From Tech Start-Up of the Year and Best In-house Tech Team, through to the Best Use of AI and Northern Tech Deal of the Year- we have you covered! View our 2023 categories below.
Entries for the 2023 awards are now closed – view the winners here.
The Prolific North Tech Awards celebrate the very best organisations, teams and individuals doing outstanding work and contributing to the region’s growth.
From Tech Start-Up of the Year and Best In-house Tech Team, through to the Best Use of AI and Northern Tech Deal of the Year- we have you covered! View our 2023 categories below.
Entries for the 2023 awards are now closed – view the winners here.
We’re looking for companies aged less than 3 years focused on bringing disruptive tech solutions to the market. The winner of this category will be an exciting new company that has found its niche and is able to present a brilliant solution to a unique problem in a creative way.
This category is free to enter. Discount will be applied at checkout.
We’re looking for profitable tech companies turning over up to £5m able to demonstrate excellent performance and growth over the past year. The tech company of the year will be a fully accountable, well-managed business that has already gained recognition from their sector, but will also have outstanding long‑term growth potential, with a sound strategy in place to ensure successful delivery of its commercial objectives, an emphasis on culture and positive social impact.
This award will go to a profitable tech company turning over between £5m - £20m and able to demonstrate excellent performance and growth over the past year. The tech company of the year will be a fully accountable, well-managed business that has already gained recognition from their sector, but will also have outstanding long‑term growth potential, with a sound strategy in place to ensure successful delivery of its commercial objectives, an emphasis on culture and positive social impact.
This award will go to a profitable tech company turning over above £20m and able to demonstrate excellent performance and growth over the past year. The tech company of the year will be a fully accountable, well-managed business that has already gained recognition from their sector, but will also have outstanding long‑term growth potential, with a sound strategy in place to ensure successful delivery of its commercial objectives, an emphasis on culture and positive social impact.
This award is for the creator of any Software-as-a-service product which is relied upon and trusted by a wide range of organisations. We’re looking for a company which can demonstrate a clear and compelling value proposition, customer focus, and reliability. The winner of this category will also have outstanding long‑term growth potential, with a sound strategy in place to ensure continuous innovation and scalability of their SAAS product.
This category is open to agencies headquartered or with an operational base in the North of England that specialise in delivering innovative solutions and strategies to help businesses leverage technology to achieve their goals and stay competitive in the digital landscape.
This category is open to companies headquartered or with an operational base in the North of England that provides services, expertise, and resources to support the technological infrastructure of another organisation. This can include cloud services, cyber security, hardware, software, networks, and systems but also consultation, planning and infrastructure management.
This category is for the unsung heroes that ensure the smooth running and advancement of technology within their organisation. We’re looking for the in-house team that’s had the biggest impact on innovative approaches to the use of tech, that is reliable and collaborative.
The winner of this category will consistently go above and beyond to ensure clients are serviced effectively and in a timely manner. We’re looking for teams whose customer focus is unparalleled, and, above all, provide exceptional service to build strong, long-lasting client relationships.
A great workplace can have an enormous effect on employee morale and performance. We’re looking for those organisations that prioritise a positive and inclusive culture, have a clear vision coupled with lived values and perhaps (but not necessarily) an equally inspiring office location that compliments the business’ culture. The winner of this category will have to demonstrate strong leadership in their approach to empower and develop their workforce.
The winner will be a profitable company able to demonstrate annual revenue growth greater than 10% over the last three years with a minimum revenue of £5m for the last accounting period. The winner will be led by a quality management team, have excellent financial performance and unique intellectual property or a great technology platform at the heart of the business, all of which are driving its growth.
This category is open to both in-house talent acquisition teams and specialised recruitment companies. The winner of this category will consistently go above and beyond to ensure they attract the best talent. We’re looking for teams with excellent communication, business acumen and agility that put their skills to work consistently to build strong relationships.
This category is open to free nominations and will recognise a Northern accelerator or incubator that has had a huge contribution to nurturing the Northern tech ecosystem. We’re looking for a facility that has created a supportive and conducive environment for tech businesses to grow and thrive.
This category is free to enter. Discount will be applied at checkout.
Whether it’s payment processing, banking, security or any number of other innovative solutions, we’re on the lookout for organisations changing the fintech landscape for the best.
We’re on the lookout for campaigns which have succeeded in grabbing headlines and attention in the press. This award will recognise the campaign which, through efficient outreach, intelligent planning and creative brilliance, has raised awareness of a tech product, business or cause.
This category is intended to find a new-to-the-market mobile app which has had a tangibly positive impact. Across ecommerce, entertainment, transport, leisure, dating and more - we’re looking to reward the best app from the past year.
Have you undergone or enabled a revolutionary digital transformation? This category is looking to recognise the projects which have changed the way an organisation looks and operates through digital solutions. Both those who have undergone their own digital transformation and consultancies or agencies handling it for another are eligible to enter.
The winner of this award will have completed a significant commercial or corporate transaction during the period under review, which could include licensing, partnering, collaboration fundraising, IPO or acquisition of a company or IP. The deal would be significant in scope and transformational in nature and would have added significantly to the company or organisation’s prospects in the short, medium and long term.
The function and popularity of Artificial Intelligence are soaring by the day. We’re looking for exciting and innovative uses of AI across any business sectors that can demonstrate tangible results. These can include but are not limited to: solving a problem, increasing productivity, improving efficiency or enhancing an experience.
This category will recognise a successful web development project. We’re looking for technical prowess, a solution which exceeded expectations, and provable results for the completed platform or site.
This category is open to any technologies irrespective of sector, designed and marketed for individual consumers for personal use. This award will go to the innovation that’s had the biggest impact on how consumers behave. Examples of technologies include enhancing shopper convenience, communication, entertainment, education, productivity or lifestyle improvements.
We’re recognising an innovator whose solution has had a positive impact where it matters over the course of the last year. From green technology, to tackling the digital divide or making headway into diversity and inclusion, the Tech for Good Award will be presented to a business or individual who can demonstrate the positive social impact of their innovation.
This category is free to enter. Discount will be applied at checkout.
We’re hunting for the past 12 months’ most exciting and revolutionary technical innovation. This award will go to the innovative product, platform or service which has dramatically changed one sector - or many!
This category looks to reward the past year’s top entrepreneurs working in the region. We’re looking for individuals who’ve overcome significant challenges, introduced novel solutions, and done everything they can to support their team. The winner of this award will be decided through a combination of judges’ scoring and a public vote.
This category is free to enter - discount applied at checkout
Entries will be scored by the judging panel as well as by a public vote. You may nominate yourself or a colleague for all individual awards. Your entry will be limited to 400 words.
The submission will ask for standard information about the person, a headshot, as well as the following questions:
The winner of this award will be a strong role model in the industry and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs, CIOs and CTOs. They might be a leader of a tech company or technology function but will also play a key role in championing technology and technological change beyond their business. Their drive, vision and commitment will have been instrumental in developing new technologies or contributing to the company’s success.
This category is free to enter - discount applied at checkout
Entries will be scored by the judging panel as well as by a public vote. You may nominate yourself or a colleague for all individual awards. Your entry will be limited to 400 words.
The submission will ask for standard information about the person, a headshot, as well as the following questions: