Bronze
From £880 / month ex VAT
Daily cleaning essentials, including vacuuming, mopping, bins, surfaces and washroom cleaning and restocking.
Laboratory and science park cleaning · Oxfordshire
Laboratory and science park cleaning
Laboratory and science park cleaning for Oxfordshire research, technology and science-campus premises, planned around site induction, access controls and the site's own procedures.
The service in practice
General-environment cleaning for research and science-park premises, planned around permitted rooms, access controls and local site procedures.
The commercial brief
Cleaning that fits the building.
Laboratories and science parks are working environments, not ordinary offices with a few extra signs. The cleaning provider needs to understand where routine work is permitted, how access is controlled, which areas are restricted and how to follow the site’s own safety and waste rules. CQD currently cleans offices, laboratories and kitchens at a science campus in Oxfordshire, five days a week; client and campus details are withheld. We begin with a free site assessment and a conversation with the person responsible for facilities, health and safety or laboratory operations. The result is a written scope for general environment cleaning, agreed frequencies, approved access routes and a clear point of contact. CQD does make assumptions about the laboratory’s processes or attempt to replace its technical procedures.
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Scope
The agreed routine can cover offices, write-up areas, meeting rooms, shared kitchens and welfare facilities, corridors and other general areas, plus non-clinical laboratory floors and accessible general surfaces where the site explicitly permits cleaning. The team works around benches, equipment, storage and clearly identified restricted zones, following the site’s instructions on what can be approached, what must remain untouched and when an area is available. No instrument, experimental material, sample, bench apparatus, controlled cabinet or process surface is cleaned unless the site has explicitly included it in the written specification and authorised the method. CQD does not provide validated cleanroom cleaning, GMP cleaning, ISO 14644 cleanroom certification, or biohazard, radioactive, chemical-spill or other decontamination. If an area requires a controlled or specialist clean outside the agreed general-environment scope, the site retains that procedure and selects an appropriately qualified provider.
Commercial fit
Before mobilisation, CQD agrees a room-by-room permitted-area list, site induction, sign-in and escort rules, security and key arrangements, alarm procedures, working windows, emergency contacts and any stop-work triggers. The task-specific RAMS and COSHH controls are reviewed with the site contact, and the cleaning team follows the client’s local rules, signage and permit requirements. Cleaning materials and equipment are selected for the agreed general areas and kept within the site’s approved colour-coded system; staff do not introduce a colour convention that conflicts with a laboratory’s own controls. Work does not start until the team understands how to leave a restricted area, who to call if access or conditions differ, and which areas must not be entered. The written specification records the tasks, frequency, sequence, permitted surfaces and handover expectations, then supervisor audits check delivery against that scope. Photo-verified proof of clean can be provided for agreed general areas where site security, confidentiality and photography rules permit; sensitive equipment, research, samples, screens, records and security features are never photographed. This turns a vague request to “keep the lab clean” into a practical routine that a facilities manager and site team can inspect and refine.
Site fit
CQD is suited to organisations that need consistent cleaning of general work and welfare environments around a laboratory, research facility or science-park workplace, and can agree safe access and clear exclusions with us. The service can include office, write-up and welfare areas alongside permitted non-clinical lab floors and general surfaces, with frequency planned around occupancy, operating hours and room availability. Cleaning times may be arranged around the site’s working pattern following assessment. All routine cleaning is delivered by directly employed, DBS-checked staff with supervisor oversight. Bronze starts from £880 per month, Silver from £1,280 and Gold from £1,680 per month, all ex VAT. These are starting prices only: the final specification and fixed monthly price are confirmed after a free site assessment. An initial deep clean is included when a new plan starts. Fixed monthly plans, no long-term contract; 30 days’ notice either way. CQD assesses laboratories and science-park premises in Oxfordshire, including Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot, Harwell, Milton Park, Culham and Bicester, subject to site suitability and agreed coverage.
Next step
CQD mobilises within 5–7 working days once the specification is agreed. A dedicated two-person routine team becomes familiar with the site, supported by ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 systems, CHAS, BICSc, DBS-checked staff and COSHH-compliant products. Cleaning times are agreed with the site, including visits outside core building hours where required, and enquiries receive a response within 2 working hours. If the building or its operating pattern changes, the specification can be reviewed with the person responsible for the premises. The next step is a free site assessment, followed by a written specification and confirmation of the final fixed monthly price. Fixed monthly plans, no long-term contract. 30 days’ notice either way. It also keeps responsibility in one operating relationship: the site has a named team, a written specification and a clear route to adjust the service when occupancy, rooms or access arrangements change.
