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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 29 of 37: What does a missed cleaning standard mean for payment?

What does a missed cleaning standard mean for payment?

This published requirement links monthly cleanliness scores of 3, 2 or 1 to graduated payment deductions.

Records used
A joint supplier-and-customer performance report and a building monitoring sheet each month.
What this doesn’t establish
The deductions have conditions and apply to the relevant building under this contract. They are not a general rule for other contracts.

Our suggested review question

Does our contract link missed standards to payment, and do the records support the conditions for that response?
Read the original source

Northern Ireland Department of Finance / CPD

A published requirement: this describes what is expected, not an achieved result.

Source details and full wording

Published requirement — not observed performance.

Full example

Monthly cleanliness score of 3, 2 or 1 drives graduated commercial deductions

Record type: Contract KPI Mechanism: Escalation and remedy Cadence: Monthly Evidence owner: Supplier and buyer jointly report Evidence record: Supplier-and-buyer performance report and building monitoring sheet Threshold or trigger: Monthly performance score 3, 2 or 1 Published consequence: Score 2 can trigger 10% after no improvement; score 1 triggers 10%, rising to 15% Why this may help an FM: Use a graduated commercial response instead of a binary pass or fail Important limitation: Deductions apply to the relevant building, not a universal contract benchmark

Cleaning Services contract ID 5067401

Source pack: S08 Published or source date: 2025 pack; page updated 2025-07-10 Jurisdiction and setting: Northern Ireland civil service Exact locator: Schedule 13, Performance Index Ratings and Annex A KPI 2

Reference: NI-CLN-02

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