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The entry deadline for the NCE Bridges Awards 2027 is Friday 19 February 2027. The winners will be announced at Hilton London Bankside on Thursday 15 July 2027.

Why enter

Bridges are under more pressure than ever, and the teams keeping them safe, open and fit for the future rarely get the credit they deserve. The NCE Bridges Awards put that work in the spotlight.

  • Be judged by the people who own the network. Our panel brings together asset owners, senior engineers and industry leaders.
  • Get your work seen. Shortlisted entries and winners are covered by New Civil Engineer, in print and online, and celebrated in front of the sector.
  • Show that maintenance matters. Strengthening, repair and life extension are some of the hardest problems in engineering. The awards recognise them alongside new design.
  • Stand out to clients. With budgets tight, owners are looking hard at who can deliver. A shortlisting or win is independent proof.
  • Recognise your people. Awards for individuals and teams put the engineers behind the work in front of their peers.
  • Enter from anywhere.

How to enter

Choose your category, create an account and complete the entry form online. You can save your progress and return at any time before Friday 19 February 2027. You can enter as many categories as you like.

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You can enter another category by selecting it from the ‘Categories’ section.

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If you need help please contact Georgia Owen on +44 (0)20 3953 2631 or email at Georgia.Owen@emap.com who will be able to help you with your entry.

Categories

Beyond Design 

This year, NCE, in partnership with ADEPT National Bridges Group and Rochester Bridge Trust, are delighted to launch the Beyond Design Early Careers Challenge. Beyond Design a national competition that asks early-career professionals and students one question: what problem do you see, and how would you solve it?
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Innovation 

This category seeks to recognise excellence in initiatives, design tools, maintenance techniques or solutions that have helped reduce the embodied carbon in new build or refurbishment projects and/or delivered lower whole life carbon costs in the UK or internationally. 

The entries presented here must have been applied on a bridge or series of bridges during the last 2 years with one project used as a case study to demonstrate the benefits the idea has delivered.
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Judges will be looking for evidence of:

  • Data demonstrating a quantifiable reduction in carbon compared to baseline
  • Evidence of new tools, techniques or solutions used which are advancements on conventional approaches
  • The research, development and strategy that led to the innovation

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  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
  • Images should be in landscape, more than 1MB in size, in jpeg/png format and should not be edited to include details of the category or the name/logo of the company entering (or any other annotations).
  • The images will be used on the night and may be used in marketing material.

This category seeks to recognise excellence in equipment, sensors, digital tools and solutions that have helped clients gain a better understanding of bridge condition and rate of degradation in the UK or internationally. 

These solutions could also focus on reducing health and safety risks or reducing the need for closures to allow inspections to take place. 

The entries presented here must have been applied on a bridge or series of bridges during the last 2 years with one project used as a case study to demonstrate the benefits the idea has delivered.
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Judges will be looking for evidence of: 

  • How the solutions used have positively impacted the project
  • How the solutions are an advancement on conventional approaches
  • The research, development and strategy that led to this innovation

Required images:

  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
  • Images should be in landscape, more than 1MB in size, in jpeg/png format and should not be edited to include details of the category or the name/logo of the company entering (or any other annotations).
  • The images will be used on the night and may be used in marketing material.

This category is open to projects anywhere in the world that are at the design stage and do not yet have to have secured funding for delivery or have a completion date. 

Entries to this category should also demonstrate how buildability, carbon costs and whole life costs have been considered at the design stage, along with details of any innovative materials or construction techniques planned to be used during the construction.
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Judges will be looking for:

  • Innovation in design concept that has the wow factor
  • Design concepts that show an understanding of the setting the bridge will be built in

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  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
  • Images should be in landscape, more than 1MB in size, in jpeg/png format and should not be edited to include details of the category or the name/logo of the company entering (or any other annotations).
  • The images will be used on the night and may be used in marketing material.

This category is open to adaptation of an existing bridge or demonstration of how climate change has been considered on a new bridge from the outset to ensure the structure remains fit for purpose throughout its design life. 

Entries could include scour protections, monitoring to manage increased flood flows, improved drainage of the bridge structure itself or new and improved abutment designs to reduce the risk of flood erosion.
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Judges will be looking for evidence of

  • What solutions and innovations have been adopted to maximise resilience to climate change
  • Explanation of the tangible benefits such as increased structural durability, enhanced safety, and improved performance under diverse climate conditions
  • How will the innovations perform long term to ensure resilience
  • The strategy and development that led to this innovation

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  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
  • Images should be in landscape, more than 1MB in size, in jpeg/png format and should not be edited to include details of the category or the name/logo of the company entering (or any other annotations).
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People & teams 

This category seeks to recognise the best contractors – main contractors or specialists - involved in delivering the construction element of new build bridge projects or who carry out major refurbishment schemes on bridges.

