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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 27 of 37: What is being done to stop complaints recurring?

What is being done to stop complaints recurring?

This published requirement says complaints about contractor staff must be investigated, resolved and followed by action to reduce recurrence.

Records used
Complaint, investigation, response and prevention records, included in the monthly report.
What this doesn’t establish
The clause does not promise an automatic reduction in payment following a complaint.

Our suggested review question

What caused the complaint, what was done, and how will we check whether the problem returns?
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.

Full example

Complaints about contractor staff must be investigated, resolved, protected against recurrence and reported with actions

Record type: Tender/specification requirement Mechanism: Complaint learning Cadence: Event-triggered; monthly report Evidence owner: Contractor investigates and reports; client reviews Evidence record: Complaint, investigation, response and prevention-action records Threshold or trigger: Investigation, resolution and recurrence mitigation required Published consequence: No automatic service credit stated Why this may help an FM: Check whether complaints create corrective learning Important limitation: No automatic service credit is stated in the clause

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: FM Scope 3.8.15-3.8.16, printed p17

Reference: SG-FM-04

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