How to win: Integration Technical Operations Assurance & Environmental Partner

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The East West Railway Company (the Authority) is responsible for the delivery of East West Rail (EWR), a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project providing new and upgraded rail links between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge. EWR Co. is responsible for leading the development, procurement, and commissioning of the railway. The Authority is undertaking preliminary market engagement in advance of a planned procurement of an Integration, Technical, Operations, Assurance and Environmental (ITOAE) Partner to support the development and delivery of the EWR programme. The scope, structure, and commercial model of the procurement will be informed by this engagement. This notice is issued to inform the market of the Authority's current thinking, to seek views from potential suppliers, and to help shape the scope, structure and delivery model of any future procurement. This is not a call for competition. Overview of the Intended Contract The Authority is considering the establishment of a single supplier contract for the provision of programme-level ITOAE services for a period of up to twelve (12) years, with performance and scope breakpoints at Years 3, 6 and 9. The IT

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