Get ready to competeYour guide to London 2012 business opportunities

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games offer enormous opportunities.Businesses of all sizes and from a wide range of sectors can benefit from directprocurement opportunities and their subsequent supply chain effects. The Gameswill also act as a catalyst to boost the development and economic performance ofthe UK and the businesses located here, long after the Closing Ceremony in 2012. The CompeteFor online service has been developed to ensure that the economicbenefits of the 2012 Games are maximised for the business community.

Useful links:

UK Trade & Investment: www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk

UK Trade & Investment is the Government organisationthat helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy.

We also help overseas companies bring their high-quality investment to the UK’s dynamic economy– acknowledged as Europe’s best place from which to succeed in global business.

UK Trade & Investment offers expertise and contactsthrough its extensive network of specialists in the UK,and in British embassies and other diplomatic officesaround the world. We provide companies with the toolsthey require to be competitive on the world stage.

CompeteFor: www.competefor.com

CompeteFor is the chosen site of London 2012 for thepublication of Games-related contract opportunities. Itacts as a brokerage service between buyers throughoutthe London 2012 supply chain, and potential suppliers.

London 2012: www.london2012.com/business

The website of both the London Organising Committeeof the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) provides usefulinformation about London 2012's procurement processand direct contract opportunities.

OJEU: www.ojec.com

OJEU stands for the Official Journal of the EuropeanUnion (formerly known as OJEC). All contracts acrossthe EU from the public and private sector that arevalued above a certain threshold must be published in the OJEU; this includes many of the direct contractsissued by London 2012. Smaller 2012 Games-relatedcontracts will be listed on CompeteFor.

Tenders Electronic Daily (TED): www.ted.europa.eu

The online supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union is dedicated to European PublicProcurement and publishes calls for tenders, contractawards and pre-information notices.

Published December 2008 by UK Trade & Investment© Crown CopyrightURN 08/1496

Join the competitionCompeteFor is free of charge and any business can take advantage of the online service as both a buyerand supplier of Games-related goods and services.Simply visit: www.competefor.com

Register the basic details of your organisation onCompeteFor and view current Games-related businessopportunities, news and events.

Become a supplierTo register as a supplier with CompeteFor, create andpublish a business profile. Building a profile is easy, itonly needs to be done once and will describe thecapacity of your business to potential buyers. Once yourprofile is published, you will be automatically notifiedof relevant Games-related opportunities that you canapply for.

Some information you will be asked to provide is:n your business turnover and number of employees;n the value of your public liability insurance,

employees’ liability insurance and professional indemnity insurance (if appropriate);

n your company registration number and VAT number (if registered);

n the value of the largest-size contract you have previously managed;

n the date when your business started trading;n the forecasted turnover of your organisation

for this financial year;n marketing text that best promotes your business andn ownership and employee-diversity information about

your organisation.

Find a supplierCompeteFor gives buyers instant access to a wide anddiverse range of potential suppliers who have metminimum requirements recommended by London 2012.Advertising your contract opportunities on CompeteForwill help you select the most appropriate suppliers foryour business.

CompeteFor helps you customise your contractadvertisement by allowing you to:n outline the scope of your contract, including its

description, estimated value and submission deadline;n specify the requirements of your contract using an

easy-to-use list of questions that you would like answered by potential suppliers;

n customise your contract by entering up to 25 additional free text ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions;

n tailor your contract further by weighting the importance of each question and electing which questions will make up the essential criteria of your contract;

n generate a shortlist of suppliers to manage through your normal procurement process and

n post the winning supplier back on CompeteFor so others can review and more opportunities can be generated.

For assistance in registering your organisation as asupplier or buyer of Games-related businessopportunities, contact the CompeteFor Help Desk on+44 (0)845 217 7804.

CompeteFor is the chosen site of London 2012 for thepublication of all Games-related contract opportunities.

CompeteFor is an online service accessed through theLondon 2012 website (www.london2012.com/business).It gives business access to London 2012 Games-relatedopportunities, acting as a brokerage service betweenbuyers and potential suppliers throughout the supplychain. The service encourages equality of opportunityand provides Games-related business information.

CompeteFor has been developed by the English Regionsand Devolved Administrations, working closely with theLondon Organising Committee of the Olympic andParalympic Games (LOCOG) and the Olympic DeliveryAuthority (ODA).

For more information on CompeteFor visit:www.london2012.com/business orwww.competefor.com

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