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IOC – The International Olympic Committee.
The IOC is the umbrella organisation for the Olympic movement. It owns all the rights to the Olympic symbols, flag, motto, anthem and Olympic Games.

To visit the website, click here.

IPC - The International Paralympic Committee
The IPC is the umbrella organisation for the Paralympic Games.

To visit the website, click here.

LOCOG - The London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
LOCOG’s remit is the staging of the Games themselves, including the support services. Its income derives from sponsorship, ticket and vendor arrangements. It is expected to commence its award of contract in 2009. Its offices are at:

22nd Floor, One Churchill Place, CanaryWharf, London, E14 5LN

To visit the website, click here.

ODA - The Olympic Delivery Authority.
The ODA’s remit is to build and deliver the venues for the Olympic Games to LOCOG to the specification agreed. Its income is derived from government, non-governmental and local government sources. Once the venues are built to specification it is thought that the ODA will take over responsibility for providing LOCOG with the maintenance services of those venues throughout the Games and will continue that responsibility until the venues are handed over as part of legacy.

The ODA has drafted the physical security requirement for the venues for CLM to implement. This is to ensure that the ODA can provide for the Security Directorate an overall standardised physical security platform for the Games. They will use independent consultants for elements of this process. Whilst CLM will be undertaking the majority of procurements the ODA will always remain the Contracting Authority.

The ODA is located at:
22nd Floor, One Churchill Place, CanaryWharf, London, E14 5LN

To visit the website, click here.

OSD - The Olympic Security Directorate
The OSD is a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary body that sits within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and is headed by the Olympic Security Co-ordinator. The Security Co-ordinator is appointed by the Home Secretary, to whom he is accountable, to act on behalf of the Commissioner of the MPS.

The OSD takes responsibility for co-ordinating the agencies involved in providing safety, security and resilience to the Games. The OSD co-ordinates the strategic and operational planning of security for the Games, and ensures that the implementation is effective during the event period in order to achieve the Olympic Strategic Security Objectives. The OSD will comprise of 24 different organisations.

The current Olympic Security Co-ordinator is Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur who was appointed to the position in June 2006. He is responsible for ensuring that the security concept and operations for the Games knits together an integrated approach that incorporates the roles and responsibilities of the emergency services and other relevant agencies, including the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).

Other contacts are:

For a link to the MPS OSD website click here.

CLM
CLM is the acronym for CH2MHill, Laing O'Rourke & Mace and is the ODA’s delivery partner for the construction of the venues. They are charged with ensuring that the successful construction contractors meet the security criteria specified in their contracts with them. Construction contractors will choose their own individual security providers for both physical and manned security. To see briefing note, click here.

Arup Security Consulting
Arup Security Consulting have been retained by the ODA for work including the specification of CCTV.

W S Atkins
W S Atkins are working on a number of projects including the specification of the Park perimeter fence.

Buro Hapold
Buro Hapold are working on a number of projects for the ODA including design work on access control.

EDAW
EDAW is the consortium whose original Olympic Park Masterplan helped London win the 2012 Games. They are setting the framework for the re-generation of the LowerLeaValley by designing the Olympic Park and its associated infrastructure. The consortium includes W S Atkins and Arup.

Edmund Nuttall Ltd & Galliford Try Plc
Edmund Nuttall Ltd, part of European Construction Group BAM, and Galliford Try a major UK construction and housebuilding company, who acquired Morrison Construction, are the two main contractors appointed to carry out remedial and demolition work on the Olympic Park site. Edmund Nuttall are working on the Southern half of the site and Morrisonson the Northern half of the site. Work is expected to commence in July 2007 and will run beyond the Summer of 2008, when the main construction work is expected to commence.

Lend Lease - Bovis Lend Lease
Lend Lease and its subsidiary Bovis Lend Lease have been chosen to develop the Olympic Village. Phase 1 will be the development of approximately 4,200 residential dwellings and related accommodation, which will become the Olympic Village. Lend Lease will be responsible for all aspects of the project including funding, design and construction, and marketing and sales. Phase 1 is expected to start in 2008 with handover to the ODA in 2011. Under Phase 2 the Olympic Village development will be refurbished following the Games and a further 500,000 sq mtrs of regeneration is included which could take the works up to 2020. For a link to register on their supply chain website for goods and services click here.

Team Stadium
Team Stadium comprises: Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, HOK Sport Ltd and Buro Happold. Their Project Director is Tony Aikenhead. The Team have signed an MOU with the ODA for the design and build of the main stadium and building is due to commence mid 2008. They are co-located with the ODA.

Dean & Dyball
Dean & Dyball have been awarded the construction contract for facilities in Weymouth & Portland commencing Spring 2008 for completion end 2008.

British Olympic Association
The BOA has chosen Aldershot as its Preparation Camp for the 2012 Games. To view the press release click here.

