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Further to my Written Statement on the impact of the Carillion liquidation on the Wales and Borders rail services and Metro operator and development partner procurement on 17 January, Abellio Rail Cymru (ARC) have notified Transport for Wales that they have withdrawn from the procurement process as of 17:00 on 22 February 2018\.    

  

Despite the best efforts of the team of experts, lawyers and counsel at Transport for Wales, and the ARC team, ARC has taken the regrettable decision to withdraw its bid having been unable to overcome the impact of Carillion’s liquidation.  

  

ARC has participated in the procurement process and has contributed professionally throughout. I want to express my thanks to the ARC team for their hard work during the process. It is unfortunate that, having invested significant time, effort and money into the process that they should be a further victim of the liquidation of Carillion.  

  

Transport for Wales learned of Carillion’s share price drop in July 2017 and raised this with ARC. At this point ARC considered options but elected to stay with it’s consortium partner, Carillion. As a consequence Transport for Wales required independent financial guarantees by a bank for Carillion’s performance.  

  

When Carillion entered liquidation, Transport for Wales asked ARC to provide a proposal which demonstrated that ARC could still deliver the Final Tender without changing essential elements of it.  The liquidator has since been in discussion with a number of parties to sell Carillion Rail and to secure jobs, and it was possible that through this process, ARC could have secured the relevant capability. ARC was required to present a firm proposal once the liquidator had made its decision,  by 17:00 on 22nd February.    

   

A consortium member for another bidder yesterday successfully purchased the majority of Carillion Rail from the liquidator. Whilst this has safeguarded a number of jobs in Carillion Rail, it has unfortunately left ARC unable to secure the capability it would need to proceed.   On the evening of Thursday 22nd February, ARC informed Transport for Wales of its intention to withdraw from the process.    

  

Transport for Wales has analysed the robustness and technical capability of the remaining bidders and are confident that they are both capable of providing a high quality solution that will enable us to transform rail services right across Wales.  

  

I would like to further recognise ARC’s contribution to this process. The team’s enthusiastic and professional involvement to date has contributed significantly to the procurement process.  

  

The procurement evaluation will continue and ARC’s withdrawal does not expose the Welsh Government to any financial risk or delay to the process. At the time Final Tenders were submitted in December, three bidders remained in the process.  Final Tenders were therefore prepared with strong competitive pressure.  Final Tenders are binding and remaining bidders could not alter them now ARC has withdrawn.  

  

We have two strong bidders remaining in the process and remain on target to award this exciting contract in May 2018 and to transform rail services in Wales and borders from October 2018\.  

  

This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Assembly returns I would be happy to do so.







Translation:


 
Yn dilyn fy Natganiad Ysgrifenedig ar effaith diddymu Carillion ar gaffael gwasanaethau rheilffyrdd Cymru a'r Gororau a chwmni gweithredu a phartner datblygu'r Metro ar 17 Ionawr, mae Abeilio Rail Cymru (ARC) wedi hysbysu Trafnidiaeth Cymru eu bod wedi tynnu'n ôl o'r broses gaffael o 17:00 o'r gloch ar 22 Chwefror 2018\.    
  
Er gwaethaf ymdrechion gorau y tîm o arbenigwyr, cyfreithwyr a chynghorwyr Trafnidiaeth Cymru, a thîm ARC, mae ARC bellach yn anffodus wedi gwneud y penderfyniad i dynnu eu cais yn ôl gan eu bod wedi methu â dod dros effaith diddymu Carillion.  
  
Mae ARC wedi cyfrannu at y broses gaffael ac wedi cyfrannu'n broffesiynol drwy gydol y broses. Rwyf am ddiolch i dîm ARC am eu gwaith caled yn ystod y broses. Mae'n anffodus, wedi iddynt fuddsoddi amser, ymdrech ac arian yn y broses, eu bod hwythau hefyd yn dioddef o ganlyniad i ddiddymu Carillion.  
  
Clywodd Trafnidiaeth Cymru am y gostyngiad ym mhris cyfranddaliadau Carillion fis Gorffennaf 2017, a thrafodwyd hyn gydag ARC.  Fe ystyriodd ARC yr opsiynau, gan benderfynu aros gyda Carillion, ei bartner o fewn y consortiwm.  O ganlyniad roedd angen gwarant ariannol annibynnol gan fanc ar Trafnidiaeth Cymru ar gyfer perfformiad Carillion.   
  
Pan gafodd Carillion eu diddymu, gofynnodd Trafnidiaeth Cymru i ARC wneud cynnig a oedd yn dangos ei bod yn parhau yn bosibl i ARC gynnig y Tendr Terfynol heb newid elfennau hanfodol ohono.  Mae’r diddymwr ers hynny wedi trafod gyda nifer o bartïon i werthu Carillion Rail ac i gadw swyddi, ac reodd yn bosibl y byddai ARC wedi gallu sicrhau y capasiti perthnasol drwy’r broses hon.  Roedd angen i ARC gyflwyno cynnig cadarn, unwaith yr oedd y diddymwr wedi gwneud ei benderfyniad, erbyn 17:00 ar 22ain Chwefror.    
    
Ddoe, bu i aelod consortiwm cynigydd arall lwyddo i brynu y rhan fwyaf o gwmni Carillion Rail gan y diddymwr.  Er bod hyn wedi diogelu nifer o swyddi yn Carillion Rail, yn anffodus roedd yn golygu nad oedd ARC yn gallu sicrhau bod ganddynt y capasiti angenrheidiol i fynd ymlaen.  Nos Iau yr 22ain Chwefror, hysbysodd ARC Trafnidiaeth Cymru o'u bwriad i dynnu'n ôl o'r broses.   
  
 Mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi edrych ar ba mor gadarn yw'r cynigwyr sy'n weddill, a'u gallu technegol, ac maent yn hyderus eu bod  yn gallu cynnig ateb o safon uchel fydd yn ein galluogi i drawsnewid gwasanaethau rheilffyrdd ledled Cymru.   
  
Hoffwn gydnabod eto gyfraniad ARC at y broses hon. Mae cyfraniad brwdfrydig a phroffesiynol y tîm hyd yma wedi cyfrannu’n sylweddol at y broses gaffael.   
  
Bydd y gwaith o werthuso'r broses gaffael yn parhau ac nid yw y ffaith bod ARC wedi tynnu'n ôl yn golygu bod unrhyw risg ariannol nac oedi yn y broses i Lywodraeth Cymru.  Pan gyflwynwyd y Tendrau Terfynol ym mis Rhagfyr, roedd tri cynigydd yn parhau yn y broses.  Cafodd y Tendrau Terfynol felly eu paratoi gyda pwysau cystadleuol sylweddol.  Nid yw'n bosib i'r cynigwyr newid eu Tendrau Terfynol nawr bod ARC wedi tynnu yn ôl.  
  
Mae gennym ddau gynigydd cryf yn y broses ac rydym wedi llwyddo i gadw at yr amserlen i ddyfarnu’r contract cyffrous hwn ym mis Mai 2018 ac i drawsnewid gwasanaethau rheilffordd yng Nghymru a’r gororau o fis Hydref 2018\.    
  
Cafodd y datganiad hwn ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn hysbysu'r aelodau. Pe byddai'r aelodau am imi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb unrhyw gwestiynau ar hyn pan fydd y Senedd yn dychwelyd rwyf yn hapus i wneud hynny.