BCOProg2025 EntryGuide V4a - Flipbook - Page 18
The
NEXT STAGE
All submissions will be assessed by a BCO Regional Awards Judging
Panels – a list of which can be found at www.bco.org.uk/judging
You will be contacted to let you know if your project has been successful and is to be visited
by the regional Judges. Visits are scheduled to take place in January – February 2025.
If you go on to win a Regional Award, or are nominated to go forward in the Innovation
category, then we will need to arrange a visit by the national Judges. Visits are scheduled
to take place in June – July 2025.
Whilst every effort is made to give as much notice as possible when arranging the Judges’
visits it is sometimes necessary to arrange these at short notice. Please note that Judges’
schedules are very tight and alternative dates are unlikely to be available. If a visit is
cancelled at short notice please note that the Judges may not be able to reschedule.
The BCO reserves the right not to grant an Award in any region or category if, in the
opinion of the Judges, no scheme submitted reaches the standard considered necessary.
Judges’ Impartiality: Handling Conflicts of Interest
in the Judging Process
The integrity of the awards process is of utmost importance to the BCO.
If a judge on the awards panel is involved in an office project under
consideration, they will be excluded from scoring that project and will
not be present during the discussion of its scoring. This ensures a fair
and unbiased evaluation for all entries.
KEY DATES
2024
2025
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9 October
Entries open
6 December
Closing date for entries
9 December
Regional table sales open
January - February
Regional Judging
03 April
Northern Awards Dinner
The Kimpton Clocktower, Manchester
29 April
London Awards Lunch
The London Hilton, London
01 May
South of England & South Wales Awards Dinner
We the Curious, Bristol
9 May
Midlands & Central England Awards Lunch
The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham
16 May
Scottish Awards Lunch
The Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow
3 June
National table sales open
June – July
National Judging
7 October
National Awards Dinner
Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London
