Stansted Airport Chamber of Commerce

Take the Baton - Create a Lasting Legacy for your Business

The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games offer a once in a lifetime business opportunity to get involved in the greatest show on earth. With around 7,000 direct contracts, creating a supply chain of over 75,000 opportunities, the 2012 Games will provide businesses big and small the chance to benefit.

However, even if you don’t win that Olympic contract, the experience of tendering will help get your business fit for purpose. With direct help available on the Olympic procurement process, mirroring the public sector procurement processes, the opportunity is there to help your business get fit to tender for public sector contracts in the future. This event will provide you with an overview of how to enter the supply chain along with guidance on meeting the minimum criteria.

Who should attend?

Any company looking to tender for a 2012 Olympic and Paralympic, local council or regional government contract.

What will it cover?

The current situation in the eastern region and Essex.

The Olympic 2012 on-line procurement portal - Competefor

How to prepare for the completion of on-line PQQ

Hints and tips about getting ready

The similarities between the 2012 procurement procedures and public sector procurement.

Aide memoir’s to producing the required policy statements

When and Where

19 September 08 Weston Business Park, Takeley (covering Uttlesford and Braintree)

17 October 08 Colchester Stadium (covering Colchester and Tendring)

13 November 08 Holiday Basildon Inn (covering Basildon, Brentwood and Thurrock)

07:45 Registration and breakfast

08:30 Presentations: The Olympic Opportunity

- Cllr Stephen Castle, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Regeneration and the 2012 Games

- The Public Procurement legacy - Terry Burgess, Senior Partnership Director, Business Link

09:15 Question and answer session

09:30 Networking

To book your place at these FREE events visit www.bookevents.org or call 0845 601 1000

More events will be available next year covering Epping Forest and Harlow, Chelmsford and Maldon, and Rochford, Castle Point and Southend.Essex Le gacy f rom the 2012 Games