School Cleaning Contracts
School Cleaning Contracts in Northern Ireland
A school cleaning contract has to survive term dates, examination weeks, after-school lettings and holiday deep-clean windows — not just a generic five-day rota pasted onto a timetable. RexCleaning works with primary and secondary schools across Northern Ireland to agree frequencies for classrooms, corridors, washrooms, dining spaces and staff areas that reflect actual pupil numbers, building age and zone-by-zone usage.
School contracts
Get a proposal for your NI school
We visit your school with your premises lead before quoting. Term-time frequencies, safeguarding and letting arrangements are all agreed at the walkthrough.
- Term-time scheduling built around the academic calendar
- Safeguarding expectations confirmed and documented before work starts
- Internal cover so visits still happen during busy term weeks
- Written scope reviewed at the start of each academic year
- Fully insured
- COSHH information where required
- RAMS provided where required
- AccessNI where relevant
- Regular quality checks
- Managed supplies where required
Contract priorities
What NI school cleaning contracts need to address
Principals, governors and premises leads tell us these are the most important factors when setting up or reviewing a school cleaning contract.
Term-time scheduling that survives the academic calendar
A school cleaning contract has to survive term dates, examination weeks, after-school lettings and holiday deep-clean windows — not just a generic five-day rota applied to a timetable.
Clear scope for every zone
Which sports changing provision is in contract, how kitchenettes are handled, whether internal glass is core or a periodic extra — written plainly so governors, principals and caretakers have a clear reference.
AccessNI where policy requires it
Schools with safeguarding policies that require AccessNI checks for contractors working when children are present need this confirmed before engagement — not treated as a post-contract consideration.
Internal cover for sickness and holidays
Agreed visits that still happen during busy term weeks, without the school having to explain missed cleaning to parents or ETI visitors.
Exam and special event adaptability
Exam hall setups, school tours, parents' evenings and after-school lettings all create specific cleaning requirements around standard visit patterns.
Simple caretaker escalation
Out-of-hours issues should reach a supervisor by a known route — not sit in a general inbox until Monday morning after a weekend letting.
Service inclusions
What RexCleaning can include
The scope is confirmed in writing before work starts. These are the zones most commonly included in NI school cleaning programmes.
Classrooms and teaching spaces
Floor care, surface wipe-downs, bin runs and touchpoints in primary teaching areas on each scheduled term-time visit.
Shared washrooms and toilets
Pupil and staff toilet blocks sanitised and consumables replenished, with frequency matched to pupil numbers and building age.
Corridors and circulation areas
Floor maintenance in corridors, stairwells and common circulation areas — with exam corridors handled separately during assessment periods.
Dining and canteen areas
Dining hall floors and surfaces after service periods, with arrangements agreed around the lunch timetable.
Staff areas
Staff room, admin office, headteacher's office and staff welfare facilities.
Documentation
AccessNI checks where your safeguarding policy requires them, COSHH information for products used, and RAMS where required for specific tasks or buildings.
How the walkthrough works
We do not produce quotes without visiting the school. Every NI school cleaning proposal starts with a site visit alongside your premises lead.
- 01
Tell us about your school
Use our contact page to describe your school, pupil numbers, term dates, letting arrangements and any specific safeguarding or documentation requirements.
- 02
Site visit with your premises lead
We visit to walk classrooms, washrooms, corridors and other zones with your caretaker or premises lead, agree scope and confirm scheduling around the school timetable.
- 03
Written contract proposal
You receive a written proposal with zone-by-zone scope, term-time frequencies, holiday window arrangements and pricing confirmed before work starts.
- 04
Service starts
AccessNI is confirmed, the team is briefed on safeguarding expectations and cleaning begins on the agreed date.
Common problems
Issues this service addresses
These are the most common problems NI school premises leads and business managers raise when reviewing or replacing their cleaning contractor.
Generic office rota applied to school building
Cleaning programmes designed for office buildings applied to schools without accounting for term breaks, pupil numbers, dining areas or sports facilities.
AccessNI not confirmed before engagement
Schools with safeguarding requirements finding their current contractor has not provided AccessNI evidence for operatives on site when children are present.
Visits missed during busy term weeks
Booked visits that do not happen during the weeks when the building most needs cleaning, with no cover plan from the contractor.
Lettings creating gaps in the cleaning programme
After-school and weekend lettings generating mess that falls between cleaning cycles — with no arrangement for post-letting resets.
Scope ambiguity over dining, sports and specialist rooms
Contracts that do not specify whether the dining hall, sports changing provision or technology suites are included, creating recurring disputes.
No clear caretaker escalation route
Caretakers with no direct line to a supervisor for out-of-hours issues or urgent cleaning needs before an inspection or parental visit.
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Request a walkthrough for your NI school
We will visit with your premises lead, walk every zone and provide a written contract proposal aligned to your term-time calendar.