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UK Awards 2026
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The RICS UK Awards offer visibility, connection and prestige, bringing together professionals and organisations who are raising standards, strengthening their brands and building a vibrant, future-focused community.
RICS UK Awards 2026 National Shortlist
We are pleased to announce the National shortlist for the RICS UK Awards 2026. The prestigious projects shortlisted for the UK Awards 2026 Grand Final have been confirmed by our expert judging panel.
During June and July, we were delighted to hold events across the UK, where the winning regional projects going forward as a finalist to compete at October’s National Grand Final were announced.
Tickets are now available for the Grand Final of UK awards 2026 being held on 22 October 2026, at the Park Plaza London Westminster Bridge, London where the National winners will be announced.
Explore the shortlist below and book your tickets to the Grand Final here.
National shortlists by category
National Project Categories
| Entry | Nominated by | UK Region |
| Greenlight Milton Keynes | Delancey | South East |
| Dundas House, Edinburgh | Robertson Group | Scotland |
| Three Chamberlain Square, Paradise, Birmingham (POTY) | AtkinsRéalis | West Midlands |
| Norton Folgate (Regional POTY) | Turner & Townsend Alinea | London |
| No.1 St Michael’s, Manchester | Relentless Developments | North West |
| The Forum, Gloucester | Reef and Partners | South West |
| Entry | Nominated by | UK Region |
| Maidstone Amateur Boxing Club | Maidstone Amateur Boxing Club | South East |
| Macmillan Square Community Hub, Edinburgh | Robertson Group | Scotland |
| Bloxwich Launchpad, Walsall | AtkinsRéalis | West Midlands |
| The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease, Leeds (Regional POTY) | Drees & Sommer UK | Yorkshire & Humberside |
| Belfast Grand Central Station (Regional POTY) | Farrans Sacyr JV | Northern Ireland |
| Blyth Market Pavilion | FaulknerBrowns | North East |
| Canolfan Pentre Awel, Llanelli | Carmarthenshire County Council | Wales |
| Norfolk Community Diagnostic Centres | LSI Architects (Design) Limited | East of England |
| Look Ahead, Barnsley Street Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre | Look Ahead | London |
| Leicester Cathedral Revealed | Van Heyningen and Haward Architects | East Midlands |
| St Williams, Ince, Wigan (Regional POTY) | Millson Group | North West |
| Sidmouth Independant Lifeboat | Studio Four Architects | South West |
| Entry | Nominated by | UK Region |
| HARP - Heritage Asset Repair Programme (Regional POTY) | AtkinsRéalis | South East |
| Paisley Museum Reimagined | Kier Construction Limited | Scotland |
| Coughton Court, Alcester | Oliver Architecture/National Trust | West Midlands |
| Calverley Old Hall | The Landmark Trust and Cowper Griffith Architects LLP | Yorkshire & Humberside |
| City Quay Gardens, Belfast | Belfast Harbour Commissioners | Northern Ireland |
| Cosin’s Almshouses and Pemberton Building | Howarth Litchfield Partnership Ltd | North East |
| Sker House, Porthcawl | Michael Davies Architect | Wales |
| Norwich Castle Keep - A Palace Reborn | Conisbee | East of England |
| St Bart's North Wing | Purcell | London |
| Newark St. Mary Magdalene (Regional POTY) | Thomas Ford and Partners | East Midlands |
| Campfield, Manchester | Allied London | North West |
| Merchant House, Launceston | Scott & Co. | South West |
| Merchant House, Launceston | Scott & Co. | South West |
| Entry | Nominated by | UK Region |
| b&m Construction Consultants | b&m Construction Consultants | South East |
| Castle Owen Construction and Property Consultants Ltd | Castle Owen Construction and Property Consultants Ltd | Yorkshire & Humberside |
| SHARP Contract & Surveying Ltd Commercial / Project Management Team | SHARP Contract & Surveying Ltd | East of England |
| Provelio - OPAL Development Team | Provelio - OPAL Development Team | South West |
| Kingswood Real Estate Advisors Limited | Kingswood Real Estate Advisors Limited | London |
| Avery & Co Chartered Surveyors and Valuers | Avery & Co Chartered Surveyors and Valuers | North West |
| Magnitude Quantity Surveyors Ltd | Magnitude Quantity Surveyors Ltd | North West |
| Entry | Nominated by | UK Region |
| Headington Hill Teaching Building and Workshop, Oxford Brookes University | ADP Architecture | South East |
| Currie Community High School | Atkins Réalis | Scotland |
| A38(M) Tame Valley Viaduct, Birmingham | Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited | West Midlands |
| Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service - Learning and Development College, Cookstown | Kennedy FitzGerald Architects | Northern Ireland |
| HICSA - Housing Innovation & Construction Skills Academy, Sunderland | MawsonKerr Architects | North East |
| Y Storfa, Swansea Hub (Regional POTY) | Kier Construction | Wales |
| Mott MacDonald & Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) | Mott MacDonald | East of England |
| Silvertown Tunnel | Transport for London | London |
| Canopy | Leicester City Council | East Midlands |
