Commercial Cleaning Company Serving All of Ireland

Commercial Cleaning That Procurement Teams Can Trust

When you manage a corporate office, a multi-site operation, or a commercial premises in Ireland, the cleaning contract is not a minor line item. It is a critical part of your facilities management infrastructure. A poorly managed cleaning operation impacts staff health, employee satisfaction, client impressions, regulatory compliance, and ultimately your bottom line.

Yet the commercial cleaning market in Ireland is fragmented. Companies range from solo operators with no insurance to multinational FM firms that treat your premises as one of ten thousand sites. The challenge for procurement teams is finding a provider that combines professional capability with genuine accountability — a company large enough to deliver consistently but small enough to care about your specific site.

Optus Glean occupies that precise space. We are a full-service cleaning and facilities management company operating across all 26 counties of Ireland. We deliver contract cleaning, specialist cleaning, commercial laundry, and facilities support to corporate clients who demand documented quality, transparent pricing, and a single point of accountability.

What Is Contract Cleaning?

Contract cleaning is the outsourcing of regular cleaning operations to a professional cleaning company under a formal service agreement. Unlike ad-hoc cleaning where you call someone when the office needs attention, contract cleaning provides:

• A documented specification — Every task, every frequency, every standard is written down and agreed before the contract begins. This becomes the benchmark against which every clean is measured.
• Dedicated, trained personnel — The same team cleans your premises every shift. They know the building, the occupants, the standards, and the reporting requirements.
• Fixed, predictable pricing — A monthly invoice for an agreed scope of work. No hourly rate surprises, no overtime ambiguity, no hidden charges.
• Quality inspection and reporting — Regular audits, issue tracking, and performance reports give you visibility into the service without having to manage it yourself.
• Compliance documentation — Method statements, risk assessments, COSHH data, insurance certificates, and Garda vetting records are maintained and available for your audit at any time.

For corporate clients, contract cleaning replaces the cost and complexity of managing an in-house cleaning team with a single, managed service that is documented, insured, and accountable.

Commercial Cleaning Pricing in Ireland

Pricing transparency is the single biggest gap in the Irish commercial cleaning market. Most competitors ask you to call for a quote without giving any indication of cost. This wastes everyone's time. Below are indicative pricing ranges for commercial cleaning in Ireland in 2026. Every Optus Glean contract is priced individually after a free site survey, but these ranges give procurement teams a realistic starting point for budgeting.

Hourly Rates

Per-Square-Metre Pricing

For procurement teams who prefer to budget based on floor area, per-square-metre pricing provides a clear benchmark:

Monthly Contract Ranges

All pricing is exclusive of VAT. Rates reflect compliance with the Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for contract cleaning operatives in Ireland. Optus Glean does not undercut legally mandated wages. Our staff are paid fairly, trained properly, and insured comprehensively. That is what makes the service consistent and reliable.

What ICCA Certification Means for Your Business

The Irish Contract Cleaning Association (ICCA) is the representative body for the contract cleaning industry in Ireland. ICCA membership and alignment signals that a cleaning company meets defined standards across several critical areas:

• Fair employment practices — ICCA members comply with the Employment Regulation Order for contract cleaning, paying legally mandated minimum rates and providing proper employment terms.
• Insurance adequacy — Members carry appropriate levels of public liability and employer's liability insurance.
• Training and development — Staff receive proper induction, ongoing training, and access to industry-recognised qualifications.
• Health and safety compliance — Members maintain documented health and safety management systems, risk assessments, and method statements.
• Garda vetting — All cleaning operatives are vetted before deployment.

For procurement teams evaluating cleaning tenders, ICCA alignment is a baseline quality indicator. It does not guarantee excellence on its own, but it eliminates the worst offenders — companies that undercut on price by paying below SEO rates, skipping insurance, or deploying untrained, unvetted staff. Optus Glean operates in full alignment with ICCA standards across all corporate cleaning contracts.

Building a Cleaning Specification for Your Premises

A cleaning specification is the documented scope of work that defines what is cleaned, how often, to what standard, and by whom. It is the single most important document in any cleaning contract, and it is where most procurement teams run into problems.

Too many cleaning companies provide vague specifications that say little more than "daily office clean." When standards slip six months into the contract, there is no documented benchmark to hold them against. Optus Glean takes a fundamentally different approach.

