BCO 2027_Entry Guide_OCT26 - Final - Flipbook - Page 20
The
NEXT STAGE
All submissions will be assessed by a BCO Awards judging panel –
a list of which can be found at www.bco.org.uk
You will be contacted to let you know if your project has been successful and is to be visited by the
regional judges. These are scheduled to take place in January-February 2027.
If you go on to win a Regional Award or are nominated to go forward in the Innovation category, we will
need to arrange a visit from the national judges. These are scheduled to take place in June-July 2027.
While 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. Please note that the judges may not be able to reschedule if a
visit is cancelled at short notice.
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
2026
2027
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7 October
Entries open
4 December
Closing date for entries
7 December
Regional table sales open
January-February
Regional judging
13 April
London Awards lunch
The London Hilton, London
23 April
Scottish Awards lunch
The Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow
29 April
Northern Awards
Kimpton Clocktower, Manchester
06 May
South of England and South Wales Awards dinner
We the Curious, Bristol
14 May
Midlands & Central England Awards lunch
The ICC, Birmingham
3 June
National table sales open
June-July
National judging
October
National Awards dinner
Grosvenor House hotel, Park Lane, London
