Cleaning services

Tender description

The key objective of the LNER Train and Station Cleaning Services contract is to identify a partner who is able to deliver and continue to improve on the high standards, utilising efficiency, flexibility and innovation in line with the needs of our customers and our business. LNER seek to support an innovative and dynamic Service Partner who provides a customer and facilities centric presentation services solution, whilst optimising performance, achieving robust resource management and efficiency in a continuous improvement and evolving environment. One of the key requirements of this process is the combination of both the fleet and station aspects and LNER are looking for the bidders to utilise resource across both areas therefore increasing the efficiency of the proposed workforce. This will be a key aspect in LNER selecting a Presentation Partner to work with going forward. London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) began operating on the 24.6.2018 as a publicly owned company. The East Coast Franchise has enjoyed a long history of being a highly successful long-distance operation, consistently outperforming industry average for customer satisfaction (92 % compared to an average of 86 % in the long-distance sector) and with revenue growth currently ahead of the sector average reflecting our innovative and commercial approach to running our business. LNER will be going through a period of significant change as we and our industry partners invest in transforming the route for the future to deliver increased capacity and an improved experience for our customers. This will culminate in the forming of the East Coast Partnership, where the DfT have set out a vision for rail in general, but specifically for the East Coast Mainline, this includes a new way of operating train and track and incorporating changes to the franchising system. LNER is a long-distance rail operator based in the UK operating on the ECML and currently runs 157 services per day Monday–Thursday, 158 services Friday, 151 services Saturday and 118 services Sunday and carrying over 24 000 000 customers a year between London King’s Cross, Peterborough, Doncaster, Leeds, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow with some services extending to Inverness, Aberdeen, Hull, Harrogate, Bradford and Skipton. The timetable is normally revised twice a year in May and December but please note that Network Rail may introduce a third timetable change in September and this, if introduced will give LNER the ability to update the timetable if required to enhance or increase its services. The LNER stations portfolio consists of 11 stations where LNER are Station Facilities Owner (SFO). There is also the company HQ based at East Coast House in central York. LNER’s new fleet of Azuma trains will be fundamental in enabling us to deliver the greatest change to the timetable since electrification delivering faster journey times, increased frequency and more direct services to our communities on and around the East Coast Mainline. Azuma’s will help us retain a market-leading competitive position with more seats, greater reliability, plus a better on-board environment and enhanced levels of service. LNER have elected to run a tender process for Train and Station Cleaning Services covering the LNER operation. These are defined as the following: Train — turnaround services: — in transit services, — overnight services, — heavy clean services, — office cleaning services. Stations — general station cleaning services: — toilet cleaning services, — window cleaning services, — office cleaning services, — planned deep clean services. The operational and financial relationship shall be based on a partnering approach, fostering trust, transparency and mutual benefit (open book concept), which encompassing partnering principles with the Service Partner having ultimate responsibility for successful delivery. The Service Partner shall have full responsibility for the delivery of any cleaning activities and services whether performed by directly employed or sub-contracted personnel. LNER retains the right to audit the Service Partner’s performance, which shall also include rights for LNER to audit against and apply any aspects to any of the LNER policies supplied.