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August 2011

Advantage West Midlands London 2012 Games General Business Briefing – August 2011

Key Statistics 2012 Olympic Games: 27 July – 12 August 2012 2012 Paralympic Games: 29 August - 9 September 2012 Torch Relay starts 18 May 2012 26 Olympic sports / 20 Paralympic sports 10,500 Olympic athletes and 4,200 Paralympic athletes 20,000 press and media 8 million tickets (Olympics) plus 2 million (Paralympics) Over 4 Billion television audience

Key Organisations IOC: International Olympic Committee LOCOG: London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ODA: Olympics Delivery Authority LDA: London Development Agency (until end March 2012) GLA: Greater London Authority OPLC: Olympic Park Legacy Company

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2012 Business Update

West Midlands News • Companies from the West Midlands have smashed through the £500 million barrier in the race to win contracts for the 2012 Olympics. Latest figures show firms from the region have amassed £515 million worth of deals to supply to the games – more than any other region outside the south east. A total of 303 West Midlands firms have won orders to supply London 2012 from 57 of the 59 parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands. • This year's London 2012 Open Weekend was the biggest to date in the West Midlands, with 106,000 people attending events marking one year to go until the start of the Olympic and Paralympic Games - double the expected audience. 60 events took place around the West Midlands from 22-23rd July. The events included Jamaica Live! in central Birmingham, a festival celebrating the Jamaican team’s visit to the city in 2012; The Great Train Dance on the Severn Valley Railway and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Park, a free concert of orchestral music performed in Telford Town Park. • A flavour of Wenlock, the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games, can now be tasted across the globe following the launch of Wenlock Hampers. Wenlock Hampers offer a truly local food and drink experience with all products sourced from producers within a 26.2 mile radius - a marathon’s distance of Much Wenlock to celebrate the town’s historical links with the Olympic Games. Karen Davies, Chief Executive of HEART of ENGLAND fine foods, said: “We’re very excited to be officially launching Wenlock Hampers as we’ve already had national and international interest as we’re getting closer to the 2012 Games. Click Here for further details. • Construction work has been completed on Wolverhampton-based Carillion’s London 2012 International Broadcast Centre (IBC) - the fifth venue to be completed on the Olympic Park. Along with the Main Press Centre, the IBC will be a hub for around 20,000 broadcasters, photographers and journalists - bringing the London 2012 Games to an estimated four billion people worldwide. The venue was completed on time and within budget and was announced as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) published their Annual Report and Accounts.

• The official London 2012 Teddy bear has been launched by Ironbridge-based Merrythought. The unique London 2012 teddy bears are entirely handmade within the original Shropshire Borough of Much Wenlock - believed to be the inspiration behind the modern Olympic Games - by what is the last toy factory of its kind still producing in Britain today. The London 2012 Olympic Games Commemorative Teddy Bear is currently available exclusively from www.london2012.com/shop and will be released by other quality retailers shortly. • If you are a company looking for investment of between £0.5m and £5m then the Connect Midlands Investment Showcase could be for you. The showcase gives Midlands based companies the opportunity to present their proposition to a room of investors. This year, for the first time, the showcase will take place in London, on 22nd November. For further details contact Richard Comer on 02476 323309 or at [email protected] • UK Athletics has confirmed it will move its national headquarters to Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium in October 2011. Around 80 staff from the sport’s governing body will relocate to the stadium’s new grandstand at Perry Park. UK Athletics’ current base is at Blythe Valley Business Park in Solihull. The move to a new suite of offices formed part of the business plan for the Alexander stadium’s £12.5 million development project. • The 125th Wenlock Olympian Games took place over the weekend of 9-10 July. Media interest in the event was huge, including TV crews from Tokyo TV and Reuters, reporters from The Independent, Le Figaro, Best Western Hotel magazine, Sunday Express magazine and many more. On Saturday Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State made a private visit hosted by Philip Dunne MP (Ludlow). TV personality Tony Robinson was also present on Sunday making a documentary for an Australian production company. • The prototype for the 2012 Olympic torch has visited Coventry city centre. Visitors to the Millennium Place torch relay roadshow were able to hold the 80cm tall perforated gold torch. Eight thousand Olympic torches will be manufactured by Premier Sheet Metal of Coventry, using an aluminium alloy normally used for aeroplanes and cars.