After a free site survey, we build a detailed cleaning specification that covers:

• Every area of your premises mapped and listed by zone
• Specific tasks assigned to each zone (vacuuming, mopping, sanitising, dusting, etc.)
• Frequency of each task: daily, twice-weekly, weekly, monthly, quarterly
• Products and equipment to be used in each area
• Timing: before business hours, during hours, evening, overnight
• Quality standards: what "clean" looks like for each task and zone
• Reporting: how quality is measured, audited, and communicated to you

This specification becomes the contract's benchmark. Every quality audit measures compliance against it. Every performance report references it. If something is not right, the specification tells us exactly what should have been done and when. This level of documentation is what separates professional contract cleaning from a cleaner with a mop and a set of keys.

Cleaning Specification Guides for Procurement Teams

If you are a facilities manager or procurement professional preparing a cleaning tender, Optus Glean can provide guidance on building the right specification before you even go to market. We have developed internal specification templates for offices ranging from 50m² serviced suites through to 10,000m² corporate headquarters. These templates cover:

• Zone mapping by floor type and function
• Task matrices with frequency recommendations by zone type
• Consumable requirements and restocking schedules
• Quality KPIs and audit scoring frameworks
• Escalation procedures for service issues

Contact us to request a specification consultation. There is no obligation, and it will improve the quality of responses you receive regardless of which provider you ultimately choose.

Our Quality Inspection Programme

A specification only has value if it is enforced. Optus Glean operates a structured quality inspection programme across all corporate cleaning contracts:

1. Daily sign-off sheets — Cleaning operatives sign off every task on every shift, confirming completion against the specification.
2. Weekly supervisor inspections — A supervisor conducts a walk-through inspection of your premises at least once per week, scoring each zone against the specification. Issues are logged, actioned, and closed.
3. Monthly quality audit reports — You receive a written report each month summarising inspection scores, issues raised, actions taken, and trends over time. This gives you full visibility without having to manage the cleaning yourself.
4. Quarterly review meetings — We sit down with you every quarter to review contract performance, discuss any changes to your requirements, and plan ahead for seasonal needs such as deep cleans or refurbishment schedules.

If our inspection identifies a quality issue, we do not wait for you to notice it. We fix it, log it, and report it to you. That is proactive management, not reactive firefighting.

Our Services for the Corporate Sector

Optus Glean offers four core services that are most relevant to corporate and commercial clients. Each is detailed on its own dedicated page, and all can be combined into a single managed contract.

Multi-Site and National Contracts

For organisations with multiple premises across Ireland, Optus Glean provides a single-provider national contract. One point of contact manages your entire portfolio. One specification applies across all sites (adjusted for local requirements). One invoice covers everything.

Multi-site contracts offer several advantages:

• Consistency — The same quality standards, training, and inspection programme across every location
• Simplified procurement — One tender, one contract, one relationship to manage instead of coordinating multiple regional providers
• Volume pricing — Multi-site contracts benefit from economies of scale in staffing, equipment, and consumables
• Central reporting — A single monthly report covers all sites, with site-by-site breakdowns for your facilities team

We currently serve multi-site clients in retail, professional services, healthcare, and property management. Contact us to discuss your multi-site requirements.

Eco-Friendly Commercial Cleaning

Sustainability is increasingly a procurement requirement, not just a preference. Optus Glean offers an eco-friendly cleaning programme for corporate clients that reduces environmental impact without compromising on cleaning standards.

Our eco-friendly programme includes plant-based, biodegradable cleaning products carrying EU Ecolabel certification, microfibre cleaning systems that reduce water consumption by up to 90%, refillable dispenser systems that eliminate single-use plastic bottles, waste separation and recycling support, and reduced-chemical cleaning methods using steam and ionised water where applicable.

Eco-friendly cleaning is available at no additional cost on most commercial contracts. It supports your corporate ESG reporting and demonstrates environmental responsibility to employees, clients, and stakeholders.

Why Optus Glean for Corporate Cleaning

Corporate Cleaning Specifications by Area

Every corporate premises has distinct zones, each with different cleaning requirements, frequencies, and standards. A one-size-fits-all approach leads to over-servicing low-traffic areas and under-servicing critical spaces. Optus Glean builds zone-specific cleaning specifications for every corporate contract. Below is what a typical corporate cleaning programme covers by area.

Open-Plan Office Areas

Open-plan offices are the most heavily used spaces in any corporate building. Desks, chairs, partitions, shared equipment, and floor surfaces all accumulate dust, debris, and bacteria throughout the working day. Our daily office cleaning specification includes vacuuming all carpeted areas and mopping hard floors, wiping and sanitising all desk surfaces, keyboards, telephones, and shared equipment, emptying and relining all waste bins and recycling stations, cleaning all internal glass partitions and screens, dusting window sills, ledges, and accessible surfaces, and spot-cleaning any marks or spills on carpets and upholstery. Weekly tasks include detailed dusting of all horizontal surfaces including shelving, filing cabinets, and monitor tops, cleaning of skirting boards and dado rails, and sanitising all light switches, door handles, and touch points throughout the office.

