NACE 81 – Services to Buildings and Landscape Activities | Public Tenders
NACE 81: Building cleaning, facility management and garden maintenance in public tenders. CPV codes, contracting authorities and typical contract types.
Definition: NACE 81 covers general building cleaning, specialised cleaning services, pest control, landscape services and facility management services. This division is one of the largest service areas by volume in public procurement.
What does NACE 81 cover?
NACE 81 (Services to buildings and landscape activities) classifies cleaning companies, facility management providers and landscaping businesses — a core area of public procurement with very high tender volumes.
| Group | Title | Typical services |
|---|---|---|
| 81.1 | Combined facilities support activities | Maintenance cleaning, window cleaning, special cleaning |
| 81.2 | Cleaning activities | Industrial cleaning, pest control, disinfection |
| 81.3 | Landscape service activities | Green-space maintenance, tree care, landscaping |
Public Tenders – Building Services and Landscape Maintenance
Building cleaning and green-space maintenance are among the most frequent subjects of municipal and regional tenders — almost every public institution has ongoing demand.
Typical types of contract
- Maintenance cleaning: Regular cleaning of administrative buildings, schools, hospitals, courts
- Window and façade cleaning: External cleaning of façades and glass surfaces of public buildings
- Special cleaning: Disinfection, post-construction cleaning, cleanroom cleaning in laboratories and clinics
- Green-space maintenance: Lawn mowing, hedge care, tree care on publicly owned land
- Pest control: Pest control services for public buildings, rodent control
Relevant CPV codes
| CPV Code | Title | Application |
|---|---|---|
| 90910000 | Cleaning services | Building cleaning in general |
| 90911000 | Accommodation, building and window cleaning services | Maintenance cleaning |
| 90914000 | Car park cleaning services | Car park and garage cleaning |
| 90920000 | Facility-related sanitation services | Sanitary facilities, washroom cleaning |
| 77310000 | Planting and maintenance services of green areas | Green-space maintenance, garden work |
| 77314000 | Grounds maintenance services | Lawn care, woody plant care |
Contracting Authorities
Typical public contracting authorities in the field of NACE 81 are:
- Federal property managers: BIG (AT), Federal Agency for Real Estate (DE) — cleaning of federal buildings
- Municipalities and districts: Schools, town halls, kindergartens, sports halls
- Hospitals and care facilities: Clinical cleaning, disinfection, sterile areas
- Road administrations: Green-space maintenance along federal roads and motorways
- Educational institutions: Universities, universities of applied sciences, vocational schools
FAQ
Are cleaning contracts typically split into lots? Yes — large property portfolios are frequently split into lots geographically or by cleaning type (maintenance, window, special cleaning) to involve SMEs. The lot split is in principle required under procurement law.
Does a minimum wage apply to cleaning staff? Yes — in Austria the collective agreement for the monument, façade and building cleaning trade applies; in Germany the minimum wage under the collective agreement for building cleaning (TV Gebäudereinigung). Public contracting authorities may make collective-agreement minimum wage obligations a condition of contract performance.
- NACE N – Administrative and support service activities: Parent section
- NACE 81.1 – Combined facilities support activities: Sub-group on general cleaning
- NACE 81.3 – Landscape service activities: Sub-group on green-space maintenance
- NACE 80 – Security and investigation activities: Related division
Last updated: January 2026
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