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Subcontracted repairs : how to estimate your budget?

Multiply repairs outsourced to a partner by their rate, then assign this cost to the services sold.

Prepare your estimate

To be gathered to cost this item

  • Relevant assignment, days or units purchased, rate and services included in the quote.
  • Gather the dated quote or contract, planned quantities, included services and payment dates.

To be checked to avoid omissions and duplicates

  • Check amounts and VAT treatment against your supporting documents. No price or industry rate is assumed.

Use this estimate in your business plan

Direct costs in revenue streams

Enter this cost in the relevant revenue stream, per unit sold or as a share of sales. Do not add it again to monthly operating expenses.

Depending on services delivered or subcontracted.

Guide updated on 14 October 2026. Parameters must come from your quotes, contracts or documented assumptions.

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Relevant business templates

Review this item in the following templates, depending on your business circumstances.

Other positions to check

Purchases of goods for resale

Calculate the purchase cost per item sold, distinguishing goods consumed from stock purchases.

Spare parts and materials

Estimate parts consumed per repair and supplier prices, without counting them again as general supplies.

Workshop consumables

List lubricants, technical cleaning products and workshop consumables, excluding parts already included in sales costs.