To help maintain the UK’s reputation as a respected and innovative host of global sporting events, UK Sport provides a range of strategic guidance and technical support to the sector.
Major Events Consultant
Our team of Major Events Consultants (MEC) ensure that the National Lottery or government funding into an event is used in an appropriate manner to ensure the world-class delivery of major events. MECs will sit on the stakeholder board of every event.
Every sport and event is allocated a MEC who alongside the above also provide strategic support across a number of areas including business planning and support through the Major Events Panel process and then through the lifecycle of an event including risk management and delivery support.
Technical support
Events can access a range of technical specialists across different event delivery areas including ticketing and marketing, social impact, sustainability, equality, diversity and inclusion and innovation.
Events and sports should speak to their MEC for further information.
Knowledge transfer and Event Partners Day
The knowledge transfer programme aims to enhance and develop the sector’s expertise in event delivery by hosting opportunities to share knowledge, learn and develop together to foster a collaborative, thriving and sustainable network.
UK Sport’s annual Event Partners Day brings together sport and host city partners to provides updates and networking opportunities.
Governance
Effective leadership, robust governance and strong decision making have become pillars of the UK’s major event hosting proposition. Implementing structured and transparent practices, taking the appropriate elements from corporate governance and applying to major event management, supporting the UK’s major event staging credentials and supporting the delivery of high-quality events.
The Major Event governance guidance is designed to assist national governing bodies, cities and local authorities in establishing events with effective business structures and implementing appropriate governance best practice. UK Sport are able to provide support and resources in this area, full details of which can be found within the guidance.
Gold Framework
The Gold Framework sets out the landscape for major sporting events across the UK, and the roles of the key partners and stakeholders responsible for support and delivery. The document outlines the available support which UK Sport and UK Government can provide to prospective and future event hosts in the UK across a range of areas. Further details can be found in the framework document, including information on the eligibility and prioritisation criteria used to determine potential support.