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Cleaning KPI examples: choose what to measure

Cleaning KPIs are measures used to track whether the agreed service is being delivered. Compare 37 examples from 9 contributing UK public source packs covering quality, completed work and reporting. Each explains what the source shows and suggests a question for your next contractor review.

Which cleaning KPIs should I choose?

There is no universal cleaning KPI set or target for every office. Start with the questions that match the service you have agreed: is the building ready at opening, are urgent requests closed within the agreed time, is scheduled work recorded as complete, and what do complaints show once a change in reporting is taken into account? The examples below show the record behind each question and its limit. Set any target or deadline in your own agreement.

What each record can — and cannot — show

A published requirement says what should happen; a performance report says what was reported. Check the record type and source before using an example. These figures are source-specific, not default targets for your building.

Different records answer different questions
Existing library exampleThe record can help answerThe record does not establish
Planned deep-clean completionWhether planned work was recorded as complete by its scheduled date.Whether the physical result met the agreed cleaning standard.
Cleaning shifts coveredWhether required shifts were recorded as covered.Whether the cleaning result met the agreed standard.
Complaint learningWhether the complaint record shows recurring issues or a change in complaint capture.That a change in complaint count, on its own, proves cleaning improved or deteriorated.
Satisfaction responsesWhat responding users reported about their experience.A representative view of all users or an independent measurement of cleanliness.
Example 5 of 37: Do more complaints mean cleaning has got worse?

Do more complaints mean cleaning has got worse?

An official report rated the complaints measure “Inadequate”: the monthly average rose from six to eight against a target of no more than two. The reporting process had also changed.

Records used
Formal complaints, monthly counts and an explanation of the reporting change; the public rating covers a quarter.
What this doesn’t establish
More complaints were being captured. The increase alone cannot establish that cleaning deteriorated.

Our suggested review question

Has the way we collect complaints changed, and which recurring issues do the records actually show?
Read the original source

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

A published performance report: this is a selected result, not a complete assessment of the contractor.

Source details and full wording

Official reported performance — a selected source-specific result, not a complete supplier assessment.

Read with care: Authority-reported selected KPI snapshot, not a complete contract or supplier assessment. The complaint-capture approach changed, so counts are not directly comparable.

Full example

Cleaning complaints assessed with explicit context that a changed reporting process increased capture

Record type: Reported performance Mechanism: Complaint learning Cadence: Daily reports; monthly complaint count; quarterly public rating Evidence owner: Defra and supplier reporting process Evidence record: Formal complaint records and reporting-process commentary Threshold or trigger: No more than two formally recorded complaints per month Published rating: Inadequate Published context: average formally recorded complaints rose to eight from six Published consequence: No contractual consequence stated; a mitigation call and revised reporting process are disclosed management responses Why this may help an FM: Separate a delivery signal from a change in complaint capture Important limitation: The rise from six to eight is not a safe like-for-like deterioration claim

Key Performance Indicators for Government's Most Important Contracts, January-March 2026

Source pack: S02 Published or source date: Published 2026-08-25; reporting period 2026-01 to 2026-03 Jurisdiction and setting: England; Defra estate Exact locator: Key_Performance_Indicators row 309

Reference: CG-01

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