The results of the 5th annual National Outsourcing Association (NOA) Awards (NOAAs) were announced this week at a special ceremony in central London.

Over the last five years, the “NOAAs” have become a landmark in the acceptance of outsourcing as a legitimate business practice and recognise the efforts of companies or people who have shown excellence in the field of outsourcing.

Martyn Hart, chairman of the NOA commented: “The downturn in the economy has made it a very challenging and interesting year for all industries. Despite this, outsourcing has still retained steady growth and has seen significant positive performance. With outsourcing being such a fundamental part of the business landscape we feel it’s critical to raise awareness of how important best practice in all aspects of outsourcing is and these awards have become an essential part of that.”

The 16 categories, which encompass every area of outsourcing, attracted hundreds of applications and were judged by a panel of outsourcing experts. The winners of this year’s NOAAs are as follows:

• BPO Project of the Year sponsored by Steria

WINNER: The Co-operative Financial Services & Capita

• IT Outsourcing Project of the Year sponsored by Financial Sector Technology magazine

WINNER: Lloyds TSB

• Financial Services Outsourcing Project of the Year Sponsored by Homeloan Management Ltd

WINNER: CSC & Zurich Financial Services

• Public Sector Outsourcing Project of the Year sponsored by NelsonHall

WINNER: Capgemini UK & Welsh Assembly Government

• Utilities, High Tech and Telecommunications Outsourcing Project of the Year, sponsored by sourcingfocus.com

WINNER: Luxoft & Aepona

• Offshoring Operation of the Year sponsored by Buffalo Communications

WINNER: Exigent Group Ltd

• Outsourcing Professional of the Year sponsored by Outsource magazine

WINNER: Barry Matthews, Head of ITO, Alsbridge plc

• Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year sponsored by Invest Northern Ireland

WINNER: bss

• Outsourcing Contact Centre of the Year, sponsored by Invest Northern Ireland

WINNER: bss

• Outsourcing Advisor of the Year sponsored by Capita HR & Payroll Services

WINNER: Eversheds Ltd

• Offshoring Destination of the Year sponsored by Cognizant

WINNER: Egypt (ITIDA)

• Outsourcing End User of the Year, sponsored by The OUT group

WINNER: The Co-operative Financial Services & Capita

• Award for Innovation in Outsourcing sponsored by Capgemini

WINNER: VocaLink & The BankGiroCentralen

• Award for Best Practice in Outsourcing, sponsored by ITIDA

WINNER: OPAL & HBOS

• Best Academic Achievement, sponsored by NOA Qualification Pathway

WINNER: Matthew McNeil

• Lifetime Achievement Award, an NOA award

WIINNER: Roger Barber, Senior Consultant, Equaterra

• Special award for consistent excellence for outsourcing practice across all disciplines, an NOA award

WINNER: Infosys