Introducing The TESSAs…
The TESSAs recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of UK local authorities and NHS Trusts across the UK. These awards highlight excellence in the vital services and operations that are delivered every day - supporting communities, driving economic growth, and improving quality of life for residents.
Local authorities and NHS oprganisations operate across a diverse and complex landscape, from maintaining infrastructure and delivering public services to embracing digital transformation and tackling climate challenges. The TESSAs shine a spotlight on those organisations and individuals that go above and beyond - demonstrating innovation, efficiency, leadership, and measurable impact.
The awards cover a range of categories that reflect the ever-evolving landscape that is the UK’s local government and NHS. Divided into 5 distinct categories, The TESSAs will shine a light on excellence in Technology, Estates & Facilities, Sustainability & Environment, Supply Chain & Transport and Awards that recognise overall outstanding achievement. Each category is designed to showcase best practice and inspire others across the sector.
Open to all UK local and health authorities, as well as their partners, the awards provide a platform to share success, benchmark achievements, and gain national recognition. Entries are assessed by an independent panel of expert judges with 30 years of experience and knowledge of the UK public sector, ensuring a fair, transparent, and rigorous evaluation process.
By celebrating innovation and operational excellence, The TESSAs aim to promote continuous improvement across local government and the NHS - helping authorities learn from one another and deliver even better outcomes for the communities they serve.
The TESSAs are proudly supported by Government Technology, Government Business and Health Business, the trusted voices in the UK public sector for 30 years. Throughout this time, the brands have built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality insight, news and events that stimulates an improvement in services, driving efficiency, and embracing innovation.
More than 30 years of public sector communication excellence…
With a long-standing connection to senior decision-makers across UK, Government Technology, Government Business and Health Business provide powerful platforms for sharing best practice and celebrating achievement. Their deep understanding of the sectors will ensure the awards are both credible and relevant, reflecting the real challenges and opportunities facing the UK public sector today.
This heritage brings significant value to the awards programme. Sponsors and participants benefit from extensive reach, targeted engagement, and association with well-established and respected brands. Backed by nearly three decades of experience, our supporting media platforms ensures the awards are delivered with professionalism, integrity, and genuine sector insight - making them a meaningful and influential recognition of excellence in the UK public sector.
The Business Magazine for Government
The UK Public Sector represents the single largest market in the UK. Government Business, now in its 21st year of publication, deals with the 'business end' of government's requirements. GB's pages contain need-to-know features, news and case studies that explain the commercial issues affecting local and central government.
Topical contributions are regularly carried from Government Ministers, Public Sector Analysts, Conference Speakers and Industry Experts on a wide range of subjects that are of specific interest to public sector executives.
Government Business supports several high profile exhibitions - coverage of which is always timed for maximum impact. Topics regularly addressed include Facilities Management, Security, Energy, Transport and Procurement.
Digital solutions & innovations for the Public Sector
Technology is the catalyst to transforming public services. It can improve the quality and cost effectiveness of local government transactions, as well as their accessibility. Its use can help engage disaffected groups; solve language barriers and make citizens feel more attached to society and in touch with their government. As new technologies emerge, the potential to harness their benefits in order to better serve the public is huge.
Government Technology explores the administrative and commercial issues affecting IT and computing in Central and Local Government. Regular topics include E-Government, E-Procurement, Smartcards, Open Source Software, Networking and Telecommunications. Contributors range from government ministers through to IT experts and association chairs.
Government Technology also makes sure that readers are kept up-to-date with the latest conferences and exhibitions by featuring in-depth previews to the most important IT events and seminars.
Business Information for Healthcare Professionals
Dramatic stages of reform are moving towards an NHS characterised by free choice across a wide range of providers. Levels of investment in staff, facilities and technology remain high.
Health Business contains need-to-know features, news and case studies that explain the administrative and commercial issues affecting healthcare and hospital management.
Regular topics include ICT, Finance/Funding, Facilities Management, Security, Health & Safety, Catering and Energy. Contributors range from government ministers through to top-level health administrators and association chairs.
Health Business also makes sure that readers are kept up-to-date with the latest conferences and exhibitions by featuring in-depth previews to the most important healthcare events and seminars.
