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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 25 of 37: Were inspection findings put right on time?

Were inspection findings put right on time?

This published requirement sets a 95% target for monthly cleaning audits and correction of failures within agreed timescales.

Records used
Monthly audit findings and records of work to put them right at the covered properties.
What this doesn’t establish
The payment-deduction table leaves one value blank. No deduction should be assumed for that missing entry.

Our suggested review question

Which findings remain open, what deadlines were agreed, and what records show completed corrections?
Read the original source

Scottish Government

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

Source details and full wording

Published requirement — not observed performance.

Read with care: The source leaves one deduction value blank; no value has been inferred.

Full example

Monthly cleaning audits must be completed and non-conformances rectified within agreed timescales

Record type: Contract KPI Mechanism: Inspection and audit Cadence: Monthly Evidence owner: Contractor records; Scottish Government assesses Evidence record: Audit and rectification records for core properties Threshold or trigger: 95% Published consequence: Failure removes KPI points; total score may drive financial deductions Why this may help an FM: Check both audit completion and whether non-conformances closed Important limitation: The score-to-deduction table has a blank at 99, so no value should be inferred

Facilities management procurement CASE/437570

Source pack: S07 Published or source date: Scope 2020-06-23; KPI position 2024-05-30; FOI release 2024-09-03 Jurisdiction and setting: Scotland; government estate Exact locator: KPI workbook, KPI List, KPI 3 measure 3.1

Reference: SG-FM-01

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