London 2012 News • LOCOG has now awarded 430 contracts to a value of around £550 million. Over 50 percent of the contract winners are outside London and the South East. Another

£200 million worth of LOCOG tenders are in the market place currently. This leaves around £75 million to be let. Many supply-chain opportunities will also be available in the approach to the Games, a high proportion of which will be on CompeteFor. • Events have been held to mark the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in one year's time. London‘s Trafalgar Square was the venue for the formal invitation by IOC head Jacques Rogge, to the athletes of the world to compete at the 2012 Games. The event, in which the London 2012 medals were unveiled, was broadcast live by the BBC. Meanwhile, the Foreign Office organised a range of events at nearly 100 of its posts across the world to encourage visitors, businesses, students and sports people to get involved. • LOCOG has announced details of the Young Games Maker programme, a drive to find more than 2,000 young volunteers from around the UK to help out during next summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games. Around 250 teams of young people aged between 16 and 18 will join the adult Games Makers, making a total of up to 70,000 dedicated volunteers on hand to help stage London 2012. Click Here for details. • Future Olympic hosts London, Sochi and Rio have presented progress reports to the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa. The London 2012 preparations are in a “very good place,” according to LOCOG Chairman Sebastian Coe, as they approach one year to go before the start of the Games. Construction of venues is 88 per cent complete, allowing LOCOG to get their “London Prepares” testing programme under way in the best conditions possible. London is now literally “coming alive” with preparatory sports events. As LOCOG moves into the delivery phase, a major focus is on building the fan base for the Games. • Consumer spending will jump by £30 million a day during next summer's Olympics, according to research carried out for Visa Europe. Over the three weeks of the Games, visitors will spend an estimated £621 million, plus a further £129 million spent during the following Paralympics. Total consumer spending across the full seven weeks is predicted to rise by £750 million, an increase of 18.5 percent on normal summer spending levels and far more than for previous Olympics. • People who obtained tickets for the 2012 Olympics in the initial first round ballot have had an opportunity to buy seats for more events. Some 1.5 million tickets for football, 40,000 for volleyball and 8,000 for freestyle wrestling were available, and were sold on a first-come first-served basis in a process which finished on 17th July. Meanwhile, the director of London 2012 Coordination at the Greater London

Authority (GLE), Neale Coleman, has announced that tickets for most days at the London Live Sites will be issued on a first-come-first-serve basis. • LOCOG has appointed People 1st to develop its customer service training programme for London 2012. People1st's WorldHost training will be offered to tens of thousands of employees and contractors' staff who will be working at the Olympic and Paralympic venues. WorldHost has already been used at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, where it trained 39,000 volunteers and tourism staff last year, and has been developed for the UK by People 1st, with the support of VisitEngland. • On 13th September this year, the automatic doors at Westfield Stratford City will glide open and Stratford’s residents will find themselves living beside Europe’s largest shopping centre. The borough’s council officials are eager to promote the project’s long-term economic benefits: as a result of winning the Games up to £600 million has been invested in infrastructure, which in turn has enabled the first phase of the £1.45 billion complex to be developed seven years earlier than planned. It is expected the centre will create an extra 10,000 permanent jobs in the area, with 2,000 of those going to local, long-term unemployed people.

Post-London 2012 News • The Olympic Park Legacy Company has announced the shortlist of organisations to operate both the Aquatics Centre and the Multi-Use Arena after the 2012 Games. Greenwich Leisure Limited, Parkwood Leisure and Serco Group have been shortlisted. The chosen operator from this shortlist will be appointed in early 2012, and their role will include developing pathways for sporting clubs across London, promoting local employment opportunities and championing accessibility.