The entry should refer to developments within the firm and on projects within the last 2 years and highlight the success and impact they are having.
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Judges will be looking for entries that:

  • Demonstrate technical excellence over the last 2 years and the impact on recent projects
  • Description of how the firm has strived to be a leader in bridge building or refurbishment
  • Outline the next steps for the business and ambitions for the future

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  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
  • Images should be in landscape, more than 1MB in size, in jpeg/png format and should not be edited to include details of the category or the name/logo of the company entering (or any other annotations).
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This category seeks to recognise any specialist supplier working with companies that design or construct bridges or deliver bridge related infrastructure. You could be providing a specialist product, material, technology, software or professional service that supports bridge design and construction, or the skills needed to undertake the work. Your company must have supplied your service to a bridge project or projects in the last 2 years. The project or projects need not be complete.
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Judges will be looking for entries that:

  • Clearly articulate the specialist service you provide and the industry challenge it seeks to resolve
  • Show how you work with project teams to focus on outcomes
  • Explain the specifics of any innovation and how you are challenging industry practices
  • Explore how you work with wider stakeholders in the project and the importance of collaboration
  • Highlight specific results achieved including any feedback from satisfied customers 

Required images:

  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
  • Images should be in landscape, more than 1MB in size, in jpeg/png format and should not be edited to include details of the category or the name/logo of the company entering (or any other annotations).
  • The images will be used on the night and may be used in marketing material.

This category seeks to reward the best bridge engineering consultants. Open to those delivering the structural design element of new build bridge projects or who carry out major refurbishment schemes on bridges.

The entry should refer to developments within the firm and on projects within the last 2 years and highlight the success and impact they are having.
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Judges will be looking for entries that:

  • Demonstrate technical excellence over the last 2 years and the impact on recent projects
  • Description of how the firm has strived to be a leader in bridge design
  • Outline the next steps for the business and ambitions for the future

Required images:

  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
  • Images should be in landscape, more than 1MB in size, in jpeg/png format and should not be edited to include details of the category or the name/logo of the company entering (or any other annotations).
  • The images will be used on the night and may be used in marketing material.

This award seeks to recognise excellence from bridge architects. Open to those delivering the architectural design element of new build bridge projects or who carry out major refurbishment schemes on bridges.

The entry should refer to developments within the firm and on projects within the last 2 years and highlight the success and impact they are having.
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Judges will be looking for entries that:

  • Demonstrate technical excellence over the last 2 years and the impact on recent projects
  • Description of how the firm has strived to be a leader in bridge design
  • Outline the next steps for the business and ambitions for the future

Required images:

  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
  • Images should be in landscape, more than 1MB in size, in jpeg/png format and should not be edited to include details of the category or the name/logo of the company entering (or any other annotations).
  • The images will be used on the night and may be used in marketing material.

This category is open to teams working collaboratively on any type of bridge project, bridge maintenance or bridge management, who can demonstrate excellent culture and collaboration on projects within the last 2 years.

Entries should demonstrate excellent on-site or project team collaboration, leadership and a culture of collaboration that has benefitted the delivery of the work.
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The judges will particularly be looking for evidence of:

  • Teams who have been crucial to a project’s success
  • How innovation and collaboration was fostered within the teams
  • Evidence of learning from projects being applied elsewhere in the business
  • Close working with and support for the entire supply chain
  • Any other stand-out performance that particularly merits this award

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This category seeks to reward any civil or structural engineer working for a client, contractor or consultant on bridge structures with 10 years or less post graduate experience.

Entrants should be able to demonstrate how they have excelled in their work, demonstrated industry-leading potential and have made efforts to improve knowledge in the sector.

Entrants will be judged on all round ability – not only academic and work-related achievements – but also their enthusiasm for the industry and their ambition.

Entries should be submitted by either the nominee or their employer and should include a commendation from a senior leader within their organisation.
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Judges will be looking for evidence of:

  • Career achievements and what the individual did to make them happen
  • Academic or mentoring success
  • Leadership with illustrative examples
  • Initiatives conceived and/or driven by the rising star
  • An outline of the project currently being worked on, the technical challenges, along with how the nominee is contributing to solving these
  • Helping others, in career and/or social terms
  • Career satisfaction – what have been the best experiences and highlights to date
  • Ambitions, (career or for the industry) and the practical steps being taken to achieve these
  • A stand-out performance that particularly merits this award

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Nominations for this award are sought to find the individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the industry and left an impact on the profession over a distinguished career.

Judges will focus on the personal contribution made by the individual, who can be involved in any area of the bridge industry from project planning to design, construction or maintenance and at any stage of their career. 

We welcome entries from candidates themselves or nominations from those who wish to highlight an individual who they believe merits this level of recognition. We encourage entries from under-represented groups within engineering.

