Outsourced Events wins Best Large Agency of the Year at the UK Agency Awards 2026
Outsourced Events has won Best Large Agency of the Year at the UK Agency Awards 2026, presented at the awards ceremony at the London Hilton Bankside.
The UK Agency Awards celebrate the best agencies across the country and the work they deliver for their clients. Best Large Agency of the Year looks beyond a single event or campaign to the business behind it. The win continues a big year of recognition for the team, as Outsourced Events marks 25 years since it was founded in 2001.
Five shortlistings across four categories
Outsourced Events went into the night with five shortlistings across four categories: Events Agency of the Year, Best Large Agency of the Year, Agency Leader of the Year for CEO and Co-Founder Denise Sharpe, and Best Event, for both the BMFMS Annual Conference 2026 and the BSGE Annual Scientific Meeting 2026.
Winning Best Large Agency of the Year reflects the scale of what the team now delivers: more than 240 events a year for global technology brands, professional associations and not-for-profits, from tradeshows and international partner conferences to medical congresses and executive roundtables.
How the UK Agency Awards are judged
The UK Agency Awards are decided by an independent panel of senior industry experts through a two-stage judging process. Each judge first scores every entry individually, and the highest-scoring entries make the shortlist. The panel then meets to discuss the shortlisted entries and agree a winner for each category.
The programme receives around 250 entries a year and is accredited 'Outstanding' by the Independent Awards Standards Council.
A year of recognition
Best Large Agency of the Year joins a strong run of recognition for Outsourced Events in 2026:
- Conference & Events Awards 2026: winner, Best Event Agency
- CN Agency Awards 2026: winner, Employer of the Year
- UK Company Culture Awards 2026: winner, Leadership Award, for Denise Sharpe
- UK Agency Awards 2026: winner, Best Large Agency of the Year
- C&IT Awards 2026: finalist in four categories, including UK Agency of the Year
- micebook Awards 2026: finalist for Best UK Agency and Best Internal Communications Event
- ABPCO Awards 2026: shortlisted for Best Event by an Agency PCO, for BSGE and BMFMS
For the full story of the year so far, read 25 Years of Outsourced Events: a year of recognition and reflection.
What it means for our clients
Awards aren't the point, but they reflect something real: the long-term partnerships behind them.
Two of the partnerships behind this year's shortlistings show what that looks like in practice. When the British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) appointed Outsourced Events as its first-ever professional conference organiser, neither side knew the partnership would deliver 106% income growth in just four years. For the British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS), four years of partnership have brought sustained growth, including a 113% increase in sponsorship at the 2026 conference.
Being named Best Large Agency of the Year shows that growth hasn't come at the cost of the detail. Every event, whatever its size or location, still gets the same experienced team and the same care.
Thank you to the UK Agency Awards judges, to our clients for their trust and to the whole of Team OE.
Planning your next event? Get in touch with our team.
Frequently asked questions
What award did Outsourced Events win at the UK Agency Awards 2026? Outsourced Events won Best Large Agency of the Year. It was also shortlisted for Events Agency of the Year, Agency Leader of the Year for Denise Sharpe, and Best Event for the BMFMS and BSGE conferences.
When and where were the UK Agency Awards 2026 held? The ceremony took place at the London Hilton Bankside in October 2026.
How are the UK Agency Awards judged? An independent panel of senior industry experts scores every entry, shortlists the highest-scoring entries, then meets to agree a winner for each category. The programme is accredited 'Outstanding' by the Independent Awards Standards Council.
What does Outsourced Events do? Outsourced Events is a UK event management agency delivering more than 240 events a year for technology brands, professional associations and not-for-profits, including tradeshows, partner conferences, medical congresses and executive events.
About Outsourced Events
Outsourced Events is an award-winning event management agency with 25 years of experience, specialising in technology brands and professional associations. Founded in 2001 by Denise Sharpe and Alexandra Sibley, the agency delivers more than 240 events a year, from tradeshows and partner conferences to medical congresses and executive roundtables, supported by event marketing services and registration and badging.
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