| Elm Point- Special Operations Hub - North West Ambulance Service, Liverpool | Bluesky Architects | North West |
| Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre (Regional POTY) | NHS Property Services | South West |
| Entry | Nominated by | UK Region |
| Supajam, Swanley | REDEC Refurbishment | South East |
| John O'Groats Mill (Regional POTY) | McGregor Bowes | Scotland |
| Kidderminster Town Hall (Highly Commended Regional POTY) | Gleeds | West Midlands |
| OnSide Youth Zone, Grimsby | Hobson & Porter Ltd | Yorkshire & Humberside |
| Enterprise & Innovation Digi-Hub, Omagh | Woodvale Construction Company Ltd | Northern Ireland |
| HICSA - Housing Innovation & Construction Skills Academy, Sunderland (Regional POTY) | MawsonKerr Architects | North East |
| Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil | Tilbury Douglas | Wales |
| Claridge House | Studio PDP | London |
| Farnborough Road, Clifton | GEDA | East Midlands |
| Withington Baths | Seven Architecture | North West |
| Sherborne House, Sherborne | SPASE Architects & Surveyors | South West |
| Entry | Nominated by | UK Region |
| Stonebridge House, Leatherbridge | Highbrook | South East |
| Cloverhill, Aberdeen | Atkins Réalis | Scotland |
| Midland Heart’s Homes for Modern Living Programme | Midland Heart | West Midlands |
| Leonora House, Leeds | Brewster Bye Architects | Yorkshire & Humberside |
| The Savoy, Bangor | Clanmil Housing Association | Northern Ireland |
| Prospect Place, Gateshead | Tyne Housing Association | North East |
| Cross Key Homes - Indigo Development | Drees & Sommer UK | East of England |
| Farnborough Road, Clifton | GEDA | East Midlands |
| Farnworth Residential, Bolton | BDP | North West |
| The Murdoch and Trevithick Development, Redruth | Arcadis & Classic Builders | South West |
National Team Categories
| Entry | Nominator company name | UK Region |
| Arcadis UK Cost Management | Arcadis | London |
| Watsons Property Ltd | Watsons Property | East of England |
| Bradley Hall | Bradley Hall | North East |
| The Ringley Group / Valuation Team | The Ringley Group | London |
National Specialist Categories
| Entry | Nominator company name | UK Region |
| Darwin Group, Kings Lynn and Rackheath NHS | Darwin Group | South East |
| Eazy Switch Limited | Eazy Switch Limited | London |
| Green Room Project | The Kexgill Group | Yorkshire & Humberside |
| Tesco Harrogate: Low Carbon Concept Store | Rider Levett Bucknall UK Ltd | Yorkshire & Humberside |
| Three Chamberlain Square | AtkinsRéalis | West Midlands |
| Entry | Nominator company name | UK Region |
| A38(M) Tame Valley Viaduct | Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited | West Midlands |
| Ballinrees Water Treatment Works | Lowry Building & Civil Engineering | Northern Ireland |
| Birmingham Airport Capital Investment Programme | AtkinsRéalis | West Midlands |
| Colne Valley Viaduct | Grimshaw | London |
| Farrans Sacyr JV - Belfast Grand Central Station | Farrans Sacyr JV | Northern Ireland |
| M5 Junction 26 & A38 Chelston Link Road | AECOM | South West |
| Mott MacDonald & Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) | Mott MacDonald | East of England |
| Radlett Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) | Vextrix Management Ltd | London |
| Transport for London – Procurement & Commercial (Construction & Programmes) | Transport for London | London |
| Transport for Wales - Core Valley Lines Transformation - Overhead Line Equipment - Benchmarking | TFW | Wales |
| Entry | Nominator company name | UK Region |
| Blackpool Barn/ Whitehouse Estate (copy) | Bvalued Ltd | West Midlands |
| Calverleigh Wetlands | Stags | South West |
| Claridge House | Studio PDP | London |
National Individual Categories
| Entry | Nominator company name | UK Region |
| Dolly Akinde | Ardmore Construction Group Ltd | London |
| DR WAHEED OSENI | UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON | London |
| Girija Deshmukh | - | Wales |
| Hannah Tyers | Soulful Co Limited | East of England |
| Helen McKeown | Axis Surveying Limited | North West |
| James Garner | Pegasus Group | London |
| James Perna | Savills | Scotland |
| Lena Nzenwa | London Borough of Camden | London |
| Lyndsey Milburn MRICS | Love Surveying | North East |
| Nella Pang | Omega RE | South East |
| Niranjanan Nithiyasivam | Arcadis | London |
| Paul O'Brien | Currie and Brown | South East |
| Su Fairbairns | AtkinsRealis | North West |
| Entry | Nominator company name | UK Region |
| Brian Anthony Ashby MBE, Hon DBA, FRICS | Salloway Property Consultants | East Midlands |
| Clive Tuck | TSA Riley Ltd | East of England |
| David Diolle | Doc. | London |
| David Newton Scott Bsc Dip Bldg Cons FRICS | Scott & Co ( Cornwall ) Ltd | South West |
| John Brennan | BTP Group | London |
| John Pearson of SK Real Estate | Loughborough College Group | North West |
| Patrick George Swift | n/a | South West |
| Philip Mann | AtkinsRéalis | West Midlands |
| Sean Keyes | Sutcliffe Projects Ltd | North West |
What awaits the winners
Winning a UK Award is more than a mark of excellence, it’s a platform for influence, visibility, and impact.