This distinguished award will be chosen by the NCE Bridges judges, with assistance from key industry figures.

Please note that a shortlist will not be published for this award. The winner will be informed in advance of the award ceremony and will be invited to give a short acceptance speech at the event.
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Judges will look for evidence of the individual's impact on the global bridge industry in areas such as: 

  • Breadth of impact on the profession
  • Career achievements and key industry contributions
  • Leadership that has inspired change or development
  • Involvement in significant bridge projects or programmes
  • Support for adoption of innovative techniques and taking an entrepreneurial approach to their work
  • Solving complex problems or challenges 
  • Making a personal commitment to improving the bridge industry and the workforce 
  • Creating a wider legacy of their work outside of the industry 

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Project categories 

This award recognises a new build or major refurbishment of a UK bridge used by pedestrians, as part of a cycle route or as a bridleway in the last year.

Entries are welcome from anyone involved in the project – architect, consultant, contractor or client and collaborative entries from the project team are encouraged.
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Judges will be looking for evidence of:

  • Design excellence
  • Delivering value
  • How the design creates a sense of place and fits the local environment
  • Use of new materials or design tools
  • How the project meets net zero
  • How the work considered whole life cost and performance

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  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
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This award seeks to recognise excellence in new build or major refurbishment rail bridge projects in the UK, over the last year.

Entries are welcome from anyone involved in the project – architect, consultant, contractor or client and collaborative entries from the project team are encouraged.
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Judges will be looking for evidence of:

  • Design excellence
  • Delivering value for money
  • How the design creates a sense of place and fits the local environment
  • Use of new materials or design tools
  • How the project meets net zero and
  • How the work considered whole life cost and performance

Required images:

  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
  • Images should be in landscape, more than 1MB in size, in jpeg/png format and should not be edited to include details of the category or the name/logo of the company entering (or any other annotations).
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This category is open to any new build or major road refurbishment project in the UK, in the last year.

Entries are welcome from anyone involved in the project – architect, consultant, contractor or client and collaborative entries from the project team are encouraged.
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Judges will be looking for evidence of:

  • Design excellence
  • Delivering value for money
  • How the design creates a sense of place and fits the local environment
  • Use of new materials or design tools
  • How the project meets net zero and 
  • How the work considered whole life cost and performance

Required images:

  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
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This category is open to any historic bridge project. Historic bridges being classified as those aged 50 years or over and listed on (or be eligible for listing) on the National Heritage List for England or equivalent.

Entries are welcome from anyone involved in the project – architect, consultant, contractor or client and collaborative entries from the project team are encouraged.

Projects entered into this category should focus on an upgrade or overhaul of a historic bridge in the UK to preserve it and keep it in use.
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Entries should detail:

  • How the work was planned and executed to preserve the historic structure 
  • Any innovative techniques and solutions developed to deliver the work
  • Efforts made to ensure the structure remains operable for the long term 
  • Any new technology incorporated into the structure without compromising the historic structure to ensure the bridge remains in service and minimises future maintenance

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  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
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This award recognises a company or project team, who have created a lasting legacy for the local community as a result of a bridge project. This legacy can be through improvements to the local community, environment, social infrastructure, career development for people living in the region or any other significant impact in social value.

The entry should relate to a project that was completed in the last 2 years.

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Judges will be looking for evidence of an initiative that demonstrates:

  • Working with external stakeholders or local organisations to understand the needs of the local community 
  • Industry leading examples of putting legacy at the heart of a project
  • Clear goals that drove initiatives to deliver successful outcomes
  • Repeatability of the ideas for future tunnelling projects

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  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
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Entries to this category should focus on long term management of any bridge structure and could include use of sensors and AI to predict performance that guides inspection work or helps plan maintenance or a major overhaul. 

This award seeks to recognise how the bridge is maintained through its whole life with a focus on maximising use and minimising closures.
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Judges will be looking for evidence of:

  • How the management is having an impact on operational use of the asset
  • Evidence of any advancement on conventional approaches
  • Explain how the management approach could be adopted more widely across the industry

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  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
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This award seeks to recognise excellence from any new build or major refurbishment project, anywhere outside of the UK.

The category is open to any bridges used for road, rail or active travel.

Entries are welcome from anyone involved in the project – architect, consultant, contractor or client and collaborative entries from the project team are encouraged.
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Judges will be looking for evidence of:

  • Design excellence 
  • Delivering value for money
  • Evidence of how the design creates a sense of place and fits the local environment 
  • Use of new materials or design tools
  • How the project meets net zero 
  • How the work considered whole life cost and performance

Required images:

  • Each submission should be supported by two images that best represent the entry.
  • Images should be in landscape, more than 1MB in size, in jpeg/png format and should not be edited to include details of the category or the name/logo of the company entering (or any other annotations).
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