2026 Bentley Partner Excellence Awards

2025 award winners Awards press release

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Honoring partner excellence

The Bentley Partner Excellence Awards honor partners that have successfully sold Bentley solutions and technology to achieve excellence in business efficiency, customer experience, and overall performance. 

Explore inspiring stories from Award Winners and Finalists in our Partner Spotlight Series — highlighting their achievements and innovations. 

Award categories

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    Business Transformation

    Business Transformation

    This award celebrates partner’s internal transformation journey, highlighting their role as strategic enablers and leaders within the Bentley partner network.

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    Customer Experience

    Customer Experience

    This award is for partners who transformed customer experience through the implementation and adoption of Bentley business solutions, creating extended value to the customer base and bottom line.
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    Rapid Time to Value

    Rapid Time to Value

    This award honors partners who have made a significant impact through creative, consistent, and strategic marketing efforts that elevate Bentley’s brand, drive customer engagement, and support business growth.

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    Rising Star

    Rising Star

    This award recognizes newer partners who have shown exceptional promise and momentum early in their Bentley journey. These partners have quickly demonstrated their ability to grow, engage, and make meaningful contributions to the ecosystem.

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    Partner of the Year

    Partner of the Year

    This most sought-after award recognizes the partner that has shown substantial growth in their customer base or by driving new revenue growth. Nominated partners should be able to demonstrate engagement with their local Bentley team, as well as innovation, competitive differentiation, and customer value and satisfaction.

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See last year's finalists and winners

Bentley Systems’ Partner Spotlight!

As part of the Partner Excellence Award Program, all the award winners and finalists were featured in the Partner Spotlight Series—a place where we celebrate our partners’ achievements and continue growing infrastructure together!
Read the stories