How to enter or nominate

You can either enter for yourself or nominate an individual or company. Categories marked with * can only be made by a 3rd party. If any information is of a commercially sensitive nature, please indicate this and it will not be used in any publicity and the judges will respect your confidence. By entering the awards you agree to take part in surrounding publicity and for information in your entry to be used, unless indicated. Brochures, certificates, photos, press cuttings and case studies – if they support your case are welcome. Please send them in with your additional information submission. Please note that these cannot be returned, so please don’t send originals.

Judging criteria and eligibility

Individual criteria differ by category, but the emphasis is on the overall quality of the entry, the merits of the claims and supporting evidence, as well as the quality of the entry’s narrative itself. Where there is particular eligibility criteria or additional information required we will send you details of the information we require upon receipt of the nomination or by 24th July 2026. Please note that there is a strict word count for the category information and entries that exceed this word count will be automatically discounted.

The LADAs Lifetime Achievement Award

This very special award is not a nominated category. The judges will select a winner and this will be revealed on the evening of the awards ceremony.