MPS - Metropolitan Police Service
The Metropolitan Police Service are charged with overall command and co-ordination for the security of the Games - see Olympic Security Directorate (OSD). A chart detailing the organisations involved and reporting lines is shown at paras 12.6a & 12.6b of the bid document,click here. The Olympic Operational Command Unit is also known as CO12. The MPS is also the lead agency in the The Olympic Security, Safety and Resilience Strategic Forum.

Home Office
The Home Secretary, through the Home Office, has ultimate responsibility for the security of the Games. The Home Office Olympic Security and Safety Strategic Steering Group, chaired by Vic Hogg, is the backbone of the planning process and its strategy is co-ordinated by the OSD's Programme Team.

SIA – Security Industry Authority
The Security Industry Authority will be involved in licensing all security guarding staff specially recruited and trained for the Games.

To visit the website, click here.

SfS - Skills for SecurityTo visit the website click here.

 

BSIA – The British Security Industry AssociationTo visit their website click here.

NRG - Nations and Regions Group
NRG is chaired by Charles Allen and is charged with engaging on the Olympics with businesses outside London. Each Region works through its development agency and they have appointed contacts within each Group. These are:

 

Advantage West Midlands.
Contact: Jim Johnston - Business Manager – 2012 Games
To email Jim, click here.
West Midlands companies can take advantage of an extremely good website developed by the University of Warwick. The website, which is free to use, tracks all tenders relating to 2012, notifies subscribers and then helps them, where necessary, combine to put the best tender forwards. A real boon, especially to SMEs. To link to the website click here.
West Midlands London 2012 link
West Midlands Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

East Midlands Development Agency
Contact: Tracy Croft, East Midlands Co-ordinator for the 2012 Games
East Midlands London 2012 link
East Midlands Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

East of England Development Agency
East of England London 2012 link
East of England Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

London Development Agency
Contact: Geoff Newton, Director of Olympic Opportunity
London Region 2012 link
London Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

Northern Ireland's Regional Development Agency
Northern Ireland London 2012 link
Northern Ireland Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

North West Regional Development Agency
Contact: Anne Thompson
North West London 2012 link
North West Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

One North East
Contact: Ian Brannigan
Creative Programmer: Lorna Fulton
North East London 2012 link
North East Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

South East England Development Agency
Contact: Alan Searle
South East London 2012 link
South East Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

South West Regional Development Agency.
Contact: Robin Edwards
South West London 2012 link
South West Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

Scottish Enterprise
Scotland London 2012 link
Scottish Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

Welsh Assembly Government
Wales London 2012 link
Cymru London 2012 link
Welsh Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

Yorkshire Forward
Contact: Robert Ling
Yorkshire London 2012 link
Yorkshire Pre-Games Training Camp Guide

Each of these RDAs are running 2012 portals on their websites which will fill with local events and opportunities.

DCMS – Department for Culture Media & Sport
The Department for Culture Media & Sport is the department responsible with the DTI for co-ordinating the delivery of the Olympic Games and was the lead department in the bid.
To visit the website, click here.

Legacy Trust UK
A £40m trust created to support a wide range of innovative cultural and sporting activities to celebrate the Games and leave a lasting legacy in communities throughout the UK. To visit their website click here.

LDA – London Development Agency
The LDA is the Mayor of London’s Agency charged with driving sustainable economic growth in London. With regard to the Olympics it is driving a number of issues, including:

To download a copy of LEST for 2012, click here.

TfL – Transport for London
TfL is heavily involved in the planning and associated works for the Olympic Games.

London Resilience
The London Regional Resilience Partnership is scoping the Olympic Resilience Preparedness for the Olympic Security Directorate. For further information, click here.

BERR – Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
The BERR is tasked jointly with the DCMS in the delivery of the Olympic Games and they have jointly, with partners, developed a delivery plan. The BERR can help, through its various initiatives e.g. Business Link and MAS (Manufacturing Advisory Service) members prepare for the bidding process. To access BERR's 2012 portal click here.

JCP – Jobcentre Plus
Jobcentre Plus is working on the provision of staff for the Olympics and its current level of involvement is mainly working on opportunities for the disadvantaged. This amounts to about 400 to 500 people. They are also working on a pre-volunteer programme for graduates, which could be linked to recruitment for the Games.

Information Age Partnership
This is a key government and industry collaboration established to provide leadership in the UK. It has developed a vision of how IT, Electronics, Communications, and Content (ITEC) applications and services can be used to the London Games. It has published a paper called 'Towards the 2012 Games'.

London First
London First is involved in security of the Games via its support of Business Continuity for London Resilience. To visit their website, click here.

Host Boroughs
Hackney
Waltham Forest
Newham
Tower Hamlets
Greenwich

Read also 'Next Stop 2012' for the Gateway boroughs.