The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
and Opportunities for Cheshire and Warrington Businesses
Contents
What’s Happening in Cheshire and Warrington
Business Opportunities - London 2012 Contracts and Public Sector Procurement
Other Business Opportunities - Corporate Social Responsibility
About the 2012 Games
In July 2012, the UK will be hosting the Games of the XXX Olympiad and the Paralympic Games. Nearly 15,000 athletes from all over the world will be competing in 26 Olympic Sports and 20 Paralympic Sports watched by more than nine million spectators and broadcast live to billions all over the world.
The 2012 Olympic Games will take place from 27 July to 12 August 2012, The 2012 Paralympic Games will take place from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Up until that time the UK is taking part in a four-year Cultural Olympiad – a programme of community events and projects stimulated by the Games to showcase performing arts and creative industries – which will culminate in the opening ceremony on 27 July 2012.
A full list of Olympic and Paralympic sports are detailed on the official London 2012 website.
Most of the sports themselves will take place in or around the Olympic Stadium in the South East except for Football, which will take place at various stadia around the UK including Old Trafford, Manchester, and sailing which will take place at Weymouth and Portland.
LOCOG
The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) – chaired by Lord Sebastian Coe – is responsible for preparing and staging the Olympic Games.
DCMS
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) leads for Government on the delivery of the Games. It is responsible for the overall finances for the Games and sponsorship of the Olympic Delivery Authority.
ODA
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is the public body responsible for developing and building the new venues and infrastructure for the Games and their use after 2012.
The Nations and Regions Group (NRG)
A sub-committee of LOCOG the role of NRG is to make sure the whole of the UK is involved in and benefits from the 2012 Games and is made up of 12 senior representatives from UK business and sport.
Links
http://www.london2012.com/
http://www.nwda.co.uk/areas-of-work/quality-of-life/major-events.aspx
http://www.nwbeinspired.com/
http://www.london2012.com/about/the-people-delivering-the-games/the-london-2012-organising-committee/index.php
http://www.culture.gov.uk/about_us/2012_olympic_games_and_paralympic_games/default.aspx
http://www.london2012.com/about/the-people-delivering-the-games/the-olympic-delivery-authority/index.php
http://www.london2012.com/business
British Olympic Association - http://www.olympics.org.uk/home2.aspx
What’s Happening in Cheshire & Warrington
Cheshire & Warrington 2012 Steering Group
A steering group has been established to ensure that Cheshire and Warrington gains maximum benefit from the London 2012 Games. Chaired by Visit Chester & Cheshire, the partnership includes Cheshire & Warrington Sports Partnership, Cheshire East Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council, Warrington Borough Council, Cheshire Chambers of Commerce, Colleges and Universities.
Embrace the Games Legacy Framework
The Cheshire & Warrington 2012 Steering Group has produced a Strategic Framework setting out the sub-regional vision to create a lasting legacy from the 2012 Games and other major events coming to the UK over the next decade. Entitled “Embrace the Games” the framework seeks to co-ordinate activity in the sub-region around four key themes with each theme having a Champion to drive this work forward:
Sport and Physical Activity – championed by Cheshire & Warrington Sports Partnership
Cultural Olympiad – championed by Warrington Borough Council on behalf of the Local Authorities
Visitor Economy – championed by Visit Chester & Cheshire
Business Opportunities – championed by CWEC.
A further theme, Volunteering, underpins these.
Pre Games Training Camps
Cheshire and Warrington has 10 approved pre games training camps listed in the official LOCOG training camps directory. The training camps are actively seeking teams from all over the world to train at their facilities. This will have a positive impact on local economies with retail and other local providers of goods and services benefiting from the influx of overseas visitors.
The Cheshire and Warrington Training Camps are:
- Birchwood Leisure and Tennis Complex, Warrington (Volleyball: indoor)
- Cheshire East Council/MMU Consortium - Sandbach (Athletics, Cycling: BMX)
- Manchester Metropolitan University Cheshire, Crewe (part of Cheshire East Council/MMU Consortium) – Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Fencing, Football, Table Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball: Indoor, Boccia, Paralympic Archery, Paralympic Table Tennis, Paralympic Volleyball (sitting), Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Fencing, Wheelchair Rugby
- Chester Racecourse (Equestrian: Dressage, Equestrian: Eventing, Equestrian: Jumping)
- Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre, Tarporley (Equestrian: Dressage, Equestrian: Eventing, Equestrian: Jumping)
- Reaseheath College, Nantwich (Equestrian: Dressage, Equestrian: Jumping)
- Somerford Park Farm Equestrian Centre, Congleton (Equestrian: Dressage, Equestrian: Eventing, Equestrian: Jumping)
- Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington (Football)
- University of Chester, Chester (Archery, Basketball, Fencing, Boccia, Goalball, Paralympic Archery, Paralympic Volleyball (sitting), Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Fencing, Wheelchair Rugby)
- Victoria Park, Warrington (Athletics)
Links:
http://www.cwsportspartnership.org/2012-olympic-and-paralympic-games2
http://www.visitchesterandcheshire.co.uk/
http://trainingcamps.london2012.com/
Business Opportunities - London 2012 Contracts & Public Sector Procurement
There are expected to be around 7,000 direct contracts for London 2012 which will form supply chains of around 75,000 opportunities.
