{"id":1111,"date":"2025-06-25T14:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:31:28","slug":"match-my-project-wins-social-value-award-at-the-2025-uk-national-go-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/match-my-project-wins-social-value-award-at-the-2025-uk-national-go-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Match My Project Wins Social Value Award at the 2025 UK National GO Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019re incredibly proud to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/matchmyproject.org\/\">Match My Project<\/a> has won the Social Value Award at the <strong>2025 UK National GO Awards <\/strong>in Liverpool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"262\" class=\"wp-image-1093\" style=\"width: 800px;\" src=\"http:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GO-Awards-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GO-Awards-logo.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GO-Awards-logo-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GO-Awards-logo-768x252.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>GO Awards<\/strong> are widely regarded as the most prestigious event in UK public procurement, celebrating excellence, innovation, and impact across the public sector and its supply chains. For over 20 years, they\u2019ve recognised the people and organisations driving meaningful progress in procurement and service delivery; so we\u2019re deeply honoured to be counted among this year\u2019s winners!<br><br>The <strong>Social Value Award<\/strong> holds special significance for us. At <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/matchmyproject.org\/\">Match My Project<\/a><\/strong>, our mission is to bridge the gap between businesses and communities, helping partners across the public, private, and voluntary sectors to collaborate more effectively and deliver real, measurable social value. This award recognises the incredible work happening through those partnerships.<br><br>Our Head of Product, Ruth Shave, accepted the award on behalf of the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" class=\"wp-image-1095\" style=\"width: 800px;\" src=\"http:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7288-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7288-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7288-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7288-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7288-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7288-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7288-1568x2091.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br><br><strong>A Night to Remember<\/strong><br>The GO Awards took place on Wednesday, 21 May at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool, capping off the biggest day in the UK public procurement calendar. Following the Procurex England conference, the evening event celebrated outstanding achievements in categories ranging from Best Procurement Delivery to Sustainability, Collaboration, and Individual Excellence.<br><br>We\u2019re proud to be in such inspiring company. A special congratulations to all the other winners and highly commended entries \u2014 including Fife Council, Hub East Central Scotland &amp; BAM Construction (Social Value Award \u2013 Government &amp; Healthcare Organisations) and Now Group (Highly Commended in our category). The <a href=\"https:\/\/national.goawards.co.uk\/2024-25-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full list of winners<\/a> is a powerful showcase of what public procurement can achieve.<br><br><strong>Thank You to Our Community<\/strong><br>This award also belongs to our incredible partners and users, especially those who participate in our User Groups. Your insight, feedback, and shared commitment to social value are what drive the evolution of our platform. Your work on the ground and your voices in the room help us continue to improve.<br><br>We\u2019re taking a moment to celebrate this milestone, but we\u2019re also looking ahead. There\u2019s so much more we want to build and so many more partnerships we hope to nurture.<br><br>Thank you for being part of this journey with us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not part of our user community yet?<br><a href=\"https:\/\/matchmyproject.org\/contact-us\">Join Match My Project <\/a>\u2013 the platform that connects organisations for smarter, more effective community impact.<br>\u2014<br>#GOAwards2025 #SocialValue #PublicProcurement #MatchMyProject #CommunityImpact #ProcurementExcellence #InnovationForGood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re incredibly proud to announce that Match My Project has won the Social Value Award at the 2025 UK National GO Awards in Liverpool! The GO Awards are widely regarded as the most prestigious event in UK public procurement, celebrating excellence, innovation, and impact across the public sector and its supply chains. 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