Once finalised, Veolia will take over from current contractor Amey – which has carried out the work since 2011.
Keith Bottomley, deputy chairman of the port health and environment services committee, revealed the identity of the city’s new contractor at the City of London’s Clean City Awards Scheme annual awards ceremony in the city today (25 January).
Addressing the audience he said that Veolia would be the new contractor from March.
‘High standards’
Zahur Khan, director of transportation and public realm for the Corporation, also praised the work of the outgoing contractor Amey, “for keeping high standards in the city area”.
Amey signed a £64 million contract in 2011, for the City of London’s waste collection, street cleansing and ancillary services. Amey’s deal was initially signed until December 2019 but the contract end-date was brought forward to April 5 2019.
The authority has a 9,400 residential population and attracts around 400,000 people commuting in to the area to work every day.
As one of the city’s oldest districts, the area also houses famous landmarks including St Paul’s Cathedral, the Museum of London and Leadenhall Market, drawing in an estimated 8.9 million visitors every year.
A spokesperson for the City of London Corporation said: “Veolia ES UK Limited is currently the preferred supplier for the waste collection, street cleansing and ancillary services contract, subject to a contract being signed.
“This follows an open and transparent competitive tender process.”
A spokesperson for Veolia said the company could not comment.
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