We are proud to celebrate all the 2026 Awards’ winners, highly commended entrants and Legacy & Lifetime Achievement recipients.
MSDUK Legacy & Lifetime Achievement
As part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, we were pleased to recognise three individuals whose contributions have helped shape our journey towards greater opportunity and inclusion.
- Janice Bryant Howroyd, ActOne Group
- Professor Monder Ram, Centre for Research into Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship, Aston University
- Ian Harrison, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Recognising Innovation: MSDUK Innovation Challenge 2026
We were excited to celebrate the winners of MSDUK Innovation Challenge, now in its ninth year. The Innovation Challenge gives businesses an opportunity to showcase their ground-breaking ideas, products, solutions and services across our network and beyond.
Winner
- Muju Earth Technologies
Highly Commended
- Mouna’s Kitchen
- Suave Property Care
Celebrating Outstanding SMEs
Our SME Awards recognise the individual entrepreneurs and ambitious businesses that create opportunities, drive impact and make an outstanding contribution to the wider business community.
Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year
Winner
- Zeshan Raja, ZR Consultants
Highly Commended
- Emile Heskey, Football Safety App
High Growth Business of the Year
Winner
- Routd Technology
Highly Commended
- CI Projects
Entrepreneur of the Year
Winner
- Dr Tevin Tobun, Routd Technology
Highly Commended
- Ria Hebden, Wonder Women
Recognising Corporate Leadership
Inclusive procurement depends on organisations creating opportunities within their supply chains. Our Corporate Awards recognise the organisations and individuals breaking the barriers and championing inclusive procurement every step of the way.
New Corporate Entrant of the Year
Winner
- Haleon
Corporate Champion of the Year
Winner
- Bettina Lillelund, MSD
Highly Commended
- Jessica Grey, Royal Bank of Canada
Corporate of the Year
Winner
- Amazon
Thank you to everyone who made the Awards possible
The MSDUK Awards showcase business leaders and corporate organisations dedicated to inclusive procurement, economic growth and social impact.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in helping make these Awards a true celebration of the talent, innovation, resilience and community spirit: the entrants, the judges, the team and all the supporters and guests. You helped make the MSDUK@20 celebrations such a brilliant reflection of our community!
Here’s to the next chapter!
