Facilities Management Contract Burnley Bus Station

The Contract requirements are for the general management of Burnley Bus Station on behalf of the Council. The successful contractor shall ensure that the premises and adjoining land are kept in a clean, functional and safe condition for the duration of the Contract.

The successful contractor shall be responsible for the security of the premises and the management of bus operators. The proposed during of the contract is for 3 years commencing in April/May 2018 with a view to extend a further 2 years in 12 month extension periods, subject to satisfactory performance/delivery of the Council's specifications and requirements.

The successful contractor would be required to ensure that a suitably qualified and experienced member off staff is present to act as General Manager at Burnley Bus Station who shall be in attendance for a minimum of normal office hours. Additional information: The successful contractor shall put into place suitably qualified and experienced Staff to manage specific areas of operation including but not limited to: (i) Providing site and premises security all year around excluding Christmas Day, Boxing day and New Year's Day; (ii) A comprehensive cleaning regime, including periodic high level cleans; (iii) Opening and securing / locking of Burnley Bus Station; (iv) Dealing with public transport enquiries; (v) Day to day management and overseeing of bus operations at Burnley Bus Station; (vi) Attending and reporting back to Council at regular Management meetings.

It will be likely that existing staff at Burnley Bus Station will be required to be transferred under the terms of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014" and the potential contractors are advised to seek independent professional advice on the consequences for them if they are the successful bidder in those circumstances. The Selection Questionnaire is also available at http://www.burnley.gov.uk/about-council/doing-business-bu... Clarification responses will also be made available as appropriate at the above web address. Please follow the instructions in the SQ document for returning the completed SQ etc. An OJEU Notice has been published for this opportunity: 2017-142689 (17-430693-001).