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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 34 of 37: How are the contractor’s own checks reviewed?

How are the contractor’s own checks reviewed?

This tender requirement sets a target above 95% for contractor self-audits and asks for random audit dates and times.

Records used
Monthly supplier audit reports reviewed by the facilities team.
What this doesn’t establish
These are the contractor’s own checks. The award notice does not confirm the tender terms became the final contract unchanged.

Our suggested review question

Which areas were checked, when were they checked, and how has our team reviewed the findings?
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

Provider self-audits must exceed 95% and include random audit dates and times

Record type: Tender KPI - awarded procurement Mechanism: Inspection and audit Cadence: Monthly Evidence owner: Contractor self-audits; Trivallis Facilities reviews Evidence record: Supplier audit reports reviewed by Facilities Threshold or trigger: Above 95% Published consequence: Underperformance affects satisfactory-performance assessment; no numeric deduction published Why this may help an FM: Test the frequency and sampling of provider self-audit Important limitation: Provider-generated evidence; independence depends on client review; 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 3 p1

Reference: WAL-TRI-03

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