Opportunities range from construction, engineering and manufacturing to creative, merchandising and retail.
Current Cheshire and Warrington companies that have won contracts include Ashtead Plant Hire in Warrington, ILX Group in Nantwich, Ten Alps Publishing in Macclesfield, Vectra Group in Warrington and ETN Training in Frodsham.
The London 2012 Business Network provides information about how your business can get involved with 2012. At www.london2012.com/business you can find out about processes, business support, current and future opportunities as well as sign up for e-alerts.
Procurement and CompeteFor
CompeteFor is the chosen website for the publication of Games-related contract opportunities. Register on CompeteFor to view current London 2012 tender opportunities.
Nearly 1100 Cheshire and Warrington companies have registered on CompeteFor.
Other major public and private sector organisations have also pledged to use CompeteFor for their own non-Games related contracts.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) both publish future contract opportunities.
Click here to view forthcoming contracts.
The Northwest also has its own separate procurement portal - The Chest - for contracts issued by local authorities within the region. Cheshire East Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council and Warrington Borough Council are all committed to using this procurement portal. Visit The Chest website for details of current contract opportunities.
Suppliers
Businesses who have previously supplied goods and services to major events can sign up to be in the Northwest Sports Event Directory. Details of criteria and how to do this are on the website.
http://www.nwsportseventdirectory.co.uk/
Details of companies who have won London 2012 contracts together with supplier information are available on the London 2012 website.
http://www.london2012.com/get-involved/business-network/oda-suppliers/index.php
Business Support
Business Link Northwest can help your company to get prepared and bid for London 2012 contracts. For further information and an interactive search facility, visit the Business & Enterprise section of our website.
For specific games enquiries email Business Link Northwest at games@businesslinknw.co.uk or tel: 0845 006 6888.
Other Business Opportunities - Corporate Social Responsibility
Volunteering
London 2012 will require around 70,000 volunteers to ensure that the Games run smoothly. Meet your corporate social responsibility objectives by encouraging your staff to volunteer.
The official volunteer programme will launch in 2010 but volunteers can register their interest now at http://www.london2012.com/get-involved/volunteering/index.php
Sponsorships
As part of the legacy of the 2012 Games the Cheshire & Warrington Sports Partnership, along with the Local Authorities and other partners, will be looking to develop a Talented Athlete Support Programme across the sub-region. Our talented athletes need all kinds of support to help them fulfil their dreams and therefore there will be opportunities to get involved and support them over the coming year.
View details of officially appointed sponsors.
http://www.cwsportspartnership.org/2012-olympic-and-paralympic-games2
Working With Local Communities
Get involved in your local community by supporting community projects. Working with local communities can lead to many proven benefits for businesses including reduced vandalism, improved perceptions amongst the local community, reductions in recruitment costs and increased staff retention and loyalty.
Details of local community groups in Cheshire and Warrington are available on the shared Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester Council website. Visit http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/CheshireDirectory/Index.htm
Getting Active
A healthy workforce saves your business money. Healthy workers have reduced stress levels, increased concentration and less time off sick. Encourage your workforce to get healthy by promoting cycling to work, lunchtime keep-fit sessions even just doing exercises at your desk can lead to significant health benefits.
The Cheshire & Warrington Sports Partnership is leading on the Sport and Physical Activity theme of Embrace the Games. As part of this there is detailed information on where to take part in sport and physical activity as part of the Get Active initiative. For further information visit http://www.cwsportspartnership.org/get-active-in-cheshire-warrington
The British Heart Foundation website features practical ideas, tools and information on getting active at work.
Health, Work, Wellbeing is a Government Initiative that also features a range of tools, support and advice to businesses.
Cheshire & Warrington Sports Facilities
For details of where you and your staff can take part in sports and physical activity in Cheshire and Warrington, visit http://www.activeplaces.com/
Information about athletes, individual sports and their National Governing Bodies can be found on the British Olympic Association website. Visit http://www.olympics.org.uk/
Links
http://www.workingforhealth.gov.uk/
http://www.bhf.org.uk/Thinkfit/getting_active_at_work.aspx
http://www.activeplaces.com/
London 2012 Business Networks/Events
All Cheshire and Warrington business events will be listed here on the CWEA website and on the Northwest Business Network website.
Downloads
Embrace the Games – Cheshire & Warrington Legacy Framework for the London 2012 Games
Everyone’s 2012 – Northwest Legacy Framework for the 2012 Games – Update 2009
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