INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW

On the 11th December 2008, AMA Research will publish the 1st edition of ‘Facilities Management Outsourcing – Central & Local Government Markets UK 2009-2013’. Incorporating original input and primary research, the report represents an up to date and comprehensive review, with a focus on the provision of Total Facilities Management and ‘bundled’ services.       Key areas covered by the report include: FM outsourcing across the Central and Local Government market - size, recent trends and key market influences, forecasts and future trends. Analysis of the two separate sectors of Central government and Local Government – performance by sector, penetration, trends and potential opportunities. Key end-use sectors covered - Defence, PFI/PPP, Prime Contracting, The Police Service, Prisons, Courts, Leisure & Cultural Facilities, Housing & Social Care, Fire And Rescue Services, Central & Local Government Offices. Review of Market Structure and Leading Providers – changing supply structure, diversification of service provision and company profiles for the leading contractors. The Central and Local Government sector is the largest end-use sector for outsourced FM services and is also the sector offering the most optimistic prospects in the short to medium term future. Key sub-sectors benefiting from investment in recent years, and providing opportunities for FM providers include the Ministry of Defence, the Police Force, the Prison Service, the Courts Service, Leisure and Cultural Facilities, Social Housing, the Fire and Rescue Services and Central & Local Government Offices.

Areas of particular interest:-

• Impact of latest pre-budget report 2008 on PFI opportunities in the Central and Local Government sectors.

• Assessment of the opportunities in the less mature Local Government sector.

• Potential for growth in the market in the short to medium term future.

• Increasing market polarisation towards large contractors offering a comprehensive array of services and niche sector specialists.

Key areas of coverage in the report include:-

FM IN CENTRAL & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Overview of definition, sectors included – MoD, Home Office, MoJ, HM Revenue and Customs, The DCLG (formerly ODPM), DCMS, Other central government departments including The DBERR, HM Treasury, and various other agencies such as the Planning Directorate, the Met Office and the Health & Safety Executive. Excluded are the health and education sectors – subject to a separate analysis.

• Market size and trends, forecasts for the period from 2009 to 2013, growth rates in the two sectors, penetration rates, opportunities for growth, mix by sector, indications of market maturity.

• Central Government FM market size, trends, market mix and key influencing factors.

• Local Government FM Market size, trends, market mix and key influencing factors.

• Key market influences – construction output levels, public sector spending (including influence of PFI/PPP), diversification in service provision, increasing maturity in a number of end use sectors, trend towards TFM and ‘bundling’, and legislative influences.

• Future prospects for FM market covering macro-economic influences, outlook by end-use application area, key potential growth areas, trends in service provision, impact of market maturity and more challenging market conditions over the short to medium term, legislation and other key influences.

• Analysis of FM market by end-use sector within each of Central and Local Government sectors.

• Defence sector – influence of PFI/PPP, major PFI/PPP contracts, consortia, Prime contracting, trends and developments in the sector.

• Police Service – influence of PFI/PPP, major PFI/PPP contracts, leading FM providers in the sector, shift to project batching, trends and developments in the sector.

• Prisons – influence of PFI/PPP, major PFI/PPP contracts, influence of the Public Value Programme, opportunities in the sector, leading FM providers in the sector, trends and developments in the sector.

• Courts – influence of PFI/PPP, major PFI/PPP contracts, opportunities in the sector, leading consortia and FM providers in the sector, amalgamation of the Court Service (Crown and County Courts) and magistrates Courts, trends and developments in the sector.

• Leisure and Cultural Facilities – influence of PFI/PPP, major PFI/PPP contracts, opportunities in the sector, leading consortia and FM providers in the sector, influence of the Olympics, trends and developments in the sector.

• Housing & Social Care – slow growth of PFI/PPP, major PFI/PPP contracts, influence of the Government’s Housing Green Paper, leading consortia and FM providers in the sector, trends and developments in the sector.

• Fire & Rescue Services – major schemes, influence of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, trends and developments in the sector.

• Central & Local Government Offices – departments and major contracts, Local Government offices’ schemes, application of Strategic Service-delivery Partnerships, major SSP contracts, trends and developments in the sector.

• FM Market overview – estimates of total market size from 2002-2008, with forecasts for the period from 2009 to 2013.

• Overview of support services outsourcing market - market size, sector shares, analysis by sector.

• Market Shares of leading providers.

• Company profiles of leading FM providers in Central and Local Government sectors - covering major providers and niche specialists – outline includes company size, growth trends, areas of specialisation, sector strengths and major contracts.

• Trends in structure of supply – Business Process Outsourcing, TFM contractors and support services providers. Significant supply developments in the supply structure over the last few years. Acquisitions & mergers, market entrants, business failures, impact of market maturity, expansion and diversification of service provision, market polarisation.