BSI standards users and creators. It’s time to take a bow!

Now's the time to applaud our standards superstars. So, if you know someone who has shone as a creator or user of standards in the last year, why not nominate them for 2021's BSI Standards Awards? As a BSI Member committed to excellence in standards, it might well be you.

Standards user? Or creator?

Each year, the BSI’s awards ceremony celebrates the hard work and innovation shown by the people and organizations that develop standards and apply them in practice. 

There are two categories of award: BSI Standards Makers Awards and BSI Standards Users Awards. Anyone can nominate an individual or organization for this special recognition. 

Going above and beyond

Last year’s BSI Awards celebrated, amongst others, a team from Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), the procurement arm of the MOD, that identified a way to save time for defence workers at a crucial point in the pandemic.

As many MOD staff were brought in to help with anything from frontline work to procurement of essential personal protective equipment and managing key supply chains, workers had to use standards for guidance - under huge pressure.

Alan Anderson, IT Operations Manager in UK Defence Standardization (DStan) with responsibility for managing the MOD’s BSI membership, identified the need for a one-stop shop containing all the relevant standards MOD personnel used frequently. Working with BSI, a COVID-19 Standards Collection was developed within the BSOL platform. A communications campaign across the MOD ensured workers were aware of the resource and maximized usage. Very quickly, rapidly increasing downloads of the relevant standards were doing the job across 149 MOD departments.

The project was recognized by the Special 2020 Edition BSI Standards Awards who singled out DE&S for providing a platform that saved valuable time for people doing critical work within the UK’s COVID-19 response. You can read the full story here. 

Nine reasons to win. Five minutes to enter.

Got a potential winner in mind? Well, the nomination process is quick and easy, using a form that takes less than five minutes to complete. 

The form requires details of the nominee along with a short statement (100-300 words) explaining how that person or organization stands out for one of nine reasons:

• Leadership
• Standards/committee management
• Representing the UK
• Best new member
• Representing consumers
• Nominating Body best practice
• Education about standardization
• Creativity
• Outstanding and sustained impact

Award judges will look for evidence of how the nominee has shown impact, integrity, inclusivity, collaboration, communication skills, respect and accountability.

The closing date for nominations is 17 September 2021.

Winners will be announced at the BSI Standards Conference and Awards Event on 18 November 2021.

Full information and nomination rules can be found on this BSI webpage. You can also find out about winners from 2020 and 2019. 

Good luck, we look forward to seeing your entries and applauding the most outstanding standards makers and users around.