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2012 Olympic Games - Business Opportunities
Yorkshire businesses will be among many
UK firms benefiting from business opportunities created by the
games.
The Olympic Delivery Authority will publish all direct
opportunities for businesses through the CompeteFor website.
Businesses of any size can utilise the CompeteFor service to access
London 2012 related supplier opportunities. After registering basic
company information, businesses can view opportunites and London
2012 businessnews and events.
What Is CompeteFor?
CompeteFor is the chosen site of London 2012 for the
publication of Games-related contract opportunities.
It acts as a brokerage service between buyers throughout the
London 2012 supply chain, and potential suppliers. CompeteFor also
provides access to business support services; building skills and
capacity to ensure that businesses across the UK can access
opportunities linked to the hosting of the London 2012 Games.
CompeteFor has been developed on behalf of the English
Regional Development Agencies and UK Devolved Administrations by
the London Development Agency, working closely with the London
Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)
and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).
- CompeteFor will facilitate 75,000 business opportunites
- £6bn worth of contracts
- Yorkshire Forward & Business Link Yorkshire will provide
support to businesses who sign up for CompeteFor and bid for
contracts
- CompeteFor will also bring together opportunities for sub
contractors and sub, sub & sub contractors, this will therefore
help open up opportunites for SME's
- Once a business has registered and their company profile is on
the website, it will automatically match that company to relevant
opportunities.
- So far 12,000 businesses have registered, 650 (5%) of
which are from Yorkshire.
- It is FREE for both buyer and supplier