HS2 bid opportunities

1 June 2021

HS2 Ltd is to hold weekly webinars to tell British businesses about more than 400,000 contract opportunities that the high speed railway project will create. 

‘Work with us Wednesdays’ were first introduced by HS2’s Business Engagement team in June 2020. The free-to-join webinars attracted over 500 delegates and helped local communities understand the scale of the opportunity on HS2, and how to bid for upcoming contracts.

Since that time, HS2 has received the green light from the Government to extend the railway to Crewe, and there have been construction milestones such as launching the first of ten giant tunnel boring machines on the Birmingham to London line.

The company says this is creating new supply chain opportunities, and this year’s ‘Work with us Wednesday’ events are designed to make it easier for local businesses to find out how to get involved.

The one-hour webinars begin on Wednesday 9 June and run for six consecutive weeks. Each session has a different theme, ranging from championing the importance of social value through to driving innovation, designed to help businesses understand how they can stand out during the procurement process and boost their chances of winning a contract.

HS2’s Procurement and Supply Chain Director, Andrew Cubitt, said: “Investing just an hour or two of your time over the next six weeks really could be the start of something big; the chance to secure the future growth of your business and your workforce.”

For more information and to register, visit hs2.org.uk/events/ 

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