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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 14 of 37: Is there a record of each cleaning visit?

Is there a record of each cleaning visit?

This published requirement calls for both a last-clean display and a signed record for every visit.

Records used
The date, time and cleaner’s identity for each visit, compiled monthly.
What this doesn’t establish
A signed visit record shows recorded attendance, not the cleanliness of the area afterwards.

Our suggested review question

Can we match each scheduled visit to a dated record, and check the result separately?
Read the original source

Perranzabuloe Parish Council

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

Source details and full wording

Published requirement — not observed performance.

Full example

Every clean leaves two attributable records: a public last-clean display and a signed visit record

Record type: Tender requirement Mechanism: Attendance attribution Cadence: Per clean; monthly compilation Evidence owner: Individual cleaner records; council can request Evidence record: Date, time, cleaner display and signed cleaning record Threshold or trigger: Every visit recorded; no cleanliness threshold Published consequence: General warning and default remedies may apply Why this may help an FM: Reconcile promised frequency with attributable delivery Important limitation: Proves recorded attendance, not cleanliness

Public Conveniences Cleaning Contract PPC-001-2025

Source pack: S03 Published or source date: Available 2025-02-04 Jurisdiction and setting: England; parish council public conveniences Exact locator: Schedule 2 clauses 16 and 25, PDF pp18 and 20

Reference: PPC-01