Hertfordshire businesses, large and small, are already taking advantage of the opportunities brought by the London 2012 Games, these are once in a lifetime business opportunities - don't get left behind.
32 contracts, to 21 Hertfordshire business, as suppliers and service providers for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games through the CompeteFor portal have already been won.
CompeteFor - London 2012's procurement system
Any business can register on CompeteFor for free and once registered you will have access to thousands of contract opportunities linked to the London 2012 Games as well as other public and private sector buying organisations.
How Hertfordshire is Ready For Winners can help!
The Hertfordshire is Ready For Winners Partnership offers support to local businesses who are interested in getting involved in the Games. We can provide or present workshops and/or presentations to business groups on how to become involved locally through the partnership and also how to make the best of contract opportunites through the CompeteFor portal.
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The partnership also run a series of Business Breakfast events ‘Win Business Gold’, which allow local firms to learn about London 2012’s procurement system (CompeteFor) and how they might win contracts from Business Link experts. The events also enable invitees to enjoy a cooked breakfast, meet an Olympic medallist and local young talented athletes, find out about Hertfordshire’s Olympic venue - the Lee Valley White Water Centre, and network with other local business people.
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The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games offers a wealth of opportunities for businesses, large and small, across the whole of the UK.
One local company that is benefiting is the Ashley Wilde Group, which manufactures and markets official collections of London 2012 bed linens, throws, curtains, towels and cushions.
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shley Wilde were successful in winning the license to produce home textiles for the Games with the current products available from the London 2012 shop.
The contract was posted on the CompeteFor system, a brokerage service between buyers and potential suppliers. CompeteFor offers businesses the opportunity to find out about business opportunities for London 2012 and provides access to business support services.
Robert Goldwater, Finance Director for the Ashley Wilde Group, said ‘I was made aware of CompeteFor at a business breakfast facilitated by “Hertfordshire is Ready For Winners”, the county’s strategic group for London 2012, which included a presentation from Business Link about CompeteFor.’
‘I discussed the potential opportunities with colleagues and how it would fit in with our current business strategies and, after deliberation, we felt that registering on CompeteFor would be a positive step. At this stage Ashley Wilde did not have a significant experience with a procurement process of this type, so we utilised the Business Link support available to ensure that we were business ready for CompeteFor. We found that preparing in advance for registration made the process more efficient and relatively straightforward.’
‘When the home textile license was advertised on CompeteFor, we completed an analysis of whether the opportunity was appropriate for us and, with our extensive experience of licensed products we felt that it was worth bidding for.’
‘We now have products in the London 2012 shop and look forward to producing more exciting products in the near future.’
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