Outsourcing
Outsourcing Facilities Management

There have been a number of forces driving the evolution of the Facilities Management (FM) market:

  • A major step change is FM Providers increasing willingness to bid for projects that involve a long term contract in return for a substantial assumption of risk
  • Many FM Clients look admiringly at the principles and good practices being utilised in the PFI market place and question why some of these are not applied to existing estates.
  • To date most Corporate PFI projects have involved large scale transfer of real estate portfolio with or without associated FM provision
  • The requirement for businesses to manage their non-core functions to reflect strategic issues and plans

Questions which are being asked of non-core functions include:

  • Should they be outsourced or not?
  • Can costs be reduced and services improved?
  • Can we establish a single point of responsibility for essential support delivery without loss of control?
  • Can we demonstrate that this is the best mode of service delivery based on empirical evidence?
  • Do we really need strategic FM, as opposed to a reactive commodity?

Outsourcing Results represents:

  • An evolution of corporate PFI principles for FM Providers who adapt to the changing form of contract, risk allocation and embrace long term strategic FM partner relationships
  • A significant development in the market enabling the delivery of Corporate PFI projects at substantially lower cost than up until now and in significantly shorter timescales