Fixed monthly plans · starting prices ex VAT
A clear price guide for your site.
Bronze starts from £880, Silver from £1,280 and Gold from £1,680 per month ex VAT. The final fixed monthly price and permitted scope are confirmed after a free site assessment.
Silver
From £1,280 / month ex VAT
Everything in Bronze, plus machine hard-floor cleaning, deeper kitchen and breakroom cleaning and daily touch-point sanitisation.
Gold
From £1,680 / month ex VAT
Everything in Silver, plus daily machine hard-floor cleaning and washroom consumables fulfilment.
Fixed monthly price confirmed after a free site assessment. An initial deep clean is included when a new plan starts. No long-term contract; 30 days’ notice either way.
What can be included
- 01Office, write-up, meeting and shared welfare-area cleaning
- 02Non-clinical lab floors and general surfaces only where expressly permitted
- 03Documented room access, restricted-zone and stop-work instructions
- 04Site induction, COSHH controls, task-specific RAMS and site-rule compliance
- 05Agreed colour-coded equipment and waste segregation under site procedures
- 06Directly employed, DBS-checked team with supervisor audits
- 07Photo-verified proof for agreed areas when site security rules allow
- 08Written specification, attendance arrangements and clear account contact
Fixed monthly plan fit
Bronze · Silver · Gold
Every plan is shaped after a free site assessment. An initial deep clean is included when a new plan starts, with no long-term contract and 30 days’ notice either way. Where a premises is changing cleaning provider, employment arrangements are assessed on the facts; CQD does not promise that TUPE will not apply.
Priority coverage
Laboratory and science park cleaning across the South East and Home Counties.
CQD supports commercial premises across the priority towns below, with wider the South East and Home Counties coverage available after a site assessment.
Questions about this service
Laboratory and science park cleaning FAQs.
What does CQD clean in a laboratory or science park?
The scope is agreed at a site assessment and can cover offices, write-up areas, shared kitchens and welfare, corridors, non-clinical lab floors and accessible general surfaces where the site explicitly permits routine cleaning. It does not include process surfaces or specialist decontamination by default.
Will cleaners work around laboratory benches and equipment?
Yes, within the site-approved access plan. Staff follow the written room-by-room instructions, work only in permitted zones and leave equipment, samples, experimental materials and any surface excluded by the site untouched.
Does CQD provide cleanroom or GMP cleaning?
No. CQD does not claim GMP cleaning, ISO 14644 cleanroom certification, validated cleanroom cleaning, biohazard or radioactive decontamination. We can assess general areas outside controlled cleanroom scope; the site’s specialist procedures remain with an appropriately qualified provider.
How are COSHH, RAMS and site induction handled?
Before mobilisation, CQD agrees the site induction, local rules, task-specific RAMS, COSHH controls, access, emergency contacts and any stop-work process with the responsible site contact. Work starts only once the team understands the approved scope.
How does CQD handle laboratory waste?
Waste is segregated and removed only where the written specification and the site’s own waste procedures expressly permit it. Hazardous, clinical, chemical, biological, radioactive, sharps or research waste is not handled as routine cleaning waste.
Can the cleaning be scheduled around research activity?
Yes. The site assessment establishes room availability, operating hours, access windows and any sequencing requirements. The agreed schedule is recorded in the specification and can be reviewed if site operations change.
Can you provide evidence that areas were cleaned?
Supervisor audits check work against the written scope. Photo-verified proof can be agreed for general areas where site security and confidentiality rules allow; sensitive research, equipment and restricted information are never photographed.
What do laboratory cleaning plans cost?
Bronze starts from £880, Silver from £1,280 and Gold from £1,680 per month ex VAT. The final fixed monthly price is confirmed after a free site assessment. An initial deep clean is included when a new plan starts; plans have no long-term contract and 30 days’ notice either way.
The next step
Book a free site visit.
Discuss your laboratory and science park cleaning requirements with CQD. We will confirm whether the premises is a fit and what the fixed monthly plan should include.