Contract cleaning for offices and small commercial premises
Commercial and Office Cleaning
Commercial and office cleaning is contract-based cleaning of business premises — offices, retail units and small commercial buildings — carried out on a scheduled basis (typically weekly or more often) and priced by floor area, hours required and visit frequency rather than as a single fixed rate.
Definition
What Office Cleaning covers
Commercial cleaning differs from a domestic clean mainly in how it's structured: rather than a single visit, most business premises need a recurring contract that specifies cleaning frequency, scope (washrooms, kitchens or breakout areas, communal floors, desks and general tidying) and timing, often outside business hours to avoid disrupting staff or customers. Pricing reflects the floor area to be cleaned and how often cleaners attend, rather than a flat per-visit charge.
Suitable for
- Offices and small commercial premises needing a regular cleaning contract
- Retail units requiring cleaning outside trading hours
- Businesses wanting a single contract covering washrooms, communal areas and general office cleaning
- Landlords of multi-let commercial buildings needing communal area cleaning
Not suitable for
- Domestic home cleaning — see our residential cleaning service for that
- A single one-off deep clean of a commercial unit — priced and scoped as its own job rather than a contract
Process
How the work is carried out
- 01
Site visit
Assessing the premises, floor area and any access or timing constraints (e.g. out-of-hours working).
- 02
Scope and contract
Agreeing cleaning frequency, scope and pricing structure — hourly or contract rate — in writing.
- 03
Scheduled cleaning
Cleaning carried out to the agreed schedule, working around business hours where required.
- 04
Review
Checking in periodically to confirm the scope still matches how the space is used, adjusting frequency or scope as needed.
Typical timescale
Cleaning visits are scheduled to the agreed contract frequency — commonly daily, several times a week, or weekly depending on the premises — rather than as a one-off job.
Cost guidance
Commercial and office cleaning typically costs £20–£40 per hour in our area, with the rate depending on floor area, the standard of finish required and whether work falls in or out of normal business hours. We provide an itemised quotation after a site visit rather than a fixed headline price.
Limitations and exclusions
- Specialist cleaning (carpets, high-level glazing, hazardous waste) is scoped and quoted separately from the standard contract
- Cleaning materials and consumables (bin liners, washroom supplies) can be included or excluded from the contract by agreement
Areas we cover
Office Cleaning across Sussex, Surrey, Kent and South London
Local property styles, planning authorities and neighbourhood coverage for office cleaning in each town we work in.
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FAQs
Office Cleaning FAQs
Do you clean outside business hours?
Yes, out-of-hours or early-morning cleaning is common for offices and retail units so cleaning doesn't disrupt staff or customers, and is agreed as part of the contract.
Is commercial cleaning priced per hour or as a fixed contract rate?
Both are used depending on the premises — smaller or irregular jobs are often priced per hour, while larger regular contracts are usually priced as a fixed rate based on floor area and frequency, agreed after a site visit.
Can you cover cleaning for a multi-let commercial building's communal areas?
Yes, we clean shared entrances, stairwells and communal washrooms in multi-let buildings under a single contract, in addition to individual tenant units where needed.
Discuss your office cleaning project
Tell us about the property and what you have in mind, and we'll arrange a site visit.
Last reviewed 2026-07-28.