Costs involved in Contract Cleaning

4/7/2018

The cost of cleaning can be divided into a number of well-recognised elements and although the proportion allocated to each element can vary from contract to contract, it is possible to give some guidance on a typical breakdown as shown in the following:

Site Based labour including cover, national insurance, holidays (65-85%)
Overheads (9-20%)
Operating Surplus (4-10%)
Management (3-5%)
Equipment (3-10%)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including uniforms (0.5-1%)
Training (1-2.5%)

There are many reasons why there are acceptable variations to the above, depending for example, upon whether there are special requirements that need to be taken into account.

Typically, cleaning costs are categorised as Direct or Indirect, and Fixed or Variable.

Direct Costs
Are those that relate directly to the contract and will include:

Labour costs
Equipment Provision and Maintenance
Cleaning Materials
Personal Protective Equipment (including Uniform)
On Site office costs

Indirect Costs
Are not specific to the individual contract and are usually apportioned across the business, there include:

Head Office and Reginal Office Costs
Shared Support – Payroll, Human Resources, Training
Management

Fixed Costs
These remain the same throughout the contract such as site-based office costs and equipment depreciation.

Variable Costs
These will change throughout the contact – for example, the consumables and materials spend can change from month to month.

Will TUPE affect the cost of your cleaning? If so, read our blog post ‘Will TUPE apply to your new service provider?’ here.

Contact Tatry Group for a free on-site cleaning assessment

We would love to quote for your cleaning. It costs nothing and at the very least will allow you to see if you’re getting value for money. We will visit you and put together a full quotation document including references, testimonials, cleaning schedule, insurance details, risk assessments and a breakdown of cost.

If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please call us on 0800 411 86 71 or submit an online enquiry form.

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