diff --git a/plugins/awards-backend/src/awards.ts b/plugins/awards-backend/src/awards.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1da7f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/awards-backend/src/awards.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright SeatGeek
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license. See LICENSE file in project root for terms.
+ */
+import { NotFoundError } from '@backstage/errors';
+import { Award, AwardInput } from '@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards-common';
+import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { AwardsStore } from './database/awards';
+
+export class Awards {
+  private readonly db: AwardsStore;
+  private readonly logger: Logger;
+
+  constructor(db: AwardsStore, logger: Logger) {
+    this.db = db;
+    this.logger = logger.child({ class: 'Awards' });
+    this.logger.debug('Constructed');
+  }
+
+  async get(uid: string): Promise<Award> {
+    return await this.getAwardByUid(uid);
+  }
+
+  async create(input: AwardInput): Promise<Award> {
+    return await this.db.add(
+      input.name,
+      input.description,
+      input.image,
+      input.owners,
+      input.recipients,
+    );
+  }
+
+  async update(
+    identityRef: string,
+    uid: string,
+    input: AwardInput,
+  ): Promise<Award> {
+    const award = await this.getAwardByUid(uid);
+
+    if (!award.owners.includes(identityRef)) {
+      throw new Error('Unauthorized to update award');
+    }
+
+    const updated = await this.db.update(
+      uid,
+      input.name,
+      input.description,
+      input.image,
+      input.owners,
+      input.recipients,
+    );
+
+    return updated;
+  }
+
+  async delete(identityRef: string, uid: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const award = await this.getAwardByUid(uid);
+
+    if (!award.owners.includes(identityRef)) {
+      throw new Error('Unauthorized to delete award');
+    }
+
+    return await this.db.delete(uid);
+  }
+
+  private async getAwardByUid(uid: string): Promise<Award> {
+    const res = await this.db.search(uid, '', [], []);
+
+    if (!res || res.length === 0) {
+      throw new NotFoundError(uid);
+    }
+
+    return res[0];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/awards-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/awards-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 4f8c25c..c970585 100644
--- a/plugins/awards-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/awards-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
  * Licensed under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license. See LICENSE file in project root for terms.
  */
 import { PluginDatabaseManager, errorHandler } from '@backstage/backend-common';
-import { AuthenticationError, NotFoundError } from '@backstage/errors';
+import { AuthenticationError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { IdentityApi } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
-import { Award } from '@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-awards-common';
 import express from 'express';
 import Router from 'express-promise-router';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { Awards } from '../awards';
 import { DatabaseAwardsStore } from '../database/awards';
 
 export interface RouterOptions {
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
   const { database, identity, logger } = options;
 
   const dbStore = await DatabaseAwardsStore.create({ database: database });
+  const awardsApp = new Awards(dbStore, logger);
 
   const router = Router();
   router.use(express.json());
@@ -76,13 +77,9 @@ export async function createRouter(
 
     const uid = request.params.uid;
     // TODO: validate uuid parameter
-    const resp = await dbStore.search(uid, '', [], []);
 
-    if (!resp) {
-      throw new NotFoundError(uid);
-    }
-
-    response.json(resp);
+    const award = await awardsApp.get(uid);
+    response.json(award);
   });
 
   router.put('/:uid', async (request, response) => {
@@ -90,30 +87,9 @@ export async function createRouter(
 
     const uid = request.params.uid;
     // TODO: validate uuid parameter
+    // TODO: validate request.body
 
-    const res = await dbStore.search(uid, '', [], []);
-
-    if (!res || res.length === 0) {
-      throw new NotFoundError(uid);
-    }
-
-    const award: Award = res[0];
-
-    if (!award.owners.includes(userRef)) {
-      throw new Error('Unauthorized to update award');
-    }
-
-    logger.debug(request.body);
-    const { name, description, image, owners, recipients } = request.body;
-
-    const upd = await dbStore.update(
-      uid,
-      name,
-      description,
-      image,
-      owners,
-      recipients,
-    );
+    const upd = await awardsApp.update(userRef, uid, request.body);
 
     response.json(upd);
   });
@@ -124,36 +100,18 @@ export async function createRouter(
     const uid = request.params.uid;
     // TODO: validate uuid parameter
 
-    const res = await dbStore.search(uid, '', [], []);
-
-    if (!res || res.length === 0) {
-      throw new NotFoundError(uid);
-    }
+    const result = await awardsApp.delete(userRef, uid);
 
-    const award: Award = res[0];
-
-    if (!award.owners.includes(userRef)) {
-      throw new Error('Unauthorized to delete award');
-    }
-
-    response.json(dbStore.delete(uid));
+    response.json(result);
   });
 
   router.post('/', async (request, response) => {
     // Just to protect the request
     await getUserRef(identity, request);
 
-    const { name, description, image, owners, recipients } = request.body;
-
-    const resp = await dbStore.add(
-      name,
-      description,
-      image,
-      owners,
-      recipients,
-    );
+    const award = await awardsApp.create(request.body);
 
-    response.json(resp);
+    response.json(award);
   });
 
   router.use(errorHandler());
diff --git a/plugins/awards-common/src/types/award.ts b/plugins/awards-common/src/types/award.ts
index 0ab92b6..e2a810e 100644
--- a/plugins/awards-common/src/types/award.ts
+++ b/plugins/awards-common/src/types/award.ts
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ export interface Award {
   owners: string[];
   recipients: string[];
 }
+
+export type AwardInput = Omit<Award, 'uid'>;