Best Contractor Accountancy – over 2,500 clients SPONSORED BY FREEAGENT

This category recognises excellence in providing accounting services to the contracting community. Does your company provide excellent customer service, expert advice and represent excellent value for money? Please give demonstrable examples of excellent customer service, how you stand out from the competition, and how you add value to your contractors.

Best Contractor Accountancy – 1,000 - 2,500 clients SPONSORED BY SFP

This category recognises excellence in providing accounting services to the contracting community. Does your company provide excellent customer service, expert advice and represent excellent value for money? Please give demonstrable examples of excellent customer service, how you stand out from the competition, and how you add value to your contractors.

Best Contractor Accountancy – under 1,000 clients SPONSORED BY Kingsbridge Contractor Insurance

This category recognises excellence in providing accounting services to the contracting community. Does your company provide excellent customer service, expert advice and represent excellent value for money? Please give demonstrable examples of excellent customer service, how you stand out from the competition, and how you add value to your contractors.

Best Contractor Accountant SPONSORED BY OUTBOOKS

Awarded to an individual, this award recognises the accountant that goes above and beyond for their contractor clients. You should be able to demonstrate how you provide excellence in customer care and what you have done to increase your knowledge base – for example additional training courses or other individual awards you have received. We would recommend including customer testimonials and a supporting letter from your company director.

Best Umbrella Company - over 1,500 clients SPONSORED BY PENFOLD

This category is looking for the best Umbrella Companies supporting the contractor market. You must be able to show excellence in customer service, show your commitment to compliance and demonstrate what you do to provide excellent customer service and added value for your customer. Number of clients in this category refers to number of contractors on your payroll.

Best Umbrella Company - 500 - 1,500 clients SPONSORED BY JA

This category is looking for the best Umbrella Companies supporting the contractor market. You must be able to show excellence in customer service, show your commitment to compliance and demonstrate what you do to provide excellent customer service and added value for your customer. Number of clients in this category refers to number of contractors on your payroll.

Best Umbrella Company - under 500 clients

This category is looking for the best Umbrella Companies supporting the contractor market. You must be able to show excellence in customer service, show your commitment to compliance and demonstrate what you do to provide excellent customer service and added value for your customer. Number of clients in this category refers to number of contractors on your payroll.

Best Contractor Recruitment Agency SPONSORED BY PAYSTREAM

Are you the best contractor recruitment agency? You must be able to demonstrate excellence in communication, exceptional customer service and great placement results. This award is for recruitment firms going above and beyond for contractors, providing excellent compliance and payroll, and a wide choice of roles and variety of clients. Please demonstrate examples of candidate and client satisfaction.

Best Recruitment Agency for Contractor Care SPONSORED BY DASA UMBRELLA

This award recognises the recruitment agency providing outstanding care and support to contractors. Please demonstrate how your back office support team are excelling in their customer service to contractors, including ensuring they have all the correct documentation, efficient onboarding, screening and are getting paid on time. You should also give evidence of legislative and compliance support provided to contractors and wider support given to other areas of the business.

Best Contractor Recruiter SPONSORED BY OPTIMUM PAY GROUP

Awarded to an individual, this award recognises the recruiter that goes above and beyond for contractors and clients. You should be able to demonstrate how you provide excellence in customer care and what you have done to increase your knowledge base – for example additional training courses and any recognition you have received. We would recommend including placement results, testimonials from contractor candidates and a supporting letter from your company director.

Best Contractor Innovation SPONSORED BY LIQUID FRIDAY

Have you brought a new solution or service to the market? Are you creating innovations in the industry that fulfil a need in the market? This category rewards the companies that are creating products that make a difference to the contracting industry. Entrants could be an existing company that has introduced a new product or a completely new entrant into the market. This could be a product or service that shows deliverable benefits to the market and has been launched in the last 24 months.

Best International Contractor Provider

Does your company provide contracting services for UK contractors to work abroad? Financial support and advice, compliant payroll services, or placing contractors abroad? Entrants need to demonstrate what support they provide contractors, the volume of contractors they deal with and the value they provide as well as the countries they support.

Best Contractor Insurance Provider or Broker SPONSORED BY FREELANCER FINANCIALS

Are you a successful insurance provider or broker? We are looking for the insurance provider or brokers offering the best services to contractors through exceptional innovations, excellent customer service, value for money and clear claim policies. Demonstrate the benefits of your work, what sets you apart from competitors and the value you add to contractors.

Best Contractor Mortgage Provider or Broker

This award recognises the mortgage providers getting results for contractors. We are looking for providers who are leading the pack in innovation, excellent customer service and clear communications. Customer service and deliverable results are essential to demonstrate in this category. Additionally entrants need to show the breadth of products that they offer and show testimonials and case studies.

Best Banking Provider

This award recognises the Bank providers getting results for contractors. We are looking for providers who are leading the pack in innovation, excellent customer service and clear communications. Please provide demonstrable and clear contractor product benefits for your banking service and your profile in the contracting market.

Best Legal, Compliance or Tax Adviser SPONSORED BY FCSA

This award recognises the legal, compliance and tax advisers supporting contractors. We are looking for the companies giving contractors or agencies or employers the best legal, compliance or tax advice. Or it could be an in-house team. This will be awarded to the firm delivering evidence of the most effective compliance communications and advice and setting the highest standards for compliance and legal performance in this market. Or those that are defending contractor interests in the market and achieving results for contractors. Please clarify clearly what advice you provide, success stories and client type.

Best Accounting Software for Contractors SPONSORED BY HISCOX

This award recognises the accounting software providing great results for contractors. We are looking for providers who are leading the pack in innovation, UX, excellent customer service and demonstrable evidence of results, benefits and USPs for contractors. Please provide clear product benefits of your software and your profile in the contracting market.

Best Payroll Software SPONSORED BY Rocket Paye

This award recognises the payroll software providing great results for umbrella companies, accountants, recruitment agencies and contractors alike. We are looking for B2B providers who are leading the pack in innovation, UX, excellent customer service and demonstrable evidence of results, benefits and USPs for umbrella companies, accountants, recruitment agencies and contractors. Please provide clear product benefits of your software and your profile in the contracting market.

Best MVL Provider

Are you the best MVL provider for contractors? We are looking for MVL providers who are going above and beyond to support contractors, are providing excellent customer service and value for money, and have extensive knowledge of the industry. Please give evidence of contractor satisfaction and details of the benefits of your service for contractors.

Best Contractor Product or Service

Do you provide the contracting industry with an invaluable product or service? This is a chance for those businesses that offer a product or service not covered in any of the other categories in this awards, to get involved and get recognition for the part they play in the industry. What does your product or service bring to the contracting industry? Does your company provide excellent customer service, expert advice or an exceptional product that represents excellent value for money? Please give demonstrable examples of excellent customer service and how you add value to the industry.

Best Contractor Industry Influencer SPONSORED BY ORCA PAY GROUP

This award recognises individuals who are going above and beyond to educate and influence the contracting industry. You should be able to demonstrate what you have done to increase your knowledge base. Please give demonstrable evidence of sharing your knowledge, for example articles, webinars, forums, events and social media, as well as testimonials from others in the industry who have been influenced or educated as a result.

Best Contractor Screening & Verification Provider SPONSORED BY SFP

This category recognises excellence in providing screening and verification services to agencies or contractors. Does your company provide excellent customer service and excellent product benefits to let contractors start work? Please give demonstrable examples of your product benefits, how you stand out from the competition, and how you add value to contractors.