Meeting Rooms and Boardrooms

Meeting rooms and boardrooms are high-visibility spaces where your business makes its impression on clients, partners, and stakeholders. These spaces require a higher standard of presentation than general office areas. Our meeting room cleaning specification includes post-use cleaning of all table surfaces, chairs, and presentation equipment, vacuuming or mopping floors after each use where practical, cleaning and polishing all glass surfaces including whiteboards and screens, restocking refreshment supplies and ensuring crockery is clean and presentable, emptying bins and replacing liners, and checking and adjusting room temperature and air freshener units. For boardrooms with executive-grade furnishings, we apply specialist cleaning products appropriate to the surface materials — leather conditioning for seating, wood polish for conference tables, anti-static treatments for AV equipment.

Kitchen and Breakout Areas

Staff kitchens and breakout areas are among the most hygiene-critical spaces in any corporate environment. Food preparation surfaces, appliances, sinks, and shared tableware all require daily attention to prevent bacterial build-up and maintain a pleasant environment for staff. Our kitchen cleaning specification includes wiping and sanitising all work surfaces, splashbacks, and sinks, cleaning the exterior of all appliances including microwaves, fridges, kettles, and coffee machines, cleaning and sanitising dining tables and chairs, sweeping and mopping floors, emptying food waste and general waste bins, restocking dishwasher tablets, hand soap, and paper towels, and a weekly deep clean of appliance interiors, extraction fans, and behind-unit areas.

Washroom Cleaning and Hygiene

Corporate washrooms are cleaned at minimum twice daily on a standard five-day contract — once during the cleaning shift and once mid-day for high-occupancy buildings. Our washroom cleaning specification includes cleaning and disinfecting all WCs, urinals, and bidets, sanitising all wash basins, taps, and countertops, cleaning and polishing all mirrors, replenishing soap, hand towels, toilet tissue, and sanitary consumables, emptying and sanitising all waste receptacles, mopping floors with antimicrobial solution, cleaning all cubicle partitions, doors, and handles, and descaling taps, shower heads, and drainage outlets on a weekly cycle. For buildings with high footfall, we offer supplementary mid-day washroom checks where a dedicated operative ensures consumables are stocked and presentation standards are maintained throughout business hours.

Reception and Common Areas

Reception areas, lobbies, corridors, staircases, and lift lobbies are the first and last impression visitors have of your business. These areas require immaculate presentation at all times. Our specification includes vacuuming or mopping all floor surfaces daily, cleaning all glass entrance doors and screens, polishing reception desks, counters, and signage, cleaning lift interiors including panels, buttons, and mirrors, cleaning handrails and balustrades on staircases, maintaining entrance matting and barrier mats, and dusting artwork, plants, and display units. High-traffic entrance areas may require spot-mopping during business hours to maintain appearance during wet weather.

Multi-Site Corporate Cleaning Management

Managing cleaning across multiple office locations creates significant procurement and quality assurance challenges. Different providers in different cities deliver different standards. Reporting is fragmented. Costs are difficult to benchmark. And when something goes wrong at a remote site, there is no single person accountable.

Optus Glean provides single-contract, multi-site corporate cleaning across all 26 counties of Ireland. This means one procurement process, one specification adapted for each location, one quality management system, one monthly report covering all sites, and one account manager who is responsible for every location in your portfolio. Multi-site clients receive consolidated monthly reporting that benchmarks each site against the others, identifying outliers, trends, and opportunities for improvement. Volume pricing applies across the total contract value, delivering better rates than you would achieve by negotiating site-by-site with local providers.

We currently manage multi-site cleaning contracts for professional services firms, financial institutions, technology companies, and public sector organisations across Ireland. Contact us to discuss your multi-site requirements or request a bundled facilities management proposal that covers cleaning alongside washroom services, window cleaning, and more.

Cleaning Schedules for Corporate Environments

A well-structured cleaning schedule is the backbone of any corporate cleaning contract. It ensures every area receives the right level of attention at the right frequency, with nothing overlooked. Below is a typical cleaning schedule framework for a mid-sized corporate office of 500 to 2,000 square metres.

This schedule is a starting point. After the free site survey, we adjust frequencies and add tasks based on your specific building, occupancy patterns, and standards. The finalised schedule forms part of the contract specification and is the benchmark for every quality audit.

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