<p>Outsourcing Industry Gathers for Best Practice Awards Ceremony</p><p>The National Outsourcing Association Awards (NOAAs) in association with Wipro Technologies took place last night (25th October) at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London. Now in its 9th year, the NOAAs celebrate best practice in outsourcing projects, and reward end-users, suppliers, advisors and destinations. The awards were presented by TV comedian, Josh Widdicombe. After the presentations and speeches , Rick Parfitt Junior and his band took to the stage, and the party continued well into the wee small hours.</p><p>The proud winners were:</p><p>BPO Project of the Year : Logica, now part of CGI, and ELEXON</p><p>IT Outsourcing Project of the Year: HM Revenue & Customs</p><p>Financial Services Outsourcing Project of the Year: ELIX-IRR - Standard Bank</p><p>Public Sector Outsourcing Project of the Year: BBC</p><p>Telecommunications, Utilities and High-Tech Outsourcing Project of the Year: </p><p>Firstsource Solutions - O2</p><p>Offshoring Project of the Year: Wipro Technologies - BT Lean Engagement: Task Closure Rate Improvement</p><p>In-house Professional of the Year: Jim Hemmington – BBC</p><p>Outsourcing Rising Star: Amanda Wright - Standard Life Plc</p><p>Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year: HCL Technologies</p><p>Outsourcing Contact Centre Provider of the Year: Firstsource Solutions </p><p>Outsourcing Advisory of the Year: Herbert Smith</p><p>Offshoring Destination of the Year: South Africa</p><p>Outsourcing End-User of the Year: National Rail Enquiries</p><p>Award for Innovation in Outsourcing : Firstsource Solutions – giffgaff</p><p>Award for Delivering Business Value in Outsourcing: arvato - Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council</p><p>Shared Service Centre of the Year: Teleperformance</p><p>Award for Academic Achievement: Lorna Baker - Land Registry and Richard Smith – HML Award for Corporate Social Responsibility: SPi Global</p><p>Skills Development Programme of the Year: Luxoft</p><p>Chairman's Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Outsourcing Industry</p><p>Phil Pavitt and CSC Ian Roberts</p><p>Martyn Hart, NOA Chairman said: “The NOA Awards provide a vital forum to both celebrate and disseminate best practice: congratulations to all the award winners, in what was a really competitive shortlist. It’s great to see companies and individuals getting recognition for outsourcing excellence – championing success is something that doesn’t happen enough in the outsourcing industry. Having so many high quality award entries, and nearly 500 people in attendance, made for a fitting tribute to our 25th anniversary.”</p><p>What a brilliant way to celebrate our 25th Year! </p><p>See Dropbox for pictures! Click here to view "NOA AWARDS". </p><p>It’s great to see outsourcing success</p><p>ENDS Contact Glenn Hickling 0207 292 8687</p><p>Notes To Editors  The National Outsourcing Association (NOA) is a non-profit organisation that represents the interests of outsourcing end users, suppliers and support services. Its focus is on delivering education, excellence and collaboration opportunities in all areas of outsourcing, including ITO, BPO and KPO.  NOAAs have been an annual event since 2003.  The NOAAs chief aim is to share and celebrate outsourcing best practice.</p>