• The FT reports that a consortium comprising real-estate investment group Delancey and Qatari Diar, owned by the Qatari Royal Family, has entered into exclusive talks to take over the London 2012 Olympic Village after the Games. The decision could signal the end of rival offers from The Wellcome Trust and Hong Kong-listed Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

Other Major Sports Projects • Sebrae – Brazil’s government agency for supporting small and medium-sized businesses, wants the domestic SME sector to be major suppliers to the forthcoming

2014 FIFA World Cup. The agency estimates that small businesses could generate around 60% of the employment associated with the 2014 project, amounting to around 420,000 jobs. Sebrae is recommending the Brazilian government to improve the regulatory and taxation environment for SMEs and to enable lines of financing for the sector. • Rio de Janeiro can expect about 53.2 billion reais ($34 billion) in private investments linked to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, outstripping the funding attracted by other recent host cities, according to a report by professional services firm PwC. The study predicts that the biggest investments and job creation will be in infrastructure and tourism. In comparison, Barcelona drew investments of about $8 billion for its 1992 Olympic Games and Sydney attracted $9.7 billion in 2000. • Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games organisers - in partnership with Glasgow City Marketing Bureau – has hosted local businesses at a business information evening. The event aimed to update companies on the planning and preparation for the XX Commonwealth Games and the associated business opportunities. Representatives from LOCOG and the Government Olympic Executive also attended to enable local companies to engage directly with the different organisations working on the 2012 Olympic Football at Hampden Park and the Torch Relay event. • The IOC has elected the city of Pyeongchang, South Korea, to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. PyeongChang won in the first round of voting with 63 votes, against Munich (25 votes) and Annecy (7 votes). PyeongChang 2018’s vision for the 2018 Games is to offer the Olympic Movement and the world of winter sports New Horizons — a legacy of new growth and new potential. With PyeongChang’s strategic position in Asia, and its access to an emerging and fast-growing youth market, the 2018 Olympic Winter Games is expected to expose new generations of potential athletes and supporters to the power of winter sport. • The rise of the so-called BRIC economies has been quite graphically reflected in the choice of host venues for the world’s biggest sporting events. China hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics and South Africa delivered the 2010 World Cup. Russia will host the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2018 World Cup. Brazil will host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 summer Olympics. Only India is not currently on the agenda for either event. • An analysis of historical Olympic host countries in the Economic Journal, indicates that the event leads to an increase in exports of around 20%. The researchers, professors Andrew Rose and Mark Spiegel, describe the effect as “statistically

robust, permanent and large”. However, the research also finds that the effect is equally as large for countries which went through the process of bidding to host the games and failed. The researchers argue that the bidding process itself often causes countries to decide to reduce trade barriers and participate more fully in the world economy.

Sponsor Activity • TOP sponsor McDonald's is to open its largest-ever restaurant at the 2012 London Olympics site. The two-storey 3,000-square-metre restaurant will dwarf all of the burger-chains estimated 32,000 restaurants across the globe and will seat more than 1,500 customers. The restaurant will be one of four on the Olympic site, serving an expected 1.75 million meals during the 29 day Games. Two of the restaurants will be open to the public - one will be located in the Athletes Village and one in the media and press centre. • TOP Sponsor Panasonic has announced a new partnership with Birmingham-based heptathlete Louise Hazel ahead of London 2012. The partnership, which runs from May 2011 to March 2013 will see Louise take part in various activities and will also see Panasonic supplying a range of equipment to Louise, which will be used for coaching and technical analysis. The 25-year-old heptathlete has already achieved the qualifying performance level set for London 2012. Louise became the Commonwealth Games Heptathlon Champion at Delhi 2010 with four personal best performances in the 100m hurdles, 200m, long jump and javelin. • London 2012 sponsor BMW has announced a range of cars, motorcycles and bicycles that will be used for London 2012. Showcasing the company’s green technologies, many of the 4,000 BMW vehicles supplied for the Games will be electric or petrol-electric hybrids. Separately, London 2012 sponsor EDF Energy has agreed to lease a fleet of 35 Games-branded all-electric MINI E cars from BMW. • TOP Sponsor VISA has released a report showing the effects of mega-sporting events and the impact they have on tourism spending in the event host countries. For each of the three events analyzed, there was healthy growth in Visa payment card expenditure during the event compared to the year prior: o 82 percent for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM); o 93 percent for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games; o 15 percent for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

