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"Worcestershire Businesses Signing Up for Olympic Glory"
The Olympic Delivery Authority has already let contracts worth over £1 billion and most of these opportunities have been won by small and medium sized companies and over half have been based outside of London.
and Peter Turvey the Worcestershire Opportunities Coordinator for the 2012 Games is working to ensure that as many Worcestershire businesses as possible are registered on the site.
“With the vast majority of Olympic contracts still to be awarded and with many contracts awarded to businesses outside of London it is vital that Worcestershire companies at very least position themselves to have a fighting chance of winning a contract” said Peter
Currently, there are nearly 1,000 businesses from the West Midlands registered on CompeteFor. Of those, 115 are Worcestershire Companies which equates to 11% of the Birmingham, Black County, Warwickshire, Coventry, Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Stoke, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin regions.
Peter who is funded by the District Councils and the Worcestershire Partnership is based at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce and Peter is working in partnership with the Chamber to ensure that all the 2012 Olympic business opportunities are flagged up on the Chamber web based Market Place www.hwchamber.co.uk/MarketPlace/Default.aspx
If you would like further information contact Peter Turvey on 0845 641 1498 or
Mobile: 07795 332508
Olympic Facts
- The Olympic Games will run from 27th July to 12th August 2012. The Paralympic Games will run from the 29th August to 9th September.
- Most of the Olympic events will take place within the newly built Olympic Park in the Lower Lea Valley, East London. 15 of the 26 sports will take place within 4 miles of Tower Bridge, but others will be held elsewhere in London and the UK.
- Football matches will be at Old Trafford (Manchester), Villa Park (Birmingham), Hampden Park (Glasgow), St. James’ Park (Newcastle), Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) and Wembley Stadium (London)
- Sailing events will be at Weymouth and Portland; tennis will be at Wimbledon; archery at Lord’s Cricket Ground; rowing at Eton-Dorney; triathlon in Hyde Park; equestrian and modern pentathlon in Greenwich Park; and beach volleyball in Horse Guards Parade.
Who’s in Charge?
- The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) is the key body charged with preparing and staging the Games. LOCOG is chaired by Lord Coe; the CEO is Paul Deighton (formerly of Goldman Sachs).
- The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) works alongside LOCOG. The ODA’s brief is to deliver the venues, infrastructure and legacy facilities.
- The London Development Agency (LDA) will be the source of contracts for demolition, remediation and bulk earthworks.
What business opportunities will be available?
According to www.london2012.com, most opportunities for SMEs will arise from the supply chains around the major contracts. The main requirements will be for:
- People – on both short and long-term contracts;
- Olympic Park work – assembly, land remediation, construction etc;
- Venues – including the support facilities and transport infrastructure;
- Legacy – dismantling and conversion of facilities to long-term use; and
- Operations – sponsorship, equipment, seating, security, catering and merchandise. These will be particularly important sources of opportunities for small firms.