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Businesses in north Suffolk are to be given the opportunity
to hear about how they can bid for contracts for the London 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic Games.
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A free breakfast event will take place
on Tuesday 9th March 2010 from 8am to 10.15am at the OrbisEnergy Centre
in Lowestoft and will introduce
businesses to the range of up and coming contract opportunities available
from the 2012 Games.
Delivering the London 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games will require the procurement of goods, works and
services from an enormous range of firms. An expected 7,000 direct
contracts which, together with supply chain opportunities, will
create around 75,000 opportunities in a wide range of sectors from
construction, engineering and manufacturing to creative, merchandising
and retail.
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Only recently the London Organising
Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) announced that it was
set to tender £700 million of goods and services required to stage the
Games in 2012. The vast majority of this business will go through
CompeteFor, which is the online service for matching potential suppliers
with Games related business opportunities. Companies not signed up to
CompeteFor risk missing out on potentially lucrative contracts.
In terms of catering alone the London 2012
Games will be the largest peace-time catering operation in the world. Over
14 million meals will be served during the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games, across 40 locations. LOCOG is responsible for feeding the
15,000 athletes across the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. It is
estimated that to do this will require in excess of 25,000 loaves of bread
, 232 tonnes of potatoes, 82 tonnes of seafood, 31 tonnes of poultry items,
100 tonnes of meat, 75,000 litres of milk, 19 tonnes of eggs, 21 tonnes of
cheese and 330 tonnes of fruit and vegetables.
Cllr Bruce Provan, Portfolio Holder for
Skills and Economic Development at Suffolk County Council said “This event
is a must for companies in Suffolk
that are looking to develop their business and access new
opportunities. In addition to London 2012 opportunities a wealth of
untapped public sector contract opportunities exist and this event will
help companies raise their game and access those contracts”.
To register for this free event businesses
should contact the Business Link Events Team on 0845 601 1000 or visit www.bookevents.org.
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