Decision details
Authority to vary the contract for Integrated Street Cleansing, Waste Collection and Winter Maintenance Service with Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Limited (Individual Cabinet Member Key Decision)
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Cleaner Streets, Transport & Public Realm
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To request authority to vary the contract for Integrated Street Cleansing, Waste Collection and Winter Maintenance Service with Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Limited.
Decision:
That the Cabinet Member for Cleaner Streets, Transport and Public Realm, having consulted with the Leader approves the variation of the contract for Integrated Street Cleansing, Waste Collection and Winter Maintenance Service with Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Limited to undertake additional works at the cost of £1,540,000 for a period of 12 months as set out below:
a. To include the provision of two small mechanical street sweepers to address street cleansing.
b. To widen the scope of the contract to include 5 additional litter pickers in each Brent Connect area to cover town centres and high street cleaning.
c. To widen the scope of the contract to include nighttime street cleansing and waste collection.
d. To widen the scope of the contract to include a dedicated Persistent Organic Pollutants (PoPS) waste collection 7 days a week.
e. To widen the scope of the contract to include waste collection from unregistered land;
f. To widen the scope of the contract to include a weekend rapid response street cleaning crew; and
g. To widen the scope of the contract to trial an additional resource of a vehicle and two crew members for our Brent Housing Estates.
Reasons for the decision:
As detailed within the accompanying report.
Alternative options considered:
As detailed within the accompanying report.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None.
Reason Key: Signficant expenditure/savings of £500k or more;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Cabinet/Committee Decision or Scheme of Delegation: Individual Cabinet Member Decision Scheme of Delegation & Contract Standing Orders ( Part 3 - Constitution)
Parties Consulted: As detailed within the accompanying report
Contact: Rashmi Agarwal, Head of Service Development & and Contracts Performance, Public Realm Email: rashmi.agarwal@brent.gov.uk Tel: 020 8937 3143.
Publication date: 12/08/2026
Date of decision: 06/08/2026
Date comes into force if not called in: 20/08/2026
Call-in deadline date: 19/08/2026
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