The deadline to make nominations for the Civil Service Awards has been extended by a week.
The nomination period for the 2025 awards – the 20th edition of the ceremony – was originally due to close today but has now been extended until next Friday, 25 July at 5pm.
There are 11 categories this year, including a 20th anniversary special Lifetime Achievement Award, which is seeking nominations for “exceptional civil servants with over 20 years’ service who have demonstrated sustained excellence and created lasting positive change”.
The other categories are:
- Excellence in Delivery Award: Recognising exceptional achievement from a programme anywhere and those who have used their skills and expertise in a range of fields to deliver exceptional outcomes for citizens and made a tangible positive difference to people’s lives.
- Developing and Supporting People Award: Recognising outstanding achievements in strengthening civil service capability, breaking down barriers to build an inclusive civil service, or enhancing the civil service’s reputation through exemplary work and influence.
- Innovator Award: Transforming public services through creative solutions.
- Evaluation and Analysis Award: Recognising development in the areas of evaluation and analysis for improved insights and to better inform our work.
- Collaboration Award: Excellence in cross-Civil Service and external partnerships, including enterprise, charities, and foreign governments.
- Delivering for Citizens Award: Recognising those who prioritise actions which result in better outcomes for citizens.
- Programme of the Year Award: Recognising exceptional achievement from a programme anywhere across the Civil Service
- Rising Star Award: Recognising exceptional potential in new starters and future Civil Service leaders.
- Cabinet Secretary’s Outstanding Leader Award: Recognising mission-driven leadership at all levels.
- Prime Minister's Award for Exceptional Public Service: Recognising outstanding contribution to public service. Nominations for the Prime Minister’s Award for Exceptional Public Service will be selected by judges from a pool of outstanding nominations from the wider award categories.
Shortlisted contenders are set to be announced on 22 October, with the ceremony taking place in December. Click here to nominate a collleague in the civil service.
For tips on what the category co-champions are looking for and inspiration on why you should nominate a colleague, check out our comment pieces from HMRC perm sec JP Marks, Welsh Government perm sec Andrew Goodall, and last year's Rising Star Award winner Arnie Delstanche.