Contracts with external 3rd party suppliers & cleaning of crime scenes

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.028136

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please inform me of any contracts you have with external 3rd party suppliers with respect to the cleaning of crime scenes back into a usable fashion.

1. Please inform me of the company(s) name, the start/ end date of the contract(s) and how the contract(s) was awarded.
2. If there is no contract(s) please confirm company names you have employed on an ad hoc basis in a responsible timeframe (for example the last 12 months)
3. If there is no contract or no ad hoc engagements please can you confirm this cleaning service is undertaken in-house by Met Police staff (either met police officers or civilian employees of the met)

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - Please inform me of the company(s) name, the start/ end date of the contract(s) and how the contract(s) was awarded.

The company is: Clearway Environmental Services Ltd
Contract start date: 02/08/2021
Contract end date: 08/10/2026
The contract was awarded through a tender process run in accordance with The Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Q2 - If there is no contract(s) please confirm company names you have employed on an ad hoc basis in a responsible timeframe (for example the last 12 months)

N/A – there is a contract in place.

Q3 - If there is no contract or no ad hoc engagements please can you confirm this cleaning service is undertaken in-house by Met Police staff (either met police officers or civilian employees of the met)

N/A – there is a contract in place.