Station Security

Tender description

Our security arrangements currently cover work at the following stations – Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, York, Wakefield Westgate, Doncaster and Peterborough. They also include Saturday night train coverage between York and Doncaster / Edinburgh and Newcastle. LNER are committed to tackling the effects of crime and general anti-social behaviour effectively across the route over which we operate. Tackling anti-social behaviour is a priority, particularly in terms of increasing customer and employee reassurance and perceptions of their personal safety and security. LNER are now looking for a new contract to cover our security requirements LNER will be holding a supplier open Day on 5th October in York, further details can be found in the tender documentation. Lot 1: To cover all routes on the East Coast Main line, including Vanguard operations, Aberdeen Dry Train and Events this affects the following stations - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed, Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, York, Wakefield Westgate, Doncaster and Peterborough Lot 2: To cover Customer facing duties between Berwick, Newcastle, Durham and Darlington stations. Lot 3: To cover York NRSP Security Compliance, and Operation Vanguard - Operation Vanguard – This is a joint British Transport Police / LNER & Trans Pennine Express initiative put in place to help manage Anti-Social Behaviour on Saturday evenings in York and the surrounding areas Lot 4: To Cover Doncaster, Wakefield West Gate and Peterborough Stations Lot 5: Event security As a minimum to cover regular events and to support where necessary on an Ad hoc basis where there may have been disruption or additional security is required at one of our 8 stations, or busy trains Aberdeen Dry Trains - for Customer facing duties on train and security provision to manage the platform prior to boarding the train at Aberdeen, at Edinburgh a security provision will manage the platform in preparation for train arrival, they will then take over form the Aberdeen security and cover Edinburgh to Newcastle train,