Clone of OAA 2026 - Collaboration Award Entry Form

COLLABORATION AWARD ENTRY FORM

The Collaboration Award recognises outstanding collaboration between two or more independent organisations or teams/functions within an organisation that have come together to successfully deliver a specific project, campaign or significant scope of work within the energy industry.

The award is intended to celebrate organisations that have demonstrated genuine collaboration through shared objectives, integrated working, joint problem-solving and collective responsibility for successful project delivery.

Eligible collaborations may involve operators, service companies, Tier 1 contractors, SMEs, technology providers, specialist contractors, consultants, supply-chain organisations or other relevant project partners.

Internal collaboration between individuals within a single organisation will not, on its own, be eligible for this award.

The collaboration must relate directly to the delivery of work in, or materially supporting, an offshore operating environment.

Judges will assess entries against the following criteria:

The Collaboration and Project
Clear identification of the organisations involved, the offshore project or scope being delivered, their respective roles and why a collaborative approach was required.

Genuine Collaborative Working
Evidence that the organisations worked as an integrated team rather than simply operating through conventional contractual or supplier relationships. Entrants should demonstrate shared objectives, joint decision-making, open communication and collective problem-solving.

Overcoming Project Challenges
Evidence of how collaboration helped address specific technical, operational, commercial, logistical, schedule, HSE or offshore execution challenges that would have been more difficult to resolve independently.

Integration and Delivery
Demonstration of how the organisations successfully integrated their people, capabilities, technology, processes, management systems and/or HSE arrangements to deliver the offshore project.

Measurable Project Outcomes
Evidence of tangible benefits generated through collaboration. These could include improved safety, reduced risk, reduced offshore exposure, schedule improvement, increased productivity, cost reduction, improved quality, reduced environmental impact or another measurable value adding project benefit.

Innovation Through Collaboration
Evidence, where applicable, that bringing the organisations together resulted in a new or improved approach, technology, methodology or delivery model that would not readily have been achieved by one organisation working independently.

Legacy and Transferability
Evidence that the collaboration has created a lasting benefit, strengthened relationships or established a model that could be replicated on future offshore projects.

ELIGIBILITY CLARIFICATION

To qualify for the Collaboration Award, an entry should:

Involve a minimum of two independent organisations or two functions/teams within an organisation
relate to a clearly identifiable offshore project, campaign or scope of work;
demonstrate active participation and contribution from each organisation/team or function;
provide evidence of identifiable project benefits resulting from the collaboration.
Entries based solely on internal teamwork within general strategic partnerships, framework agreements, memoranda of understanding or supplier relationships without evidence of a specific offshore project being collaboratively delivered should not qualify.

HOW TO ENTER

Complete each section following the guidelines and adhering to the stated word count. Once you have fully completed the form to your satisfaction, please click the submit button. Entries must be received no later than Thursday 17th December 2026. For any queries, please contact oaa@mearns-gill.com

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Please provide an executive summary of the collaboration, identifying the organisations involved, the offshore project or scope, the challenge or opportunity being addressed and the principal outcomes achieved. (max 250 words)

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Organisations and Project – Please identify the organisations involved in the collaboration and briefly describe the offshore project, campaign or scope of work. Explain the role and contribution of each organisation and why their respective capabilities were required to successfully deliver the project. (Max 250 words)

Approach to Collaboration - please describe how the organisations came together to deliver the project and what made the relationship a genuine collaboration.Your response should consider: the drivers and objectives behind the collaboration; how responsibilities and project objectives were shared; how the different organisations integrated their teams, expertise, systems and processes; how management, operational and HSE interfaces were managed; examples of joint decision-making and problem-solving; challenges or disagreements encountered and how these were overcome; and how the collaborative approach contributed directly to offshore project delivery. (Maximum 500 words)

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Outcomes and Evidence - please describe the measurable results achieved through the collaboration. Where possible, provide quantitative evidence demonstrating improvements in areas such as: safety and reduction of offshore exposure; project schedule or time savings; productivity and efficiency; cost reduction or cost avoidance; operational or technical risk reduction; quality and reliability; environmental performance; and improved project certainty or operational performance. Explain what was achieved because the organisations/teams/functions collaborated that would have been more difficult, costly, risky or time-consuming had they worked independently. (Max 250 words)

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Innovation and Legacy – please describe any new technologies, methodologies, processes or ways of working that resulted from the collaboration. Explain whether the approach has subsequently been adopted elsewhere, could be replicated on other energy industry projects, or has created an ongoing collaborative relationship between the organisations. (Max 250 words)

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I hereby agree that the information provided on this entry is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

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