PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY CHAIN
Wolstenholme touched on the rolling stock procurement for the new Class 345 trains, and the train operations, giving this timetable in his presentation:
OJEU notice issued – March 2013 Pre-qualify 3 – 5 bidders – June 2013 Bids received – January 2014 Supplier selected – September 2014 Concession commences – May 2015 Operates Liverpool St services – 2015 – 2018 Introduces new rolling stock – 2017 – 2019 Operates new Crossrail routes – 2018 – onwards
Concession renewed – 2023 - 2025
He also gave an update on the Wallasea Island wildlife sanctuary for the RSPB, which is making use of the 6.5m cubic metres of spoil from the Crossrail tunnelling.
Billions of pounds worth of work
Crossrail is now 36% complete, having spent £4bn and awarded direct contracts worth £5.5bn.
More than 1,700 businesses have already secured work on the project, 42% of which have been large businesses and 58% SMEs. 62% have been based outside London, though 95% are ‘on-shore’ UK companies.
Another 75,000 business opportunities
remain. Wolsenholme said: “There’s an awful lot of work.
“In two or three years, we’ll need to let to the second, third and fourth tier suppliers, many of whom I suspect are here today [at Railtex]. You
will get an idea as to how your organisations from this industry will fit into the Crossrail programme.”
He explained the behaviours and commitments expected of suppliers working on Crossrail, saying: “What I will be judged on – what this programme and this industry will be judged on – is whether 24 trains per hour will arrive with world-class train operations and world-class passenger service in 2018.
“We have five years of a huge programme to manage between now and then,
and
I’m personally very keen to make sure we understand, as a supply chain, how not ‘what you do’ but ‘how you behave’ is something [very important].”
Describing the role of apprentices and young unemployed people on the project,
The other major rail project…
Not to be outdone, HS2 also updated the Railtex audience on upcoming opportunities for rail and engineering businesses.
Beth West, HS2 Ltd Commercial Director, explained that procurement for construction is expected to start in 2014, and that procurement for property development partners is also anticipated in 2014-15.
She said the company is determined to use collaborative working and to reduce the cost of non-value adding activities and increase productivity through risk sharing, co-location of staff and avoiding ‘man marking’.
The HS2 website will soon be updated with more information for potential suppliers to the project.
Her full presentation is available online at
www.railtex.co.uk/railtex/project-update- theatre/#hs2
Wolstenholme told the audience: “Do not be surprised, if you win work, or are awarded work on Crossrail, to find yourself part of this sort of programme with these sort of commitments.
“We’re very proud of it. You’ll be asked to get involved in local community projects, for example.”
Wolstenholme concluded: “We’re well within our funding envelope, we’re on time.
“I want to leave a legacy for the industry.
“It’s very unlikely that we’re going to deliver this safely on budget by 2018 unless between us we share best practice, share current and future ideas.”
www.crossrail.co.uk/suppliers FOR MORE INFORMATION
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