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1129394

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 17 of the Government's Industrial Strategy: Rail Sector Deal, published in 2018, what steps his Department is taking through the Rail Sector Deal to address the lack of innovation opportunity in contracts due to current procurement methodology and to outcome-focused whole life supply contracts to increase system reliability and avoid risk averse behaviours.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Strategic procurement of infrastructure which supports UK supply chains, skills and exports is a key part of the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy, and through the Rail Sector Deal we are working with industry to promote procurement practices that support an innovative, highly-skilled, and productive British rail supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>These improved practices may include more effective use by both public and private sector organisations of early contractor engagement, simplified tendering processes, and procurement balanced scorecards examining whole-life costs and benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is currently taking forward work on this element of the sector deal on behalf of the rail industry. Rail companies that would like to contribute should contact either RIA or the Rail Supply Group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/06/2019 15:11:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1129395

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2019 to Question 245683 on Rolling Stock: Procurement, what the relevant evaluation criteria are in such Government-led procurement exercises.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The current procurement of rolling stock for HS2 is being conducted by HS2 Ltd in line with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The evaluation process takes into account technical quality, deliverability (including wider benefits) and overall whole life value. The evaluation processes for the earlier procurements of Thameslink and Intercity Express Trains undertaken by the Department for Transport are both described in the Invitation to Tender documents, both of which are available in the National Archives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 11/06/2019 09:57:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1121941

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of scoring is given to (a) developing skills, (b) education and employment opportunities and (c) promoting supply chain opportunities through the supply and maintenance in rolling stock contracts that have to comply under the Utilities Contract Regulations.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	245683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>It is a matter for train operators or other contracting bodies, in awarding their own rolling stock contracts, to ensure they are compliant with any applicable procurement legislation and to set relevant evaluation criteria. Where the Government has led procurements of new trains in the past these have been run in accordance with statutory procurement rules.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/04/2019 09:41:23 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1121942

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in reference to the Answers of 10 April 2019 to Question 239910 and Question 239906 on Rolling Stock: Procurement, what statutory provisions are in place to ensure that train operators deliver the greatest benefit for the UK economy when awarding rolling stock contracts.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	245684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>It is a matter for train operators, in awarding their own rolling stock contracts, to ensure they are compliant with any applicable procurement legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Government has led procurements of new trains, such as IEP and Thameslink, these have been run in accordance with statutory procurement rules.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/04/2019 09:46:57 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1121953

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 10 April 2019 to Question 239910 and Question 239906 on Rolling Stock: Procurement, for what reason his Department's public procurement policy differs from Government strategy in other departments in relation to the (a) Industrial Strategy, (b) National Shipbuilding Strategy, (c) Transforming Infrastructure Performance programme and (d) Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	245688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>It is a matter for train operators, in awarding their own rolling stock contracts, to undertake procurement in line with their own commercial strategies. Where the Government has led procurements of new trains, such as IEP and Thameslink, these have been run in accordance with statutory procurement rules.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/04/2019 09:53:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109099

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to 40 per cent of new tube train Siemens planned to built in Vienna, what support the Government is providing to UK companies to help ensure rolling stock for High Speed Two is built in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The procurement of the new HS2 Phase One fleet is being undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The regulations require all tenderers be treated equally on a non-discriminatory basis. This means that HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This also means that HS2 cannot reward, in its procurement scoring mechanism, UK or regional content over non-UK content. However, the Utilities Contract Regulations do include a scoring mechanism that assesses each Tenderer’s plans for developing skills, education and employment opportunities and promoting supply chain opportunities through the supply and maintenance of the new trains.</p><p> </p><p>All parties invited to tender are required to make clear in their proposal how the manufacture and maintenance of the rolling stock will add value to the UK economy and contribute to the delivery of the HS2 programme strategic goals. All such commitments made will be included in the contract with the winning bidder.</p><p> </p><p>To support UK suppliers HS2 will ensure they are fully aware of specific opportunities through the contract opportunities table published on its website, through targeted ‘meet the contractor’ events and through regular engagement. To date, this approach has ensured that over 99% of direct and indirect HS2 awarded contracts have been to UK based organisations, over 70% of which are SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The procurement you refer to for the supply of new Piccadilly line trains from Siemens Mobility Limited was conducted by London Underground Limited (a subsidiary of Transport for London).</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 239907 239909 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:24:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109100

