping Fortnight - #RubbishDeal
- Dorset Council
Using playful characters to spark serious climate action
- Portland Communications
The One Ocean Science Congress
- Sara McCracken Consulting Ltd
1.2 million people acting for climate and nature.
- Tin Man and London Luton Airport
The Lilo-brary
- University of Oxford
Climate and the environment at Oxford
- Words+Pixels
Back Market: The Last Shot Gallery
Low Budget Campaign
- Cambridge University Press & Assessment
What the Skibidi!? Cambridge Dictionary campaign
- Klaxonn
FLATPACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Oxford University Press and Midas
Teaching the AI-Native Generation
- Pic PR
The Butterfly Resort
- Strike Communications
Bring Turner Home
- The Heard
STRUT SAFE: STRUT STOP
- Tin Man x London Luton Airport
The Lilo-brary
- Viva
The Secret Menu Bolton Food and Drink Festival
STEM Campaign
- Bradshaw Advisory Ltd
Launching Holtec UK: from unknown to nuclear partner
- Canny Comms
From engineering breakthrough to investor conversations
- Portland Communications
The One Ocean Science Congress
- Quadram Institute
Britain's Got Science Talent
- TFD - Think Feel Do
TFD for IYQ: The Quantum 100
- UKCEH
First UK Rice Trials
Sport or Entertainment Campaign
- Story Shop & Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026
Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 One Year To Go
- Umpf
Trinity Leeds Campaign Visible from 'Smiles' Away
- VCCP
Allwyn x VCCP: The Scratch Car
- Working Word & Welsh National Theatre
A new Welsh National Theatre
Travel, Transport, or Tourism Campaign
- C/O Cymru Collective & Visit Wales
Feel the Hwyl. Only in Wales.
- Golley Slater x Bluestone National Park Resort
Turning Bluestone into the UK's Staycation Favourite
- LK Communications
Experience Pennsylvania Live
- National Express & 72Point
Long-Distance Love
- Pagefield
Hitachi Rail – Railway200
- Pic PR
The Butterfly Resort
- Railway 200
A record-breaking national celebration
- Tin Man and Tourism New Zealand
Tourism New Zealand x The Hardest Geezer
Education Campaign
- 23red
Mumentum
- Brandnation and Soreen
Wordplay
- Inspire Education Group
Driving the Green Skills Agenda: A Regional Campaign
- Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner
#NailDomesticAbuse
- Mansfield College - University of Oxford
Rewriting the capital campaign playbook
- McCANN
McCANN x Arden University - Silence Your Critic
Best Use of Media Relations
- Asda
A Valentine's Proposal for less than £1
- British Beer and Pub Association
Saving a national treasure: media delivers pubs' victory
- Imperial War Museums
VE Day 80th Anniversary PR campaign
- Jam X Raisin UK
The Newsroom That Simplified Saving
- Kindred
No More Stiff Upper Lip
- LK Communications
Luxury in the Limelight
- Story Shop & The Maclean Brothers
The Maclean Brothers Pacific Row
- Tin Man and Tesco
The Tesco Wedding Gift Registry
Best Channel Delivery
- Bank of England
Bank of England's Mind Your Money Campaign
- Companies House
Changes to UK Company Law - Identity Verification
- Montfort Communications & Hosking Partners
Building Hosking Partners Brand Through a Digital-First Approach
- Tin Man and Tourism New Zealand
Tourism New Zealand x The Hardest Geezer
Best Long-term Campaign
- Aberfield Communications
Establishing TCFG as a Star Performer in Grocery
- Golley Slater
Inspiring Genius Decisions During Apprenticeship Week Wales
- Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity)
GOSH Charity's Build it. Beat it. Campaign
- Hard Numbers
Gigamon: Rewriting the security narrative of Hybrid Cloud
- Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport: A Decade of Transformation
- Postcode Lottery
Delivering Good News to the Nation
- SP Energy Networks
Winter Awareness Campaign
- VCCP Roar
Shining a Brighter Light on Inequality
Best Use of Content
- Aberfield Communications
Content as crafted as the coffee itself
- BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