• TOP Sponsor McDonald’s has partnered with British designers Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway, and ‘upcycling’ company Worn Again, to design new uniforms for its 85,000 employees. The aim is to create a 100% ‘closed loop’ process, where old uniforms are collected from restaurants, processed into raw materials and made into new uniforms. The new designs will be unveiled before the start of London 2012, and McDonald's top performing employees will be the first to wear the designs at the McDonald's Olympic Park restaurants. • FIFA has announced that Johnson & Johnson has joined its sponsorship family for the next edition of football’s flagship event, which will be held in Brazil in 2014. This announcement signals the completion of FIFA’s global sponsorship sales for the event, three years before the tournament kicks off. Johnson & Johnson becomes the Official Healthcare Sponsor of the FIFA World Cup™, with exclusive rights to activate across their Consumer, Medical Devices & Diagnostics and Pharmaceutical sectors. • Britain’s largest defence company BAE Systems, is supporting more than 140 British athletes and their coaches in their quest for success on the world stage. The work is part of a five year, £1.5million value in kind technology partnership between BAE Systems and UK Sport, the UK’s high performance sports agency. BAE Systems’ engineers have, since 2008, provided expertise to enhance training and equipment covering events from taekwondo to speed skating and wheelchair racing to sailing. BAE Systems and UK Sport now have their next goal in sight; following detailed ‘human factors’ analysis, they are working with UK Athletics to investigate the design of the racing wheelchair.

Collateral Projects • The Giving is Winning campaign, which aims to collect at least 100,000 items of sports and casual clothes for refugees and displaced people in UNHCR camps in various parts of the world, has been launched at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa, by IOC President Jacques Rogge. This campaign follows two successful editions during the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and will cover the London 2012 Games. Click Here for details. • Sports clubs and organisations could benefit from a £50m National Lottery fund launched during July. The Inspired Facilities Fund is part of the Places People Play, London 2012 legacy programme. Investment will be available to breathe new life into

tired facilities, with typical investments including: a sprung floor to change a hall into a multi-use sport facility; new changing rooms; or floodlighting. Click here for details. • The London Development Agency has received a positive response from a range of UK and international developers to its plans to develop its Royal Docks sites at Silvertown Quays and the Royal Albert Dock. This follows the LDA inviting ‘expressions of interest’ from investors and developers around the world in the two sites, which cover 85 acres of prime development land. The formal procurement process is expected to start during July 2011 and will be in line with EU competition rules. The LDA aims to reach an agreement with a successful development partner or partners in 2012. Click Here for further details. • The Olympic Port competition, to design the redevelopment of Rio de Janeiro’s port waterfront ahead of the 2016 Olympics, has been won by Brazilian architect and urban planner João Pedro Backheuser. The project will include the construction of media and referees’ villages, a convention center and business center, plus a five- star hotel. These will form part of Rio’s post-2016 legacy.

Current Supplier Listings – CompeteFor Registrations As at 1st August there are 5,660 West Midlands companies and other organisations (an increase of 76 since our last report), listed and fully published (ie ‘Business Ready’) on the CompeteFor system. The total number of Business Ready suppliers and other organisations on the CompeteFor system is 71,823 (an increase of 895 since our last report). Just over 9,000 opportunities have now been posted on Competefor. Of these, around 8,000 contracts are London 2012-related. 1,007 organisations have so far used CompeteFor to purchase. In addition to Olympics procurement, the Crossrail project has embedded pre-bid use of Competefor for all bidders of Tier One packages. The Metropolitan Police has also mandated the use of CompeteFor for all spend above £500 and has posted over 146 opportunities to date. For further information, please visit the Help section on the CompeteFor website www.competefor.com, or contact the Helpdesk: 0845 217 7804. If you are experiencing any difficulties in achieving full publication on CompeteFor please contact Business Link on 0845 600 2012.

