Social value · Cleaning
Cleaning tender environmental answer: products, waste and travel without greenwash
Prepared by TenderChecker. Last reviewed 4 October 2026. General guidance only — every buyer's own instructions and criteria take priority.
Short answer
Describe what you actually do: product choices, dilution control, waste, water and staff travel. Say how you would measure or report it.
Avoid claims like 'carbon neutral' unless you can evidence them exactly as stated.
What the buyer might be asking
- What environmental measures apply to this contract?
- How will you measure or report them?
Worked example (fictional)
Everything in this example — company, people and numbers — is invented for illustration.
Example question: How will you minimise the environmental impact of delivering this cleaning contract? (Max 400 words)
Fictional context: Fictional bidder: Clearline FM Ltd. Supplied fictional notes: concentrated products with dosing units; microfibre cloths; staff recruited locally.
Weak draft (fictional)
We are a green company committed to protecting the planet. We use eco-friendly products wherever possible.
What the draft misses
- 'Green' and 'eco-friendly' are undefined.
- No measures or reporting.
A better version (using only the fictional facts above)
We use concentrated products through dosing units to control dilution, and microfibre cloths [insert effect on water/chemical use if measured]. We recruit locally where possible, reducing staff travel [insert how this is tracked]. We can report [insert measures] to the buyer [insert frequency].
Bracketed text marks facts the bidder still needs to supply. Never fill these with invented figures.
Evidence checklist
- ☐ Product/dosing approach
- ☐ Waste handling
- ☐ Travel
- ☐ What you can measure
- ☐ Reporting frequency
Common mistakes
- Unverifiable green claims
- No measurement
- Copying another firm's policy