Food supply opportunities for London 2012 Olympics

13 January 2010

Organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games have said that food supply and catering opportunities for London 2012 will start to be advertised in the next couple of weeks.

It is therefore urgent for any food supplier or catering business wishing to participate in the London 2012 Games to register their business with the CompeteFor.com website to be able to benefit from these opportunities.

This is where tender information, news and opportunities will be publicised, and one of the key ways in which larger caterers can connect with a range of smaller suppliers of food and services.

Suppliers that can meet the assurance and sustainability standards listed in the London 2012 Food Vision (see link below) are particularly encouraged to register.

CompeteFor, the official business registration website for those interested in competing for Olympic opportunities, has also said: "The London Organising Committee (LOCOG) will shortly be placing some really key opportunities on CompeteFor. These include facilities management, catering, sports equipment, transport and logistics. A number of these opportunities will be suitable for large contractors but these should be followed by supply chain opportunities later in the year.

CompeteFor now have over 100,000 businesses registered on CompeteFor, 30,000 of which are based in London. Around 74% of contracts awarded so far have been placed with SME businesses and 18% of them have gone to businesses with 10 or fewer staff.

For businesses wishing to compete for London 2012 contracts, see links for registration at the official CompeteFor website, which also has links for regional opportunities and news:

• See news of the key opportunities on-line
  
• Registration and regional opportunities

 

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