Transport for Wales is a company wholly owned by the Welsh Government, which will provide advice and support on the procurement on the next Wales & Borders franchise and South Wales Metro infrastructure. Transport for Wales is holding a market engagement event on 26th May 2016 in central Cardiff, Wales, ahead of the proposed procurement.
The event is to provide details to prospective bidders and the immediate supply chain (such as rolling stock manufacturers, rolling stock companies and major infrastructure contractors) of the planned procurement process for:
- The Wales and Borders franchise, from October 2018
- The design, development, operation and maintenance of a Metro scheme: a programme of service and infrastructure interventions to provide faster, more frequent and electrified rail services, initially in the South Wales Valleys. Further information is available from http://gov.wales/metro
Speakers will include representatives from across the industry, including Welsh Government, Department for Transport and Network Rail.
To book your place click here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transport-for-wales-wales-borders-franchise-and-metro-procurement-registration-25371376470 tickets are limited to four places per company.
A further event for infrastructure delivery companies and other potential supply chain opportunities will be held in 2017. This event will be in advance of any construction procurement which is currently planned for the second half of 2017.
The venue for the event will be in central Cardiff and will be confirmed closer to the 26th May.
If you have any accessability and / or dietary requirements, or you would like the presentation in Welsh, please contact Transport for Wales using the email address below.
Transport for Wales are giving attending companies the opportunity to promote their capability in the breakout space of the event. If you would like to take us up on this opportunity, please contact us on procurement@transportfor.wales for further information. https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY134732
Mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru yngwmni a berchnogir yn llwyr gan Lywodraeth Cymru, a bydd yn darparu cyngor a chefnogaeth ar gyfer caffael masnachfraint nesaf Cymru a’r Gororau a seilwaith Metro De Cymru. Cyn dechrau ar y broses caffael, bydd Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn cynnal digwyddiad ymgysylltu â’r farchnad ar 26 Mai 2016 yng nghanol Caerdydd.
Diben y digwyddiad yw rhoi manylion i ddarpar gynigwyr ac i’r gadwyn gyflenwi uniongyrchol (megis gweithgynhyrchwyr cerbydau, cwmnïau cerbydau a chontractwyr seilwaith mawr) ynglŷn â’r broses gaffael sydd wedi’i chynllunio ar gyfer:
1. Masnachfraint Cymru a’r Gororau, o fis Hydref 2018 ymlaen.
2. Cynllunio, datblygu, gweithredu a chynnal a chadw cynllun Metro; rhaglen o ymyriadau gwasanaeth a seilwaith i ddarparu gwasanaeth rheilffordd cyflymach ac amlach, wedi’i drydaneiddio, yng Nghymoedd De Cymru i dechrau. Gellir cael rhagor o wybodaeth yn http://llyw.cymru/metro.
Bydd y siaradwyr yn cynnwys cynrychiolwyr o bob rhan o’r diwydiant, yn eu plith Llywodraeth Cymru, yr Adran Drafnidiaeth a Network Rail.
Gall pob cwmni wneud cais am hyd at bedwar lle gan ddefnyddio https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transport-for-wales-wales-borders-franchise-and-metro-procurement-registration-25371376470. Bydd mynediad drwy docyn yn unig.
Cynhelir digwyddiad arall yn 2017 i gwmnïau cyflenwi seilwaith ac i drafod cyfleoedd posibl eraill yn y gadwyn gyflenwi. Cynhelir y digwyddiad hwnnw cyn caffael unrhyw waith adeiladu ar gyfer ail hanner 2017.