Unleashing the Power of Perspective
- DCA Public Relations
Because I Cannot See
- Lumo and Hull Trains
Lumo & Hull Trains: The Poppy Selling Marathon
- MHP Group with Santander UK
Fixing the Broken Chain
- The University of Bath
Research With Impact
- Third City
Strengthen your Pension
- Words+Pixels
Back Market: The Last Shot Gallery
Best Event
- DTEK
"Carol of the Bells" at a Destroyed TPP
- Go North East
GoElectric26
- Golley Slater x Welsh Government
Wales' Roadtrip to Excellence
- Inspire Education Group
Launch of the Centre for Green Technology
- Liberty Communications
Liberty Communications: Promoting the Portuguese Tech Ecosystem
- PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero)
Semalam Tuntas: Cultural Storytelling for Sustainable Food System
- Third City
Spot the Top
- Translink
Translink Metro Menu
Best In-House Campaign
- Companies House
Changes to UK Company Law - Identity Verification
- Defence Equipment and Support
Reflections: stories of Remembrance, sacrifice and legacy
- King's College London
Science at King's
- Royal Free Charity
Brave New Heights
- Specsavers
Specsavers Creative Roots: nurturing tomorrow's creative talent
Best Long-term Client Care
- Barley Communications
Communication that matters
- Distinctive Communications
Distinctive client relationships: Brilliant basics create bold impact
- EatMoreFruit Communications
Beyond the brief: A decade of partnership
- GingerMay
GingerMay & MGID: A Partnership Built on Resilience
- Golley Slater X Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning team at Welsh Government
Golley Slater x SHELL Welsh Government
- Luther Pendragon
Luther Pendragon: The Quiet Powerhouse
- Performance Communications
Trust built over decades drives lasting client partnerships
- Twig Strategic Communications
Beyond the brief: Nineteen years of relationship-first consultancy
Issues, Crisis, or Reputation Management
- DTEK
The Light Holds On
- National Grid Electricity Distribution
National Grid's Crisis Response to Storm Goretti
- NIE Networks
In the Eye of the Storm
Best Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Campaign or Initiative
- Four Agency Worldwide x Centre for Ageing Better
"It isn't ageing, it's ageism"
- Imperial College London
Imperial As One Media Academy
- Sanctuary
Behind the Mask - Disability History Month
- Taylor Bennett Foundation
Summer Stars: Transforming access for diverse PR talent
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority
'I Took A Seat'
- Words+Pixels
FRAMELESS: The Art of Expression
Outstanding Young Communicator of the Year – sponsored by JGA
- Emilija Juseviciute, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
- Ericka Anicas, Northbourne Advisory
- Hannah Waters, Tendo
- Louis O'Halloran, Inflect
- Megan Russell, London Northwestern Railway & West Midlands Railway
- Sam Ard, CWA
- Yasmin Tampion, Colt Data Centre Services
Independent PR Practitioner of the Year
- Aberrant
- Georgia Turner Communications
- Tillymint Marketing & PR
- Tuesday Media
- Verity Cash
In-House PR Team of the Year – Private Sector
- British Beer and Pub Association
- CWG
- Deloitte UK
- NCC Group
- QBE Insurance
- Skipton Building Society
- Sodexo UK & Ireland
- UK Power Networks
In-House PR Team of the Year – Not-for-Profit/Public/Charity Sector
- Beatson Cancer Charity
- Inspire Education Group
- LNER
- Lothian Buses
- Ministry of Defence Guard Service
- Quadram Institute
- Sanctuary
- Wheatley Group
Specialist PR Consultancy of the Year
- Barley Communications
- Battenhall
- Cartwright
- Kindred
- Stakked
- The Flywheelers
- Vested
- Words+Pixels
Small PR Consultancy of the Year
- 1284 Communications
- Aberfield Communications
- Honest Communications
- Inflect
- Stakked
- Strike
- The Heard
- Viva
PR Consultancy of the Year
- Golley Slater
- MHP Group
- Ready10
- Stakked
- The Jargon Group
- Third City
- Tin Man
- Words+Pixels
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