You must have won or been short-listed for at least one other recognised business award for the subject of your entry over the last twelve months to be eligible to apply. There are no categories as such: individual submissions are judged entirely on their merit rather than against other entrants. All winners are recognised for 'outstanding achievement'. This is a quarterly awards programme with a deadline of the last day of March, June, September and December.

Your application will be judged against the following specific criteria and must demonstrate an outstanding level of:

Quality (25%)
Innovation (25%)
Customer Service (25%)
Success (25%)

All applications must specifically address each of the above four criteria.

You can call us for an informal chat about your planned application if you wish and we will give you honest feedback on your chances of winning. If we think you stand a good chance we will send you a formal invitation to apply.

Application procedure

1. In no more than 1000 words, tell us why you, or your organisation, deserves to win a Crème de la Crème Business Award. Include any relevant supporting documentation.
2. List all past awards won, along with the categories and year. You must have already won at least one recognised business award over the last twelve months to enter. Please include documentary evidence of all wins.
3. Include contact details of the person submitting the application.
4. Include a biography of the person who will be invited to represent your organisation at the winners' lunch and judges' lunches should you win and wish to attend.

Please note:

• You may enter your own organisation or nominate a third party. If you are nominating a third party the above application procedure applies.
• The judges reserve the right to recognise a limited number of outstanding organisations or individuals with an honouree Crème de la Crème Award.

Please email your application to: applications@cremedelacremeawards.com

Please post a cheque for £160 plus VAT covering your entry fee, made payable to
Awards Intelligence Ltd to:

Crème de la Crème Awards
c/o Awards Intelligence
Dormers
Broadlands
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 OBG

Alternatively, please contact the organisers to arrange a BACs payment.

Judging

Your application will be judged by five past winners. Your challenge will be to convince these judges that your organisation is truly outstanding as measured against four key criteria: quality, success, customer service and innovation. All five judges must approve your application based on the written submission.

All applicants will be contacted by a representative of the judging panel within one month of the written submission being received.

The Crème de la Crème Business Awards are managed by Awards Intelligence, the UK's leading provider of business awards support services, news and information and are judged by an independent panel of current winners. So you can rest assured that your application will be considered purely on its merits by a group of people that are eminently qualified to pass judgement.

The Crème de la Crème Awards are subject to Awards Intelligence's terms and conditions.