Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Rwy’n ysgrifennu i roi’r newyddion diweddaraf i’r Aelodau am yr ymarfer i gaffael gweithredwr nesaf gwasanaeth rheilffyrdd Cymru a’r Gororau a Metro De Cymru. Dechreuodd y broses ym mis Gorffennaf 2016\.  
  
Ar ôl cynnal proses gaffael drylwyr yn unol â Rheoliadau Contractau Cyfleustodau 2016, rwy’n falch o gael cadarnhau bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn bwriadu dyfarnu’r contract i weithredu a datblygu gwasanaeth rheilffyrdd Cymru a’r Gororau a Metro De Cymru i KeolisAmey.  
  
Mae KeolisAmey yn gyd\-fenter rhwng y cwmni trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, Keolis, a’r arbenigwr mewn rheoli asedau seilwaith, Amey.   
  
Bellach, yn unol ag arferion caffael cyffredinol, bydd cyfnod segur statudol o 10 niwrnod cyn i Lywodraeth Cymru allu cwblhau dogfennaeth ffurfiol y contract a’i ddyfarnu.  
  
Ar ôl i’r cyfnod segur ddod i ben, bydd y contract yn rhedeg o 4 Mehefin 2018 i 14 Hydref 2033\. Bydd gwasanaethau rheilffyrdd yn cael eu trosglwyddo ar 14 Hydref 2018\.  
  
Bydd yr Aelodau’n cofio bod tri chwmni wedi cyflwyno tendrau terfynol ym mis Rhagfyr 2017\. Tynnwyd un tendr maes o law a chafodd y ddau arall eu gwerthuso. Aseswyd pob cais o ran ei ansawdd, ei gadernid a’i allu i roi prif bolisïau Llywodraeth Cymru ar waith yn unol â’r ddogfen, ‘Gwasanaethau Rheilffyrdd ar gyfer y Dyfodol’.   
  
Yn ystod y broses gaffael rydym wedi rhoi blaenoriaeth i fuddsoddi yn ansawdd trenau, gorsafoedd a gwasanaethau ar gyfer rheilffyrdd Cymru a’r Gororau a Metro De Cymru. Rydym yn ddiolchgar i bob un sydd wedi cymryd rhan yn y broses gaffael.  
  
Ni fydd modd i Drafnidiaeth Cymru na Llywodraeth Cymru roi sylwadau ar elfennau’r broses gaffael tan ddiwedd y cyfnod segur, ac ni fyddaf yn sôn ymhellach am y broses nes dyfarnu’r contract.  
  
Rwy’n edrych ymlaen nawr at rannu â chi ein cynlluniau cyffrous ac arloesol ar gyfer gwasanaeth rheilffyrdd nesaf Cymru a’r Gororau a Metro De Cymru cyn gynted ag y bydd y  cyfnod segur wedi dod i ben.  






Translation:


 
I am writing to update Members on the procurement of the next operator of the Wales and Borders rail service, which we launched in July 2016\.  

  

Following a rigorous procurement process under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, I am delighted to confirm the Welsh Government’s intention to award the contract to operate and develop the Wales and Borders rail service and South Wales Metro to KeolisAmey.  

  

KeolisAmey is a joint venture partnership of international public transport operator, Keolis, and infrastructure asset management specialist, Amey.  

  

In accordance with usual procurement practice, there will now be a statutory standstill period of 10 days before the Welsh Government will be in a position to enter into, and complete, the formal contractual documentation and make the award.  

  

Upon completion of the standstill period, the contract will run from 04 June 2018 to 14 October 2033, with rail services transferring on 14 October 2018\.  

  

Members will recall that final tenders were received from three companies in December 2017\.  One of those tenders was subsequently withdrawn and the two remaining bids were evaluated, with each bid being assessed for its quality, robustness and ability to deliver on the Welsh Government’s policy priorities, as set out in ‘Rail Services for the Future’.  

  

Throughout the procurement process we have prioritised investment in the quality of trains, stations and services for the Wales and Borders Rail Service and South Wales Metro.  We are grateful to all those who have participated in the procurement process.  

  

Neither Transport for Wales nor the Welsh Government will be able to comment on aspects of the procurement process until the end of the standstill period and will not make any further comment until the contract has been awarded.  

  

I now look forward to sharing with you details of our exciting, transformative plans for the next Wales and Borders rail service and South Wales Metro at the earliest possible opportunity following the standstill period.