IT Services Contracts Quarterly Analysis, Q1 2010
The global economic crisis had a major impact on outsourcing activity last year, with 2009 ranking as one of the worst for IT services contract signings since Ovum began collecting data in 2000. Data gathered in the first quarter of 2010 suggests that while there are reasons for cautious optimism, the slump is not yet over. The number of deals tracked by Ovum’s IT Services Contracts Analytics in the three months to the end of March fell to its lowest level since 2007, while quarterly total contract value (TCV) was only boosted by a handful of major public-sector awards. The overall IT services market remains overly reliant on central-government clients in the US and UK, with a notable lack of activity in key vertical markets such as financial services.
SUMMARY
Ovum view
Key messages
A SLOW START TO 2010
The number of deals was the lowest since 2007
PUBLIC SECTOR DOMINATED Q1 CONTRACT SIGNINGS
Public sector accounts for 62% of TCV
Private-sector mega-deals boosted quarterly TCV
TELECOMS WAS THE MOST ACTIVE VERTICAL MARKET
A glut of sizable IT services deals
US still the center of contract-signing activity
ANOTHER STRONG QUARTER FOR BPO DEALS
Resurgence of demand
APPENDIX
Further reading
Ovum view
Key messages
A SLOW START TO 2010
The number of deals was the lowest since 2007
PUBLIC SECTOR DOMINATED Q1 CONTRACT SIGNINGS
Public sector accounts for 62% of TCV
Private-sector mega-deals boosted quarterly TCV
TELECOMS WAS THE MOST ACTIVE VERTICAL MARKET
A glut of sizable IT services deals
US still the center of contract-signing activity
ANOTHER STRONG QUARTER FOR BPO DEALS
Resurgence of demand
APPENDIX
Further reading
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Contracts data for the last five quarters
Table 2: Private-sector contracts data for the last five quarters
Table 1: Contracts data for the last five quarters
Table 2: Private-sector contracts data for the last five quarters
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Vendor share of public-sector TCV
Figure 2: Vendor share of private-sector TCV
Figure 1: Vendor share of public-sector TCV
Figure 2: Vendor share of private-sector TCV