The prestigious awards aim to celebrate individuals and teams that work within the industry. The awards are open to individuals, teams, companies and organisations including contract caterers operating in a public sector environment.
To nominate simply complete and submit the form by Friday 30th January 2026. Please ensure you have read the entry criteria thoroughly and answered the questions related to the award you’d like to enter, within the 500 - 1,000 word limit.
It is this document that will convince the judges of their worthiness to win the award. You can also include supporting material such as testimonials, menus, CVs, photos etc.
Jayne Jones, chair of the Public Sector Catering Alliance, said: “The Public Sector Catering Awards give us all a chance to pause, reflect and celebrate that hard work, and to recognise the continued improvements, innovation and collaboration that takes place every day, across our sector.
“The awards ceremony itself is a real highlight of the calendar - you do not want to miss it. You can nominate yourself, your team, or another business or organisation that you think deserves that special recognition, and with 17 award categories, there's somewhere to recognise everyone.
“The awards are free to enter, and the application process is straight forward - so take some time over the next few weeks to get your entries in, and together we can celebrate and recognise just how valuable our teams are.”
There are 17 categories available for nomination:
- Care Catering Award
- Catering College Award
- Catering Manager of the Year Award
- Chef of the Year Award
- Contract Caterer of the Year Award
- Education Catering Award
- Health and Nutrition Award
- Hospital Catering Award
- Innovation Award
- Marketing Award
- Prison Catering Award
- Special Contribution Award
- Sustainability Award
- Team of the Year Award
- Training and Apprenticeship Award
- University Catering Award
- Unsung Hero Award