SUPPPORT FOR SUPPLY CHAIN COMPANIES TO
‘RAISE THEIR GAME’
Companies in North and Mid Wales are being
supported in ‘raising their game’ to ensure they have the capacity
and capability to benefit from the decommissioning of nuclear power
stations in the region.
The Welsh Assembly Government is working with
Magnox North to develop a local supply chain and identify a range
of potential opportunities for local businesses.
The cost of decommissioning Trawsfynydd and
Wylfa power stations – as well as the possibility of extending
Wylfa – runs into hundreds of millions of pounds offering
substantial long term supply opportunities for local companies.
Leighton Andrews, Deputy Minister for
Regeneration, said that maximising these benefits for Welsh
companies formed a key part of the Môn a Menai Action Plan which is
geared to drive forward the regeneration of the region.
He said the Assembly Government is supporting
companies to raise their game to ensure they would be in a position
to bid for and win contracts.
“This represents a major opportunity for a
wide range of businesses to benefit from developments on their
doorstep. We are supporting them to take advantage of this
potential business which can bring economic benefits to local
communities and play a significant role in the wider regeneration
of the region.”
Magnox North manages the operations and
decommissioning programmes for five nuclear licensed sites –
including the two in Wales – on behalf of the Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority.
It is looking to introduce development
principles, consistent with Assembly Government sustainable
development principles, into its procurement contracts and is
piloting this on its Welsh sites. This can include social clauses
and effectively limits the geographical area that goods or services
are sourced - creating new opportunities for local companies.
More than 120 companies from North and Mid
Wales attended a workshop and suppliers and buyers day designed to
help local business to ‘Raise its Game’.
The joint initiative was organised by the
Assembly Government, Wylfa, Trawsfynydd, Menter a Busnes, Ynys Môn
and Gwynedd County Councils and Bangor University.
Magnox North highlighted what work will be
undertaken on the sites over the next five years, what is expected
of their sub contractors and how companies can meet their
criteria.
The main opportunities for small and medium
sized suppliers are through Magnox North’s key contractors who were
present and discussed future sub contracting opportunities on the
two sites.
The Assembly Government’s Flexible Business
Support programme can help companies attain the necessary
accreditations and criteria including quality performance and
management systems needed to bid for contracts.
The range of goods and services required is
quite extensive and contracts required include landscaping,
demolition, construction, site security, IT and communications,
facilities management, general electrical and non-hazardous waste
management.
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