5.2 Survey - Full Results

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Facilities Management Survey of Local Authorities

A survey was conducted in April 2011 to determine how Facilities Management (FM) functions and services are delivered by Local Authorities in the UK. The results of the survey are presented in full below.

Question 1 - Please list all FM services which are delivered and managed in-house

 

Question 2 - Please list all FM services which are outsourced to the private sector

 

Question 3 - Please list all FM services which are delivered and managed through a joint arrangement with other public sector bodies

 

Question 4 - Which of the following areas do you think provide potential for generating efficiencies?

	Unlikely	Possible	Very Likely
Reducing Specifications	22%	73%	5%
Working with other public bodies	13%	41%	46%
Externalisation	14%	68%	18%

 

Question 5 - Many authorities are looking to make efficiencies in the way that they procure and manage services. How do you rate the following options for reducing the cost of external provision?

	Impossible	Difficult	Possible	Desirable
Consolidating contracts	0%	19%	45%	36%
Renegotiating cost and/or specification	9%	23%	36%	32%
Aggregating contracts with partner organisations	0%	14%	50%	36%
Internalising activity	5%	68%	27%	0%
Termination and re-tendering	9%	68%	18%	5%

 

Question 6 - Please indicate how FM is generally managed within your organisation

 

Question 7 - Where FM services are outsourced, what is the contract length of the delivery agreement for each FM service provided?

1-3 years	3- 10 years	10 years +
55%	9%	36%