Contracts and Tenders ODA tenders issued during July: NONE

LOCOG & London 2012 Ceremonies tenders issued during July:

Publication Title Client Date

26/07/2011 Floral Arrangements for Equestrian Main Field of Play LOCOG

25/07/2011 CER00024 Ceremonies Radios & Intercoms and In Ear London 2012 Monitors (IEMs) Mass Cast Ceremonies Limited

21/07/2011 London 2012 Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services for the LOCOG Olympic Village and Media Complex

19/07/2011 Hockey Test Event Broadcast Service LOCOG

15/07/2011 Technical Services (Mechanical, Electrical and LOCOG Plumbing Services & Installations)

15/07/2011 Fit-out of the Uniform Distribution and Accreditation LOCOG Centre

15/07/2011 Temporary internal fit out LOCOG

14/07/2011 London 2012 Digital Print on demand LOCOG

12/07/2011 Provision of overlay and temporary structures for the LOCOG ExCeL London 2012 Test Event

12/07/2011 London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Production and LOCOG Stage Staff

11/07/2011 Villages Work Order Management LOCOG

11/07/2011 Temporary Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning LOCOG

08/07/2011 Provision of Secondary Cablenet London 2012 Ceremonies Limited

Selected 2012-specific and other project tenders issued during July:

Publication Title Project Client Date

29/07/2011 C340 Victoria Dock portal Crossrail Crossrail Limited

27/07/2011 London 2012 Non Competition Venues London 2012 Bon Appetit Caterers Catering - Baked Goods (Sliced Bread Limited and Rolls)

27/07/2011 London 2012 Non Competition Venues London 2012 Bon Appetit Caterers Catering - Dry Goods Limited

27/07/2011 London 2012 Non Competition Venues London 2012 Bon Appetit Caterers Catering - Cheeses Limited

27/07/2011 London 2012 Non Competition Venues London 2012 Bon Appetit Caterers Catering - Instant Coffee and Tea Bags Limited

27/07/2011 London 2012 Non Competition Venues London 2012 Bon Appetit Caterers Catering - British "Lion" marked Free Limited Range Eggs

27/07/2011 London 2012 Non Competition Venues London 2012 Bon Appetit Caterers Catering - Dairy Supplies Limited

27/07/2011 London 2012 Non Competition Venues London 2012 Bon Appetit Caterers Catering - Seasonal Fruit and Veg Limited

27/07/2011 London 2012 Non Competition Venues London 2012 Bon Appetit Caterers Catering - Raw and Smoked Fish Limited

27/07/2011 London 2012 Non Competition Venues London 2012 Bon Appetit Caterers Catering - Smoked and Cured Meats Limited

27/07/2011 London 2012 Non Competition Venues London 2012 Bon Appetit Caterers Catering - Raw Meat (inc Halal) - Beef Limited and Poultry

27/07/2011 London 2012 Non Competition Venues London 2012 Bon Appetit Caterers Catering - Sauces and Relishes Limited

26/07/2011 Design, Manufacture and Delivery of London 2012 Transport for London on London Ambassador Uniforms behalf of the Greater London Authority

26/07/2011 Provision of Digital Media Strategy Glasgow Glasgow 2014 Ltd Services 2014

26/07/2011 Tunnelling and Muck-away Plant For Crossrail Costain Laing O'Rourke Bond Street Station Upgrade JV Bond Street Station Upgrade

25/07/2011 The supply & distribution of Frozen London 2012 ARAMARK Limited Sushi, Dim Sum, Indian Snacks, and Accompanients

25/07/2011 The supply & distribution of Fresh Meat London 2012 ARAMARK for the London 2012 Games

25/07/2011 The supply & distribution of Fresh & London 2012 ARAMARK Frozen Bakery Goods

25/07/2011 The supply & distribution of Fresh and London 2012 ARAMARK Frozen Fish and Seafood

25/07/2011 The supply & distribution of Fresh London 2012 ARAMARK Produce (Fruit, Veg, Exotics & Salad Lines)

