The Be.Bendigo team partnered with Ligantic to modernise the Bendigo Business Excellence Awards, replacing a fragmented, admin‑heavy process with a cohesive digital platform. Built in tight collaboration, the solution streamlines multi‑category applications, simplifies judging, and automates file collection and scoring - delivering a better experience for every participant and setting a scalable foundation for future years.
The BBEA program had outgrown manual processes. Applicants faced repetitive forms when entering multiple categories; judges needed collated packets and consistent scoring; and administrators were stretched across spreadsheets, PDFs, emails, and various apps, manually processing hundreds of submissions across 20 categories.
"We approached the Ligantic team with the challenge of improving the Bendigo Business Excellence Awards application and judging process."
- Tiffany Gil, Strategic Member Marketing Manager, Be.Bendigo
Through a close partnership with the Be.Bendigo team, Ligantic designed and delivered a custom awards platform that was purpose‑built for the Bendigo Business Excellence Awards. The platform removed friction across the entire lifecycle - eligibility, application, judging, and administration - by unifying disparate tools into a single, secure system with automation at every step.
- Smart eligibility engine to steer applicants to the right categories and reduce ineligible submissions.
- Progressive, multi‑category application with question de‑duplication to avoid repeated answers.
- Magic‑link authentication and resume functionality for frictionless, multi‑session completion.
- The unified judge portal combines application viewing with scoring, auto‑totals, and rank visibility.
- Automated aggregation of scores across 21 judges to surface top candidates instantly.
- Integrated file management to capture marketing assets at the point of application.
- Integrated file management to capture marketing assets at the point of application.
- Comprehensive audit logging plus enterprise‑grade security with RBAC and ABAC for fine‑grained access control.
- Delivered collaboratively and in record time, aligned to the BBEA process and terminology.
- Single, repeatable system that consolidates tools and automates previously manual tasks.
- Significant time savings for administrators and judges, enabling focus on program quality and community impact.
- Measurable throughput: 20 categories, hundreds of applications, and 500+ assessments handled seamlessly.
- Strong security posture (RBAC + ABAC) and auditing for peace of mind.
- Clear roadmap for continuous improvement: enhanced application comparisons, automatic notifications, and usability refinements.