Supply Chain Event 14/05/2025

The East West Railway Company (EWR Co.) is responsible for the delivery of East West Rail (EWR), a rail project providing infrastructure to enable services to link Oxford to Cambridge.

The scale of the EWR project and the complexity of developing new line and structures (stations & depots) with existing track means it is critical to ensure we have the best suppliers on board. To achieve this we recognise the importance of building the right commercial model to attract strong competition and incentivise collaborative working across the supply chain.

This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Notice is to inform the market that EWR Co. intends to commence market engagement to support the development of our Commercial Strategy for the delivery of EWR. The EWR requirements will include professional services (client-side support services), enabling works, main works civil engineering, stations, railway systems, rolling stock and depots.

The market engagement will commence with an initial virtual briefing session setting out EWR Co’s proposed Commercial Strategy on the 14th May 2025 at 12:30 – 13:30pm. This will be followed by a Market Sounding Briefing and Questionnaire inviting potential suppliers to provide their feedback on our proposed approach.

To participate in the event please register as a supplier on our Jaggaer portal by the 9th May at 12pm (noon):

East West https://eastwestrail.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ogc-host/public/eastwestrail/web/login.jst# Rail

If you have registered as a supplier, please hold the time in your diary and formal invites will be issued to the event on the 12th May. All registered suppliers will receive an email confirming whether they have been invited to the event.

If you have previously registered as a supplier on the portal, please ensure your details are up to date in order to receive the invitation.

Registration deadline is 9th May 2025 at 12pm (noon).