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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 33 of 37: Were all the contracted cleaning hours delivered?

Were all the contracted cleaning hours delivered?

This tender requirement asks for 100% of contracted cleaning hours, supported by detailed electronic records.

Records used
Weekly clock-in and clock-out evidence and an electronic hours report, reviewed against a monthly target.
What this doesn’t establish
Hours worked do not establish cleaning quality. The award notice does not confirm that these tender terms became the final contract unchanged.

Our suggested review question

Can we reconcile contracted hours with recorded hours, including any gaps or cover arrangements?
Read the original source

Trivallis

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 award notice does not confirm that every tender-annex term entered the executed contract unchanged.

Full example

One hundred percent of contracted hours must be completed and backed by detailed electronic cleaner-hour records

Record type: Tender KPI - awarded procurement Mechanism: Labour delivery Cadence: Weekly evidence; monthly KPI Evidence owner: Contractor supplies electronic records; Trivallis calculates Evidence record: Clock-in and clock-out records and electronic hours report Threshold or trigger: 100% of contracted hours Published consequence: Monthly yes/no KPI; no numeric credit published Why this may help an FM: Find missing labour before interpreting quality impact Important limitation: Paid hours do not prove outcome quality; award notice does not prove the tender KPI annex was executed unchanged

TRIV2025-08 Office Cleaning Services

Source pack: S09 Published or source date: Tender pack 2025-10-16; award notice 2026-02-03 Jurisdiction and setting: Wales; social housing offices Exact locator: Annex 6 KPI 2 p1; Annex 4 p4

Reference: WAL-TRI-02

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