This category focuses on those organisations supporting utilities in developing their strategies for the future. This includes creating solutions for customers, planning out services for the future, responding to evolving policy and regulation and strengthening internal processes.   

Eligibility: This category is open to non-utilities to enter independently  

Entries for this category should show evidence of:  

• Responding to the strategic challenges facing the UK utilities sector  
• Innovation in delivering solutions  
• Measurable impact of the submitted initiative or wider partnership for the utilities business    
• Wider benefits, ie to society, the environment and/or decarbonisation  

Entry form:  

Section 1: A 100-word headline summary of your entry for publication if you are shortlisted  
Section 2: Brief outline of the business and the services provided to the UK utilities sector, followed by details of specific projects / initiatives over the past year (Max 250 words)  
Section 3: Why your company should be named Strategic Partner of the Year based on performance over the past 12 months (Max 500 words)  
Section 4: Key statistics to support your entry (Max 200 words)