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EFCI’s Industry Report 2021 is divided in two sections: the first one features the main trends of the sector in crucial aspects such as turnover, number of companies and employees, while the second part of the report is a qualitative analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the industry during 2020, drafted on the basis of the responses by EFCI Members to a questionnaire on the topic.

This leaflet summarizes EFCI’s suggestions to apply the principle of the “best value” rather than the “lowest price” in all phases and steps of the public procurement procedure. The document provides specific recommendations for procurers who commit to procuring quality cleaning services, respecting high social standards and fostering sustainability and innovation.

The report reviews the intense work program carried out by the EFCI during the last two years to develop and implement EFCI’s renovated strategy. It shows the main results of EFCI’s work in social affairs, public procurement or sustainability and provides an overview of the tools developed to communicate them to the industry and to the European Institutions.

This report presents and analyses the latest sector data available by June 2020. It includes comparisons at European and national level, based on the most recent data available in Eurostat, and on indicators such as turnover, number of companies and employees.

This statistical report builds on the historical EFCI’s surveys and presents the evolution in the sector from different angles. It includes relevant comparisons at national level, based on the most recent data available through Eurostat.

This report has been developed by the Fédération des Entreprises de Propreté (FEP). It gives an overview and assesses the current digital trends in the industry, seeking to anticipate future evolutions in cleaning companies in the years to come. Among other, the report shows that, while the digital transition is changing the way services are provided, in the cleaning sector it impacts less directly the core profession than it does in mechanical industries or in services delivered on-demand and non-recurrent.

The EFCI and UNI Europa have developed a guide for private and public organisations awarding contracts for public services. It assists buyers in their tendering process by guiding them through elaboration of tenders and developing the criterion that lead to the selection of quality services and the benefits attached to them. The guide was developed with the financial support of the European Commission and in the framework of the European Social Dialogue.