by Rebecca Walker — May 4, 2011—A majority of facilities managers in the latest FM 100 Poll believe the sector will see more outsourced contracts migrate in-house.
Around 63 percent of respondents answered yes to the question, “Do you believe there is an increase in businesses bringing outsourced FM contracts back in-house, or considering doing it at the next contract renewal point?”
Senior facilities manager must weigh carefully the pros and cons of bringing a contract back in-house, especially if they spent thousands of pounds, from tendering to embedding contractor employees, said one respondent.
“While I don’t think there is an increase in companies bringing FM contracts back in-house, I believe there should be,” said the FM. “At its simplest, it is 20 percent cheaper—no VAT to pay. However, all you hear in the media is that everything should be outsourced as it is cheaper, but it is never that simple.”
