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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 35 of 37: Were inspection findings followed through?

Were inspection findings followed through?

This tender requirement connects customer inspections, recorded defects, complaints and the contractor’s corrective actions.

Records used
Facilities inspections, defect and complaint records, and contractor responses feeding into the monthly review.
What this doesn’t establish
The inspection frequency is not specified. The award notice does not confirm that the tender terms became the final contract unchanged.

Our suggested review question

Can we follow each finding through the agreed action to a later check of the result?
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

Client inspections, defect remediation, complaints and countermeasures form one performance loop

Record type: Tender KPI - awarded procurement Mechanism: Inspection and audit Cadence: Periodic inspections; monthly KPI Evidence owner: Trivallis Facilities inspects; contractor remedies and reports Evidence record: Facilities inspections, defect records, complaint reports and supplier countermeasures Threshold or trigger: Above 95% Published consequence: Remediation and named escalation required; timetable agreed before start Why this may help an FM: Separate provider self-audit from client verification and track countermeasures Important limitation: Inspection input is only described as periodic; exact cadence is absent; 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 4 p1; Annex 4 p4

Reference: WAL-TRI-04

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