20/07/2011 The Provision of Services for a Chief Glasgow Glasgow 2014 Medical Officer 2014

18/07/2011 C510 - Liverpool Street and Crossrail BBMV Ltd Whitechapel Stations - Sewer Connection Works

15/07/2011 C310 Crossrail Thames Tunnel - 17 Crossrail HOCHTIEF MURPHY Seater Mini Buses JOINT VENTURE

14/07/2011 Recruitment of Temporary crew for 12 London 2012 London RIB Voyages seater covered RIBs (Rigid Inflatable Limited Boats) for Summer 2012

14/07/2011 Transport of 12 seater covered RIBs London 2012 London RIB Voyages (Rigid Inflatable Boats) for Summer Limited 2012 to London from multiple UK pick up points

14/07/2011 G2014 Athletes Village - Various Glasgow CCG(Scotland)Ltd Construction Opportunities 2014

11/07/2011 GLL CREATIVE BRAND London 2012 GLL DEVELOPMENT 2011

08/07/2011 Pudding Mill Lane: Provision of On Site Crossrail Morgan Sindall Plc Concrete Crusher & Attendant Operator

08/07/2011 Pudding Mill Lane: Fabrication of Crossrail Morgan Sindall Plc Smoking Shelter

08/07/2011 Athletes Village - M&E Facilities London 2012 Lend Lease Management Development Limited - Athletes Village

08/07/2011 4104 - Transport Malls - Olympic London 2012 John Sisk & Son Ltd Family Transport Malls - Surfacing Works - Supply and Lay

08/07/2011 4104 - Transport Malls - Temporary London 2012 John Sisk & Son Ltd Ramp Structure

08/07/2011 Lea Navigation Bridges - Supply and London 2012 John Sisk & Son Ltd Installation - Lighting and Electrical Works

08/07/2011 Lea Navigation Bridges - Design, London 2012 John Sisk & Son Ltd Supply and Installation - Expansion Joints Works

08/07/2011 Provision of Boats and associated London 2012 Dorset Police services for Dorset Police during the 2012 Olympic Games

08/07/2011 C510 - Liverpool Street and Crossrail BBMV Ltd

Whitechapel Stations - appointment of an emergency spill contractor

08/07/2011 LOT 2 - Pedestrian Parapet Bridge F14 London 2012 BAM Nuttall Ltd

Selected Contracts awarded during July (Yellow highlights denote West Midlands Winners):

Title Client Award Winner Announced

Emergency Medical Services LOCOG 29/07/2011 SP Services (UK) Ltd Equipment

Corporate Communications and Lee Valley 29/07/2011 London Communications Stakeholder Relations Services Regional Park Agency Authority

Venue requirement for Buyer BiP Solutions 21/07/2011 All Bar One Engagement Team networking breakfast– Sept 2011

Athletes Village N09&N10 - John Sisk & Son 21/07/2011 Blaze Neon Signage package Ltd

Athletes Village N09&N10 - Soft John Sisk & Son 21/07/2011 Aston Crean Flooring package Ltd

Athletes Village N09&N10 - Steel John Sisk & Son 21/07/2011 Hormann UK Doors Ltd

OPPORTUNITY RETENDERED - London 19/07/2011 Thomas Sinden Ltd LDA_Crystal Palace National Development Sports Centre - Refurbishment of Agency the Southern Dry changing rooms

Pudding Mill Lane: Piling Morgan Sindall 19/07/2011 Bachy Soletanche

Direct Mail for Get Set LOCOG 18/07/2011 Education Direct

Open House Event for Olympic ODA 12/07/2011 Mosimann's Park 2011 - Catering

Open House Event for Olympic ODA 12/07/2011 Bakers Coaches Park 2011 - Transport

Sealants Contractor - Athletes Galliford Try 11/07/2011 Fastglobe (Mastics) Ltd Village - Stratford Construction

