Within the Transpennine Route Upgrade, the W2BC project intends to package and tender circa £186m of scope for civils, stations and tunnels within Engineering Stage/s (ES)5-8.

This market engagement event seeks to update the market on the current status and expected future requirements of the W2BC portfolio for ES5-8 works, and make a Request for Information to support the packaging of works and development of the associated procurement strategies.

The Request for Information will focus on how the market views the opportunity, as well as determining the capacity and capability of the market, that will fall in line with the Hub and Spoke Contract Delivery Model.

When and where
Date and time:
Thursday, 18th April 2024, 10:00am - 12:00pm (GMT).

Please note that the event will go live at 09:45am via Teams, and formal introductions will begin at 10:00am.

Location:
Online (Microsoft Teams Webinar).

Logistical Details
If you would like to attend the virtual briefing, please submit your interest by registering through the instructions on Eventbrite, to recieve a webinar invitation via Microsoft Teams.

Your registration needs to be completed by 10:00am (GMT) on Thursday 11th April 2024.

When registering for the event you will be asked to provide the Name and Email Address of the Key Contact of your Organisation (the nominated person will be responsible for completing a post market engagement questionnaire on behalf of your organisation, this must only be one person per organisation). This does not preclude several members of the same organisation from registering and attending the market engagement event. For clarity, we only wish to receive one supplier questionnaire per organisation in the post- market engagement phase.

There will not be an opportunity to verbally ask questions during the event, however communications can be written in the chat during the presentation which will be addressed following the event.

In addition to responses of questions, the event recording will also be circulated to all participants following the event.

Background
The W2BC is part of the wider set of enhancement schemes across the North of England, referred to as the Transpennine Route Upgrade. The key objective of these schemes is to facilitate the economic growth of the North of England through the provision of increased capacities and journey time improvements to rail services whilst achieving value for money.

The W2BC Project involves works of a multi-disciplinary nature between Stalybridge and Huddersfield.

The current Anticipated Final Cost (AFC) at ES3 is £1.44bn, with passenger benefits realised and Value for Money (VfM) considerations integrated. In terms on ES5-8, the values for civils, stations and tunnels are reflective of the 4Q24 baseline.

Current Project Status
At present we are engaged in the tendering, award, and mobilisation of a number of ES4 packages that support completion of Agreed in Principle (AiP) designs, ES4 Phase Gate and enabling ES5 commencement during Q3 of 2025.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION
Non-participation in this event shall not inhibit the supply chain from participating in future procurements. Network Rail is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in this market engagement event. Network Rail cannot guarantee that it will incorporate all or any feedback received at the event into any subsequent procurement strategies or events, or that there will be formal proceedings with one or more procurement events.

Transpennine Route Upgrade - W2BC Project: Market Engagement Event