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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 2 of 37: Were urgent cleaning requests dealt with on time?

Were urgent cleaning requests dealt with on time?

This government template measures how quickly cleaning requests are answered and resolved against the times agreed in the contract.

Records used
Request and closure times in the helpdesk log, with missed targets counted each month.
What this doesn’t establish
The customer must agree the response times and how many missed targets are acceptable; the template does not supply those values.

Our suggested review question

Which requests missed our agreed response or completion time, and what do the timestamps show?
Read the original source

Crown Commercial Service (now Government Commercial Agency)

A contract template: this describes a requirement, not an achieved result.

Source details and full wording

Published framework model — buyer values were unset and this is not observed performance.

Read with care: Framework template: operative buyer values are unset.

Full example

Reactive cleaning requests answered and rectified within the call-off service level

Record type: Framework requirement Mechanism: Reactive rectification Cadence: Per event; monthly failure count Evidence owner: Helpdesk and supplier; buyer reviews Evidence record: Helpdesk request and closure timestamps Threshold or trigger: Call-off buyer sets response bands and acceptable failure count Published consequence: Possible KPI credits, ratcheted deductions and rectification plan Why this may help an FM: Check whether reactive issues close within the agreed service level Important limitation: The framework leaves response bands and acceptable failure counts to the buyer

RM6232 Facilities Management and Workplace Services framework pack

Source pack: S01 Published or source date: 2023-11-22 to 2023-12-14 file metadata Jurisdiction and setting: UK central government Exact locator: KPI_Measures table 4 row 116; Specification 78.10-78.13

Reference: GCA-02

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