At RICS, we’re committed to championing the individuals and projects shaping the built and natural environment. UK Awards winners are celebrated not only for their outstanding achievements, but also as leaders driving innovation, sustainability, and professionalism across the industry.
Previous winners have:
- Prominent features in national, local, and trade Publications.
- Exclusive interviews in Modus Magazine.
- Opportunity to attend or speak at RICS events.
- Consistent contributions to RICS Content, in both written and video formats.
Useful links
Any questions? Please visit out FAQs section at RICS Awards.
For further information or if you have any questions, please email awards@rics.org or fill out the enquiry form here.
Listen to the latest RICS Podcast 'What makes an award-winning project' at RICS Podcast.
| Key dates | |
|---|---|
| Entries Open | 5 January |
| Entries Close | 20 March |
| Regional Shortlists Announced | 27 April |
| Regional Ceremony Tickets on Sale | 27 April |
| Regional Project Visits | 27 April – 15 May |
| Regional Ceremonies | 8 June – 24 July |
| National Shortlist Announced and Tickets on Sale | 27 July |
| National Project Visits | 13 July – 28 August |
| National Grand Final Ceremony | 22 October |
“These awards embody what meaningful engagement looks like in practice: acknowledging achievement, strengthening pride in the profession, and ensuring that success is seen and valued at every level, particularly as we continue to support the principles of devolution and regional representation. Because surveying is an exciting, diverse profession—one that touches lives, shapes communities, and tackles some of the biggest challenges of our time: climate change, housing shortages, ageing infrastructure. ”
Maureen Ehrenberg, FRICS
Frequently asked questions
Nominations open annually. Select your region and category, then complete the online application form and upload it.
The projects must be completed within the last three years up until the 27th of February 2026.
Both organisations, teams and individuals can submit entries for themselves or be nominated by a third party.
Individual, team and multi-region organisations may make multiple regional award applications, but only one application per category is permitted.
Yes, you can enter as many categories as you want if you make sure that you meet the eligibility criteria for each category before submitting.
Projects/Team’s/Individuals must be located or operated within the region you are entering.
Information provided within the submission may be used by RICS for the purpose of the judging or promotion of the Awards. Any confidential information must be clearly stated within the submission.
We will use the information you provide to contact you in relation to the Awards. You can ask us to stop contacting you at any time by emailing us at awards@rics.org. Further details of how we use, hold and store your information, and your legal rights, can be found in our Privacy Policy.
Our Head judges will review all candidates who apply to become a Judge and choose the most suitable individuals. We aim to set a high standard for our judges and highlight their expertise, inspiring a broad and diverse group of professionals. Judges do not need to be RICS professionals but will be required to have relevant levels of knowledge and professional standing (for example a member of an equivalent professional body) to fulfil the role of a judge. The judging panel will consist of 1 Head National Judge, primary judges, and reserves to ensure that the judging process runs smoothly.
Relax and in the meantime, we will:
- Review all submissions against the set criteria.
- Send all eligible submissions to the judging panel for scoring.
- Let you know if you have been shortlisted.
- Announce the regional shortlists
- Announce the winners at the Awards ceremonies
Contact us by email awards@rics.org.
Interested in sponsoring the RICS UK Awards 2026?
There are several promotional and sponsorship opportunities available. By becoming a sponsor, your organisation could benefit from the following:
- Brand awareness and recognition through RICS communications and social media
- Brand association enhancing credibility and profile supporting a high profile RICS flagship event
- Making a visible contribution and acknowledge the importance of recognising talent; support inspiring the next generation
- Build your networks contacts with other senior leaders at the awards ceremony
- Showcase your brand to a targeted audience of surveying professionals, industry leaders, and key decision-makers
Past awards
Find out more about what already happened and who was celebrated in the previous years.
