Lifft Cleaning, wholly owned by Welsh mental health charity Platfform, reinvests profits from commercial cleaning contracts to fund counselling, training and wellbeing services for employees and communities — giving organisations a way to buy essential services while delivering social value.
Every Lifft contract channels commercial income into mental health services delivered by Platfform, creating funded access to counselling, workplace wellbeing initiatives, training and early intervention.
Clients gain cleaner workplaces plus a route to meet social value and procurement expectations introduced by the Procurement Act 2023 and public guidance like PPN 026.
Lifft’s model reduces dependence on grants by using sustainable trading income to expand support across Wales while offering standard commercial cleaning services at no extra cost to buyers.
Lifft Cleaning is a social enterprise owned by Platfform, a Welsh mental health charity. It operates as a commercial cleaning and support-services provider across Wales and beyond. Unlike standard suppliers, Lifft reinvests its profits into mental health services run by its parent charity, creating funded routes to support for employees and local communities.
Lifft offers professional commercial cleaning and related support services to organisations that already need those services. When a business or public body awards a cleaning contract to Lifft, the purchase funds Platfform's mental health work. Clients receive the same quality service as other suppliers while generating social value without additional expenditure.
Why organisations might choose Lifft Organisations face growing expectations around employee wellbeing, environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments, and measurable social value. The Procurement Act 2023 and public guidance such as PPN 026 require or encourage social value to be part of procurement evaluation. Lifft provides a straightforward option for clients to integrate social value into routine purchasing decisions: a cleaning contract that also funds mental health services.
Sean Richards, Managing Director of Lifft, explains the offer simply: "Every organisation needs cleaning services, but not every cleaning contract can help change lives. We know that many employers want to do more to support their staff's wellbeing but are facing increasing pressures on budgets and resources. Lifft gives organisations an opportunity to invest in a professional cleaning service while creating access to mental health support for their workforce and communities."
Practical implications for procurement and HR
Lifft's model converts routine purchasing into funded mental health support by reinvesting the profits of a standard commercial cleaning service into Platfform's wellbeing work. For organisations looking to meet procurement social value rules and support staff wellbeing while controlling costs, Lifft positions itself as a single supplier that delivers both service and social impact.
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