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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 17 of 37: Do inspections and staff feedback tell the same story?

Do inspections and staff feedback tell the same story?

This published requirement combines spot checks, joint inspections and customer comments in a cleaning-quality score from 1 to 5.

Records used
Inspection results and customer feedback, including quarterly joint inspections.
What this doesn’t establish
The document does not give a numerical cleanliness threshold or an objective test.

Our suggested review question

Where do inspections and staff feedback agree or differ, and what should we investigate?
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

Cleaning quality triangulated from spot checks, joint inspections and customer comments on a 1-5 scale

Record type: Tender requirement Mechanism: Inspection and audit Cadence: Spot, quarterly and review-cycle Evidence owner: Council spot checks and joint inspection; customer input Evidence record: Inspection results and customer feedback Threshold or trigger: 1-5 scoring scale; no numeric cleanliness threshold Published consequence: General default and remedy framework Why this may help an FM: Triangulate authority observation and user feedback Important limitation: No numeric cleanliness threshold or objective test

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: Appendix 2 KPI table and scoring key, PDF pp44-45

Reference: PPC-04