University Gets First-Class End-of-Tenancy Cleaning

The client: Our client is one of the UK’s leading universities, with a facilities investment of more than £100 million in the last five years. The university caters for almost 40,000 full and part-time students from 185 countries. Student accommodation is extensive, with on and offsite provision of more than 1700 beds on the Cambridge campus alone.

The challenge: Just days before the arrival of hundreds of summer-let students and visitors, the university was let down by its contracted cleaning company. With no time to spare, the university contacted Atkins Gregory for emergency end-of-tenancy cleaning.

The solution: Cleaning student accommodation comes with its own particular challenges, not least the specialist cleaning required for heavy duty areas and tackling rooms that may not have been cleaned by their previous inhabitants for some time.

The Atkins Gregory team visited the site to assess the cleaning and mobilisation plan, which included:

• Deep kitchen cleans, including ovens
• Bathroom and washroom cleaning and sanitising
• Deep cleaning of bedrooms
• Hard floor and carpet cleaning
• Window cleaning
• Common and public area cleaning

A work plan was initiated, in consultation with the university facilities management team. Regular communication and harmonised workflows ensured phased return to use in time for the arrival of summer residents.

This initial disaster recovery contract resulted in the facilities manager stating that the end-of-tenancy cleaning was of the highest standard delivered in their longstanding experience.

For more information on end-of-tenancy cleaning, window cleaning and specialist cleaning in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, please complete the contact form at the top of the page or call Atkins Gregory on 01233 438118.