Ceramic Tiling Contractor Galliford Try 11/07/2011 Sees Flooring Construction

Asphalt Haul Road Costain Skanska 08/07/2011 Spade Oak Construction

Reinforced Concrete Works Costain Skanska 08/07/2011 Sian Formworks

Site Photopraphy Costain Skanska 08/07/2011 Hard Hat Photography

Electrical & Water Site Services Costain Skanska 08/07/2011 Skanska Utilities Ltd

Reprographics LOCOG 08/07/2011 Xerox

Agent to sell the London 2012 LOCOG 08/07/2011 Pitch International Paralympic Broadcast rights on a worldwide basis

Forecast Requirements – LOCOG

Artists / Performance & Aug - Dec 2011 Events

Professional Artists & Performers Welcome Ceremonies Olympic Park Live Site

Capital City Spectaculars Technical goods & services for Opening & Closing ceremonies (to be sourced by

London 2012 Ceremonies Ltd)

Security Aug - Dec 2011

Games Time Crowd Control Barriers

Services Aug - Dec 2011

Lanyards and Bibs Ticket Reseller Parking Permits

Facilities Management & Aug - Dec 2011 Catering

No LOCOG Tier 1 opportunities expected. (NB: For Catering - Tier 2 and other supply chain opportunities ARE expected)

Sports Aug - Dec 2011

Archery Equipment Tennis Equipment Optometry Flowers for equestrian field of play

Aquatics equipment First aid course Podiatry Swirl pool

Technology Aug - Dec 2011

No opportunities currently expected

Transport & Logistics Aug - Dec 2011

Venue Transport Training

Bus & Coach Decals London Taxi & Private Hire Services Fleet Logistics Agent Parking Management Services

Venues & Infrastructure Aug - Dec 2011

Shipping Containers Tribunes Structural Works Rigging for Lighting

Services Containment Statutory Signage Landscaping Flagpoles

Conclusions: The One Year To Go celebrations during July have pushed London 2012 firmly into the spotlight. With the builders and project managers having sweated to bring the venues in on time and to budget, now it is the athletes’ turn to feel nervous. Jenny Meadows, a top Team GB athletics contender, was quoted as feeling that 2012 is like ‘waiting for Doomsday’. The new 2012 venues are ready and waiting – causing sleepless nights for many! The West Midlands enjoyed some excellent publicity during July, with events ranging from the Wenlock Olympian Games, the London 2012 Open Weekend, completion of Carillion’s International Broadcast Centre, and the launch of Merrythought’s official 2012 Teddy Bear. The region’s headline-grabbing contract tally of over £515 million has been widely reported and proves that the West Midlands has the ability and the entrepreneurial drive to succeed in the competitive world of major sports projects. Most of the contract opportunities with London 2012 are currently focused around Games- time requirements. As well as LOCOG, London 2012 Ceremonies Ltd is now procuring and recruiting intensively. A large number of construction and associated supply chain opportunities are now being generated by the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and London’s Crossrail project.

If you are looking for contract opportunities with the 2012 Games (as well as with Crossrail and many other organizations), it is vital to register and publish your details on the CompeteFor portal. The system has now become the main method of releasing tender opportunities, not only for the Olympics authorities, but increasingly by supply-chain contractors, and is also being used for many non-2012 opportunities. The URL for the system is: www.competefor.com Companies operating in the construction sector and which are looking to supply the Lend Lease Athletes Village programme, have an additional opportunity source – the ‘Village Supply Chain’ portal. This operates separately from the CompeteFor system. The URL for the system is: www.villagesupplychain.com

For general business information, advice and support in your sector please contact the following organisations: • General – West Midlands for 2012: www.wmfor2012.com • Building Technologies – WMCCE: www.wmcce.org • Food & Drink – HEFF: www.heff.co.uk • ICT – West Midlands ICT Cluster: www.wmictcluster.org • Manufacturing – Manufacturing Advisory Service: www.mas-wm.org • Medical – MedilinkWM: www.medilinkwm.co.uk • Professional Services – West Midlands Knowledge: www.wmknowledge.co.uk • Screen, Image & Sound – Screen West Midlands: www.screenwm.co.uk • Tourism: www.tourism2012games.org

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