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has received guarantees from train manufacturers on the proportion of UK (a) parts and (b) suppliers for the construction of their trains.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Rolling stock procurement is undertaken through fair and open competition, usually by train operators as part of their franchise commitments. As such the Department has received no guarantees in respect of the UK proportion of parts and suppliers that rolling stock manufacturers use for the construction of their trains.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/04/2019 12:27:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109102

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that High Speed Two trains will be built in the UK and be created using a UK Supply Chain.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The procurement of the new HS2 Phase One fleet is being undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The regulations require all tenderers be treated equally on a non-discriminatory basis. This means that HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This also means that HS2 cannot reward, in its procurement scoring mechanism, UK or regional content over non-UK content. However, the Utilities Contract Regulations do include a scoring mechanism that assesses each Tenderer’s plans for developing skills, education and employment opportunities and promoting supply chain opportunities through the supply and maintenance of the new trains.</p><p> </p><p>All parties invited to tender are required to make clear in their proposal how the manufacture and maintenance of the rolling stock will add value to the UK economy and contribute to the delivery of the HS2 programme strategic goals. All such commitments made will be included in the contract with the winning bidder.</p><p> </p><p>To support UK suppliers HS2 will ensure they are fully aware of specific opportunities through the contract opportunities table published on its website, through targeted ‘meet the contractor’ events and through regular engagement. To date, this approach has ensured that over 99% of direct and indirect HS2 awarded contracts have been to UK based organisations, over 70% of which are SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The procurement you refer to for the supply of new Piccadilly line trains from Siemens Mobility Limited was conducted by London Underground Limited (a subsidiary of Transport for London).</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 239905 239909 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:24:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109106

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons Government tendering can write UK Content or GVA into public procurement but cannot do so for rolling stock contracts; and whether he has any plans to change policy in this area.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Rolling stock procurement is undertaken through fair and open competition, usually by train operators as part of their franchise commitments. Such procurements must be undertaken in line with the relevant procurement regulations in force at the time.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/04/2019 13:42:15 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109107

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the UK Government has written UK Content into the High Speed Two contract.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The procurement of the new HS2 Phase One fleet is being undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The regulations require all tenderers be treated equally on a non-discriminatory basis. This means that HS2 cannot mandate that the design and manufacture of the new fleet should be undertaken in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This also means that HS2 cannot reward, in its procurement scoring mechanism, UK or regional content over non-UK content. However, the Utilities Contract Regulations do include a scoring mechanism that assesses each Tenderer’s plans for developing skills, education and employment opportunities and promoting supply chain opportunities through the supply and maintenance of the new trains.</p><p> </p><p>All parties invited to tender are required to make clear in their proposal how the manufacture and maintenance of the rolling stock will add value to the UK economy and contribute to the delivery of the HS2 programme strategic goals. All such commitments made will be included in the contract with the winning bidder.</p><p> </p><p>To support UK suppliers HS2 will ensure they are fully aware of specific opportunities through the contract opportunities table published on its website, through targeted ‘meet the contractor’ events and through regular engagement. To date, this approach has ensured that over 99% of direct and indirect HS2 awarded contracts have been to UK based organisations, over 70% of which are SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The procurement you refer to for the supply of new Piccadilly line trains from Siemens Mobility Limited was conducted by London Underground Limited (a subsidiary of Transport for London).</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 239905 239907 question first answered 09/04/2019 10:24:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones