Grow your business by taking advantage of the 2012 Games - Your Questions Answered

Business Consultants Group – Good Practice Event Thursday 28 February 2008, 9.00a.m. to 2.00p.m at the
Hilton Hotel, Bearsted Road, Maidstone, ME14 5AA

"It’s fantastic to see that of some 500 contracts (worth over £1 billion) already awarded, 98 per cent have gone to British companies, with over half won by mostly small- and medium- sized companies based outside of London". Morag Stuart - Head of Procurement at Olympic Development Authority (ODA).

Come along and find out about how your business can benefit we have proactive sessions delivered by:

Stephanie Holt, Kent County Council's Manager for the 2012 Games works with local regional and national partners on the 2012 agenda. She can tell you how your business can help deliver the 2012 Games.

Paul Toben is the regional Business Link Programme Manager for the London 2012 Games and can highlight the great opportunities businesses will have from 2012 over the next five years. He will give practical advice on winning contracts for the supply of goods and services.

David Armstrong of Belmont International are one of the UK's leading independent insurance and risk management advisers and the largest in South East. They are seeking to ensure that businesses in the area can benefit from the variety of opportunities that the 2012 Olympics will bring without leaving themselves exposed to new or growing risks.

Jennifer Bowden will be facilitating the morning on behalf of the Business Consultants Group and says “It is a must attend event for any one who wants to grow their business opportunities”

Plus: Expert panel session to answer any questions you may have from the sessions.

There will be an opportunity to display your business literature at the event free of charge.

As always there will be time to continue to build your network and develop relationships with interesting people and to test out your ideas over the scheduled breaks and lunch. So be prepared and make sure that you bring a supply of business cards with you.

Cost of the event is £25.00 plus VAT
Which includes refreshments and a light lunch

To book your place or find out more email heather.batt@individuallearning.co.uk or call Heather on 01622 754252.

 

CompeteFor

London 2012 have now launched the latest phase of their Business Network. Described as a groundbreaking business ‘dating agency’, CompeteFor is a unique approach by London 2012 to open up its supply chains to ensure SMEs really do have an opportunity to get involved. Over £6bn of work as part of an estimated 75,000 future business opportunities covering direct contractors and their supply chains will become available to tender for over the coming years.

The Business Network now therefore has three component parts: essential information on upcoming opportunities and how to supply London 2012; business events; and the new ‘CompeteFor’ service, a business ‘dating agency’ that will match companies to thousands of opportunities supplying London 2012 contractors. Up to a fifth of London 2012 supply chain opportunities are expected to go through the CompeteFor system.

The CompeteFor service has been launched well in advance of the bulk of London 2012 opportunities coming on stream, in order to give UK companies of all sizes plenty of notice to register and get familiar with the service. CompeteFor, which is co-funded by Regional Development Agencies, will also link companies with business improvement services, boosting the long-term competitiveness of companies across the UK.

How CompeteFor works (taken from the London 2012 website)

Both parts of London 2012 (ie the Olympic Delivery Authority and London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will advertise their direct contract opportunities online through CompeteFor and direct London 2012 contractors appointed will be encouraged to advertise their supply chain opportunities through the system. For example the Olympic Stadium construction contractor ‘Team Stadium’ has opened the service with an advert for their site accommodation cleaning contract.

Companies at every level of the London 2012 supply chain will be encouraged to advertise their supplier opportunities through CompeteFor.

After registering basic company information any interested business can view the opportunities advertised. Companies can then complete a business profile, which involves answering a series of simple questions, to be able to compete for opportunities.

A company’s business profile is automatically tested against a small number of minimum standards in areas such as health and safety. If these requirements are not met the company is automatically referred to tailored business support to help improve their performance. This service is provided by Business Link in England and the support services in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Once a company’s profile is successfully published on CompeteFor they are automatically matched to opportunities which suit their business and invited, by email, to apply for them by filling out a short, tailored application form. The buyer advertising the contract then selects a shortlist of companies and invites them to formally tender through the buyer’s own procurement system.

Details of the winning bidder(s) are published on CompeteFor and unsuccessful bidders receive feedback from the buyer. Throughout the process local business support agencies are on hand to help companies maximise their chances of success.

 

UK business already benefiting (taken from the London 2012 website)

The Olympic Delivery Authority has published details of the first phase of direct contractors already appointed on the London 2012 Business Network to enable companies to identify supply chain opportunities. Even at this early stage:

• Over 500 contractors have won contracts worth over £1 billion in total.
• Over two-thirds (68%) are small and medium sized.
• Half (50%) are based outside of London
• One in ten (11%) is based in the Olympic Park Host Boroughs.
• Over 98% are based in the UK.
• Around 15,000 companies have registered to receive e-alerts on the London 2012 business website, over two-thirds based outside of London.

More details can be found at https://www.competefor.com/...

In addition, there will be a South East launch of CompeteFor on Wednesday, 20th February 2008, The Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Madejski Stadium, Reading
9.00am - 12.00pm. Book now by clicking on the link below and don’t miss out the opportunity to learn about new business opportunities. Closing date to book is Tuesday, 12th February 2008.
http://www.seeda.co.uk/...