In the fourth year of the AUDE Supplier Award, will you join past winners Hassell Studio, Buro Happold and Provelio as organisations we think really are amongst the best in the business?
Every single university estates team is aware of the enormous help we get from our top suppliers in every single aspect of our work. There is no detail where a collaborative effort between university and supplier is not necessary – whether that is on design and construction, retrofitting older facilities, energy and sustainability, or every detail of facilities management. Where is your organisation’s expertise, and how has it helped our universities this year?
We’re looking for suppliers with a great track record of work for university estates teams and projects. Any supplier can apply no matter what their size or specialism. The winner will be announced at the gala dinner during #AUDE26 at Royal Armouries Museum Leeds, together with the rest of the AUDE Awards winners for 2026. Tickets for that ceremony will be on sale shortly.
Judging of the AUDE supplier of the year award will be undertaken by a panel of senior AUDE members. This panel will consist predominantly of AUDE’s Executive Committee members.
In order for AUDE to assess your application we want you to detail:
The award has 50 criterion available for judges to award, allocated to each element as shown below.
Deadline for entries is midnight on Monday 12 January 2026.The judges will meet in early February to decide and confirm the winner. The winner will be announced at the gala dinner.
To submit an entry for the AUDE Supplier Award, please complete and submit the application form. A copy can be downloaded below. Please email a completed copy of your application, along with any supporting documents, to info@aude.ac.uk by midnight on Monday, 12 January 2026.
We’ll ask for some information about you and your company and encourage our entrants to use their creative flair and provide a piece of supporting evidence. This isn’t mandatory and should only be used to support the information included in your application. Any supporting evidence you wish to submit with your application, can be linked in the form or attached to your submission email.
Please do not use any supporting videos as replacements for text in the form as all of these sections have marks to be gained. Videos should only be used to support what you’re already saying in your entry.
Please upload your video to a hosting site such as YouTube or Vimeo and then paste the URL into the supporting documents box.
Don’t forget to include any passwords in your entry if they’re required!
Link to supplier application form here
Any questions please email ruth@aude.ac.uk.
The Gala Dinner and AUDE Awards 2026 is taking place on Wednesday 23 April at the prestigious Royal Armouries Museum Leeds. Shortlisted nominees will be invited to attend the awards ceremony, further information will be available shortly.
