Haringey Council has extended its CCTV maintenance contract with TYCO Integrated Fire & Security for another year, allocating up to £900,000 for the service. The decision, approved by Councillor Ajda Ovat, Cabinet Member for Communities, ensures the continuous upkeep of the council's CCTV infrastructure, which plays a vital role in crime prevention, traffic management, and public safety.
The contract extension, running from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026, brings the total contract value to £2,736,668. The costs will be divided between the parking service and community safety, with community safety covering 25% of the costs, consistent with the previous year. The contract provides all labour, parts, spares, access vehicles, tools, and resources to carry out fully comprehensive contractual maintenance, including planned preventative maintenance and fault repair of the CCTV systems throughout the borough.
The CCTV equipment covered includes infrastructure servers in River Park House, the control room in Alexandra House, community safety cameras, traffic enforcement cameras, and School Streets cameras. A list of all CCTV cameras in the borough is available in the Public reports pack.
The council opted to extend the contract to align its expiry with another contract for CCTV control room equipment and cameras, which ends in February 2027. The aim is to combine the two contracts into one integrated contract to ensure efficiencies and value for money. The council plans to align the expiry of both contracts as closely as possible before tendering for one integrated contract. The council expects the new contract in 2027 will generate value for money by pooling budgets from all stakeholders using the service.
Alternative options were considered but rejected. Doing nothing would risk infrastructure failure, loss of CCTV capability, and a decline in public confidence. Re-procuring the contract immediately would result in a period without CCTV maintenance and undermine the plan to combine the contracts.
Notably, the council secured a price freeze and no RPI uplift for the next 12 months, resulting in savings of £35,257. According to the Public reports pack, CCTV helps to detect and deter crime, reduces fear of crime, and helps maintain a secure and safe environment for all community members. The traffic enforcement operation supports safe streets, active travel, and better air quality, contributing to the council's climate emergency response.
The decision was made under Contract Standing Order (CSO) 18.02.2 and CSO 2.01(d).
