MORE than 2,000 companies from the North-East have signed up to bid for contracts for the London 2012 Olympics.
A total of 2,073 firms from the region are now accessing the free CompeteFor service, launched in January 2008 – an online agency bringing together UK businesses and suppliers to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
So far, at least 17 companies in the North have won contracts to directly supply the Olympic Delivery Authority and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. For information, visit competenortheast.co.uk
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