TfL00916 Lot 2 Track Cleaning and Graffiti Removal Services contract
Request ID: FOI-0588-2122 Date published: 26 July 2021
You asked
Could you please provide copy of contract awarded to CCS in 2019 for above award?
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0588-2122
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 22nd June 2021 asking for a copy of a cleaning and graffiti removal services contract.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
A copy of the contract is attcahed. Note that a small number of redactions have been made under sections 40(2) and 43 of the Freedom of Information Act. Section 40(2) is the exemption that protects against the unfair release of personal data and has been applied to some names, signatures and contact details. Section 43 applies where release of the information would be likely to prejudice the commecial interests of any party. Material has been redacted where release would prejudice TfL’s commercial position in future negotiations. Section 43(2) is a “qualified exemption”, meaning we have to consider whether the greater public interest rests in applying the exemption and withholding the material, or in releasing it in any case. We appreciate that there may be some limited interest in the material (evidenced by your request), and the fact it has been requested under FOI is an argument in itself for release. However, TfL is a publicly funded body and it is imperative that in future commercial negotiations for these services we are able to secure the best value for the public purse. We believe that withholding the redacted material will allow us to do this. In this case, therefore, we believe that the greater public interest is served by applying the exemption.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
