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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 4 of 37: Was window cleaning completed to the agreed standard?

Was window cleaning completed to the agreed standard?

This government template schedules internal and external window cleaning twice a year, with work put right at no extra charge if it misses the required standard.

Records used
The cleaning method, schedule and maintenance-system record for each planned visit.
What this doesn’t establish
The document does not say how many windows are inspected or how quickly unsatisfactory work must be put right.

Our suggested review question

What was checked after the window clean, and when will any missed areas be put right?
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

Internal and external window cleaning scheduled twice yearly, with free rectification if the required standard is missed

Record type: Framework requirement Mechanism: Planned completion Cadence: Biannual Evidence owner: Supplier provides method and record; buyer assesses Evidence record: Method statement, schedule and CAFM or PPM record Threshold or trigger: Required quality standard; numeric pass threshold not published Published consequence: Free rectification Why this may help an FM: Check whether specialist periodic work was scheduled and delivered without paying twice Important limitation: No published inspection sample or rectification time

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: Specification work package I, 84.2-84.5 and 85.2-85.5

Reference: GCA-04