Submission Guidance 2025

ENTRY PROCESS, CRITERIA & GUIDANCE.

The MCA Awards strives to reflect the highest standards achieved by consultants across our industry and importantly the MCA Awards embraces diversity and inclusivity at all levels and we welcome your joint support in these key priorities for our industry.

STAGE 1

Check your firm complies with the entry criteria –any consulting firm that meets our entry criteria may enter the MCA awards.

You can check the entry criteria here.

STAGE 2

Allocate an ‘Awards Coordinator’ from the consultancy firm who will be the central point of contact throughout the Awards for all submissions from the firm.  Role will include coordinating entries, interviews and attendees for the main event

STAGE 3

Review the categories and decide which category is most suitable for either your Project or Individual

STAGE 4

Purchase your entries via this website. Purchase entry deadline is Friday 7th February 2025.

STAGE 5

Submit your written entry, and supporting documentation by Friday 14 March 2025

STAGE 6

Stage 1 Judging

Each entry is checked to ensure compliance with entry criteria, then entries are reviewed and marked by member of our judging panel who will score each entry against specific judging criteria

STAGE 7

Stage 1 Result

All consulting firms will be informed on Wednesday 7 May 2025 if their entries are finalists

STAGE 8

Stage 2 Judging

All finalist projects and individuals are asked to attend a 25 minute interview between Monday 2nd June 2025 – Friday 4th July 2025

STAGE 9

Final results will be announced at the main Awards Ceremony & Dinner Event on Monday 10th November 2025 at the Grosvenor Hotel in London.

STAGE 10

There will be a special Awards supplement featured within The Times. View the 2023 Times supplement.

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Entry Criteria and Guidance

Judging Criteria

Declaration Forms

NATALIE MENDEZ
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS

If you have any questions, please email natalie.mendez@mca.org.uk or call 0207 645 7952

Submission Guidance 2025