Decision details

The Head of Programme Management to waive CSO 8.03 for the requirement to obtain quotations via the Corporate Sourcing Solution and award a contract for the provision of graffiti removal services, in accordance with CSO 10.01.1(b) on the grounds set out in CSO 10.01.2 (d) (ii) and pursuant to CSO 9.07.1 (c), to CC Infrastructure Services Ltd. for the one-off removal of graffiti in and around the Park View Rd. Underpass for the sum of £21,096.85.

An extensive public art piece is to be installed on the 68 boundary wall panels leading to the Underpass through the Colour Way project. The existing graffiti needs to be removed to enable the project objectives to be achieved, and to enable the public artwork to have the maximum impact.

Regular graffiti clearance is not currently included in the Council’s Term Contractor’s maintenance contract (Veolia). The walls and the physical environment in this area have therefore suffered increasing graffiti since the project was identified in the 2016 Tottenham Hale Green and Open Spaces Strategy, contributing to the area’s intimidating and unsafe perception.

The one-off removal of the existing graffiti and the installation of the Colour Way art piece will transform the perception and experience of the Underpass area, increasing footfall and reducing the anti-social behaviour.
Three quotations for graffiti removal services were obtained outside the HPCS process, in order to identify and refine the scope and methodology with specialist suppliers due to the specific local constraints, fragmented land ownership, proximity to the railway and on-going construction programme.

Quotations were received from Veolia’s national industrial services team, CC Infrastructure Services and County Clean Ltd.

The quotation from CC Infrastructure Services provided the most economically advantageous solution for the Council.

A waiver is requested to award the contract to CC Infrastructure Services.

Do nothing: This would not achieve the Colour Way project objectives as extensive graffiti would still be visible in the area, both encouraging further anti-social behaviour and undermining the impact of the public art installation.

Using the Council’s Term Contractor (Veolia) for graffiti removal: Graffiti removal is not included in the standard services provided to the Council by the Term Contractor. It was therefore necessary to source external contractors for these services, including from Veolia’s national industrial services division.

Reducing the scope of the commission: excluding parts of the area or reducing the extent and quality of cleansing would only partially achieve the project objectives, and would encourage further anti-social behaviour. It would therefore not represent value for money.

Selecting an alternative supplier: the winning supplier has been selected following a competitive process, and represents the most economically advantageous to the Council.