The world’s most rigorous assessment.
Human-led. AI-powered. Same rigour — significantly less effort.
A deeper level of evaluation — by design.
A comprehensive, end-to-end evaluation against the full EFQM Model. An on-site expert assessor team. A formal submission document. A comprehensive feedback report. And for the highest-performing organisations, a pathway to the EFQM Global Award — scored out of 1,000 points over a 4–6 month process.
Granular, evidence-grounded insight into strengths and improvement priorities across every area of your organisation.
An independent international team of certified professionals conducts interviews, observes operations, and engages with your leadership.
A globally benchmarked score and formal EFQM rating from 3 to 8 stars.
A management report prepared in advance with EFQM x Sapience support sets out your evidence across all the EFQM Model criterion-parts.
Scoring above 501 points, your organisation becomes eligible for the EFQM Global Award — the world’s most prestigious recognition.
From internal alignment and report preparation through on-site assessment to detailed feedback — a supported end-to-end journey.
Three phases. One complete picture.
From internal alignment through expert assessment to actionable feedback and improvement planning. Typically 4–6 months end-to-end.
Preparation
Build your organisational baseline
- Align internally on your WHY, HOW, and WHAT
- Create a transformation baseline and road map
- Prepare your management report — EFQM x Sapience supported
Assessment
External expert challenge
- Independent international assessor team — EFQM Model RADAR methodology
- On-site visit — interviews, focus groups, observations, full interaction
- Full organisation involvement – interviews at every level and areas of the organisation
Feedback
Data-driven insight and action
- Score out of 1,000 points with global benchmark comparison
- Strategic Insights
- Criterion-part level strengths and improvement opportunities
- Prioritised improvement roadmap and EFQM recognition certificate
Same rigour. Less effort.
Sapience maps to each stage of the Advanced Assessment — reducing effort without reducing the quality of your outcome.
From raw material to submission-ready.
- Extract and map evidence from existing documents
- Identify gaps and weak criterion coverage
- Assemble and refine chapters faster
Less time. Fewer drafting cycles. Higher confidence.
Arrive controlled, co-ordinated, ready.
- Draft site-visit agendas and interview briefs
- Consolidate evidence and surface data gaps
- Respond to assessor requests with less friction
Less labour. Stronger alignment.
Capture learning. Build intelligence.
- Capture interview and interaction learnings in real time
- Consolidate emerging information as it arises
- Quick retrieval of data and clarifications
More insight. Knowledge preserved and reusable.
1,000 points of insight. Fully unlocked.
- Segment feedback by topic or criterion part
- Design prioritised improvement roadmap actions
- Benchmark against anonymised best practice
Better outcomes. Faster leadership action.
The path forward.
Successful application opens the door to the EFQM Global Award — and the 2025 winners show what world-class looks like.
Score 501 points or above in your Advanced Assessment and you are eligible to enter the EFQM Global Award — the world’s most prestigious recognition of organisational performance. Applications for 2027 are now open.
See the organisations that achieved EFQM Global Award recognition in 2025 — a benchmark for sustained excellence across every sector and region worldwide.
Ready to begin?
Book an introductory meeting with the EFQM Recognition team. Human-led. AI-powered. Built to deliver better outcomes at every stage.