London 2012 - Get Involved
Latest News: The London 2012 Guide available to download
The London 2012 Guide has been developed as a simple and practical guide for business people across the West Midlands region, providing information about the scope and scale of the London 2012 Games, but also a clearer idea of the related business opportunities that will arise and how you can find out about them so that you too can compete and win.
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The key source of information is the London 2012 Business Network which gives full detail on current and forthcoming tender opportunities and general information on the products and services required by the London 2012 organisations, their partners and associates. You can also register your business on CompeteFor, the brokerage service for buyers and suppliers, and sign up for tender alerts so that targeted opportunities are sent to you directly. Please click here to visit the official London 2012 Business website.
The regional development agency, Advantage West Midlands, has commissioned briefing documents to be updated monthly with news of tender opportunities, tender awards and other information. Tailored versions for key sectors are also available. Please click here to visit the Advantage West Midlands website.
Business Link West Midlands is the official business support partner of the 2012 Games and offer guidance and support to businesses in their preparation to submit tenders and take advantage of other business opportunities. The Business Link enquiry line is 0845 600 2012 or procurement@businesslinkwm.co.uk
The West Midlands Business Council with the leadership of the Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of Commerce and supported by Advantage West Midlands organise briefings and workshops across the region about London 2012 business opportunities. Details of the event programme and how to register are on the WMBC web-site under Events. Please click here to visit the West Midlands Business Council website.
If you want to team up with other businesses with complementary products and services to bid for contracts, there is a matchmaking service, Ready for Business, based in Coventry & Warwickshire with 6,000 other businesses mainly from the West Midlands already signed up and looking for partners. Please click here to visit the Ready for Business website.
During the build-up to the 2012 Games there is a four year festival of the culture and heritage of the host country, the Cultural Olympiad. Events and activities across the region are coordinated by Culture West Midlands. Please click here to visit the Culture West Midlands website.
For any further information about how to get involved in the London 2012 Games please email David Hartley at the Chamber of Commerce sportbusiness@cw-chamber.co.uk.