Case Studies/National Award Platform Rebuild
Senior Consultancy Engagement

National Award Platform Rebuild
on Azure and Power Platform

A national arts and education award programme needed its ageing digital platform rebuilt to support a complex multi-stage application journey, assessment process, automated certificates, and scalable asset delivery.

Sector Arts and education
Engagement Senior developer role
Platform Azure and Power Platform
Focus Award management
The Challenge

The problem behind the work

The award programme involved registration, evidence submission, multi-stage assessment, review, certificate generation, and digital badge issuance. The existing system could no longer support the data complexity, application volume, or administrative needs of the programme.

Certificate and badge issuance involved manual effort, and the platform lacked the scalability needed for future growth.

Ageing platform The existing solution struggled with the data model, workflow complexity, and applicant volume.
Complex award journey Applicants and reviewers moved through multiple stages without a sufficiently structured digital workflow.
Manual award issuance Certificates and digital badges were generated and issued manually.
Scalability limits The platform could not reliably grow with increasing programme demand.
The Solution

What was delivered

The platform was rebuilt using Power Apps Canvas for the user experience, Azure SQL for the data layer, Logic Apps for orchestration, and Blob Storage for generated assets.

Canvas app award journey

A guided multi-step app supported registration, evidence capture, application progress, and assessment stages.

Azure SQL data layer

A relational database supported award records, assessment relationships, applicant history, and programme scale.

Logic Apps automation

Workflow orchestration routed applications, triggered assessment activity, and handled downstream automation.

Blob Storage asset management

Certificates and digital badges were generated and stored for secure distribution.

Automated award issuance

Award outputs were created dynamically based on confirmed criteria and award level.

Scalable architecture

Azure-backed services provided a platform capable of supporting higher volumes and future change.

Outcomes

What changed

Automated award outputs

Certificates and digital badges can be generated and issued without manual preparation.

Clear applicant journey

The Canvas App guides users through each required step and evidence point.

Reduced admin load

Automation removes repetitive manual tasks from the award team.

Improved reliability

A modern architecture replaced the constraints of the ageing platform.

Scalable foundation

The programme can grow without immediate architectural rework.

Better data structure

Assessment and applicant records are held in a more robust relational model.

Delivered in a senior developer capacity. Programme and organisation details anonymised.
Technology

Platform components

Power Apps (Canvas) Azure SQL Azure Logic Apps Azure Blob Storage Microsoft 365 Entra ID

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