CBRE UK Supplier Partner Innovation Challenge
CBRE invites you to join us for our Innovation Challenge
Want to submit an innovation?
Innovation is at the heart of CBRE’s supply chain strategy. Our annual Innovation Challenge is your opportunity to help shape the future of facilities management by showcasing your most forward-thinking solutions.
Whether you're a long-standing supplier or new to CBRE, we invite you to take part in a challenge that celebrates creativity, collaboration, and impact. In partnership with CBRE, it’s your opportunity to shape the future of the industry.
Why you should enter
This is a unique opportunity to showcase your business to a wide network of CBRE representatives from across the UK. By participating, you’ll gain valuable exposure and increase awareness of your services across multiple areas of our business, all of which are actively seeking fresh, innovative supplier solutions.
Use this challenge to highlight how your offerings support CBRE’s mission to elevate the client experience. Whether it’s through smart technology, sustainability, or service excellence, this is your chance to stand out and make an impact.
- Visibility: Present your innovation to CBRE leaders, clients, and industry peers and feature on our global innovation portal.
- Growth: Winners receive a 12-month support programme with a dedicated CBRE Executive Sponsor to help scale your solution.
- Recognition: Compete in categories like ESG, Smart FM, and Risk Management, and join a growing catalogue of award-winning innovations.
What are we looking for?
Our Innovation Challenge has shifted to a more client-centric framework that prioritises the challenges and needs of our clients. While our emphasis will be on addressing these specific priorities, we encourage all submissions of innovative solutions, even if they do not align directly with the outlined areas.
Below are the key challenges and priorities from our client base that we will be focusing on in 2026, along with some guidance for what we would be looking for as part of your submission:
Solutions that provide:
- Increased efficiencies and operational reliability
- Reduced costs
- Connected buildings
- IoT, AI and advanced analytics
- Predictive maintenance
- Automated service delivery
- Intelligent building management systems
Solutions that provide:
- Carbon/energy reduction
- Support to clients on their journey to net zero
- Social value
- Environmental impact
- Waste reduction/circular economy practices
- Sustainable & ethical sourcing
Solutions that provide:
- Employee wellbeing
- Improved customer satisfaction
- Enhance service personalisation
- Technology enabled feedback loops
- Support to attract and retain staff
- Encouragement to attend the office environment
- Digitisation of the workplace
- Streamlining of the human experience at work
Solutions that provide:
- Operational efficiencies (i.e. reducing maintenance costs/frequency of visits)
- Process optimisation
- Integrated service models
- Flexible staffing and resource sharing
- Real-time performance dashboards
Solutions that provide:
- Robotics and automation
- Eco-friendly consumables
- Smart scheduling and workforce management
Hear from our previous winners
Winning the CBRE Innovation of the Year Award in Cleaning has been a pivotal milestone for Nordic Chem. It affirmed our vision of reshaping cleaning through innovation, sustainability and measurable business outcomes. This recognition has accelerated new partnerships and strengthened our ability to help contractors improve profitability and client satisfaction. CBRE’s support has been vital in moving our mission forward, and we would encourage other innovative businesses to embrace the Innovation Challenge.
Participating in the CBRE Innovation Challenge was a game-changer for 2San. Winning the ESG Innovation award affirmed our dedication to sustainability and opened doors to valuable partnerships. CBRE’s support has been essential in propelling our initiatives forward. We strongly encourage other forward-thinking businesses to join the challenge.
