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Specialized Services Outsourcing Contract Mexico (Contrato de Outsourcing de Servicios Especializados)

Specialized Services Outsourcing Contract Mexico (Contrato de Outsourcing de Servicios Especializados)

CONTRATO DE PRESTACIÓN DE SERVICIOS ESPECIALIZADOS

(Outsourcing de Servicios Especializados)

Celebrado conforme a los Artículos 13–15-D de la Ley Federal del Trabajo (Reforma DOF 23 de abril de 2021)

I. PARTES

EMPRESA BENEFICIARIA:

Razón Social: [Beneficiary Name]

RFC: [Beneficiary RFC]

Domicilio Fiscal: [Beneficiary Address]

Representante Legal: [Beneficiary Representative]

Objeto Social / Actividad Preponderante: [Beneficiary Corporate Purpose]

EMPRESA CONTRATISTA (PRESTADORA DE SERVICIOS ESPECIALIZADOS):

Razón Social: [Provider Name]

RFC: [Provider RFC]

Domicilio: [Provider Address]

Representante Legal: [Provider Representative]

Número de Registro REPSE: [REPSE Number]

Registro Patronal IMSS: [IMSS Patronal Registration]

Las partes celebran el presente Contrato de Prestación de Servicios Especializados al tenor de las siguientes cláusulas:

II. ANTECEDENTES Y DECLARACIONES

La Empresa Contratista declara que: (a) se encuentra debidamente constituida conforme a las leyes de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos; (b) cuenta con registro vigente en el Registro de Prestadores de Servicios Especializados u Obras Especializadas (REPSE) bajo el número indicado en la Cláusula I, conforme al Artículo 15 de la Ley Federal del Trabajo (LFT); (c) es el patrón directo de todos los trabajadores que asignará a la prestación de los servicios objeto del presente contrato; y (d) los servicios que presta constituyen una actividad especializada que no forma parte del objeto social ni de la actividad económica preponderante de la Empresa Beneficiaria.

La Empresa Beneficiaria declara que los servicios especializados objeto del presente contrato no corresponden a su objeto social ni a su actividad económica preponderante, conforme al Artículo 13 LFT, razón por la cual está autorizada a contratarlos con un prestador de servicios especializados registrado en el REPSE.

III. OBJETO DEL CONTRATO — SERVICIOS ESPECIALIZADOS

La Empresa Contratista se obliga a prestar a la Empresa Beneficiaria los siguientes servicios especializados:

[Services Description]

Lugar de prestación (Centro de Trabajo): [Work Location]

Número estimado de trabajadores asignados: [Estimated Workers]

IV. VIGENCIA Y HONORARIOS

El presente contrato tendrá vigencia del [Start Date] al [End Date], renovándose automáticamente por períodos iguales salvo notificación escrita de terminación con 30 días de anticipación, siempre y cuando el registro REPSE de la Empresa Contratista se encuentre vigente.

Honorario Mensual: [Fee Amount], más IVA al 16% conforme a la Ley del Impuesto al Valor Agregado. La Empresa Contratista emitirá CFDI (Comprobante Fiscal Digital por Internet) por cada pago conforme al Artículo 29 del Código Fiscal de la Federación.

Condiciones de Pago: [Payment Terms].

V. OBLIGACIONES DE CUMPLIMIENTO — LFT ARTÍCULO 15-A

Conforme al Artículo 15-A LFT, la Empresa Contratista se obliga a entregar a la Empresa Beneficiaria, dentro de los primeros diez días naturales de cada trimestre, la siguiente documentación de cumplimiento:

a) Comprobantes de pago al Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) de las cuotas obrero-patronales (SUA) correspondientes a los trabajadores asignados a la Empresa Beneficiaria, conforme al Artículo 15 de la Ley del Seguro Social (LSS).

b) Comprobantes de pago de aportaciones al Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores (INFONAVIT), correspondientes al 5% del salario integrado de dichos trabajadores, conforme al Artículo 29 de la Ley del INFONAVIT.

c) Declaraciones y comprobantes de pago del Impuesto Sobre Nóminas (ISN) ante la Secretaría de Finanzas del Estado correspondiente al centro de trabajo.

d) Documentación que acredite el cumplimiento de las obligaciones de Participación de los Trabajadores en las Utilidades (PTU) conforme a los Artículos 117–131 LFT.

Opinión de Cumplimiento SAT: [SAT Compliance Obligation], conforme al Artículo 32-D del Código Fiscal de la Federación. La pérdida de la opinión positiva por parte de la Empresa Contratista otorga a la Empresa Beneficiaria el derecho a suspender los pagos hasta que se restaure el cumplimiento.

Pena Convencional: [Penalty Clause], conforme al Artículo 2117 del Código Civil Federal.

VI. OBLIGACIONES LABORALES Y RESPONSABILIDADES

La Empresa Contratista reconoce ser el único patrón directo (patrón directo) de todos los trabajadores asignados a la prestación de los servicios objeto de este contrato, conforme al Artículo 10 LFT. La Empresa Contratista asumirá exclusivamente todas las obligaciones patronales derivadas de la LFT, LSS, Ley del INFONAVIT y demás disposiciones laborales aplicables, incluyendo el pago de aguinaldo (Artículo 87 LFT), vacaciones y prima vacacional (Artículos 76–80 LFT), y PTU (Artículos 117–131 LFT).

Responsabilidad Solidaria: Conforme al Artículo 15-D LFT, ambas partes reconocen que el incumplimiento de las obligaciones del presente contrato y del marco legal aplicable puede generar responsabilidad solidaria. La Empresa Contratista indemnizará a la Empresa Beneficiaria por cualquier reclamación de IMSS, INFONAVIT o trabajadores derivada del incumplimiento de las obligaciones patronales de la Empresa Contratista.

VII. LEY APLICABLE Y JURISDICCIÓN

El presente Contrato se rige por la Ley Federal del Trabajo (Artículos 13–15-D, reforma DOF 23 de abril de 2021), el Código Fiscal de la Federación (Artículo 32-D), la Ley del Seguro Social, la Ley del INFONAVIT y las demás disposiciones laborales, fiscales y mercantiles aplicables de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Para cualquier controversia, las partes se someten a la jurisdicción del Centro Federal de Conciliación y Registro Laboral (CFCRL) para materias laborales, y a los Juzgados de Distrito en Materia Civil Federal de la Ciudad de México para materias mercantiles, renunciando a cualquier otro fuero.

FIRMAS

En [Contract City], a [Contract Date].

EMPRESA BENEFICIARIA:

[Beneficiary Name]

Representada por: [Beneficiary Representative]

Firma: _________________________

EMPRESA CONTRATISTA (PRESTADORA DE SERVICIOS ESPECIALIZADOS):

[Provider Name]

REPSE: [REPSE Number]

Representada por: [Provider Representative]

Firma: _________________________

Beneficiary Company (Empresa Beneficiaria)

________________

Signature

Service Provider (Empresa Contratista)

________________

Signature

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What Is a Specialized Services Outsourcing Contract Mexico (Contrato de Outsourcing de Servicios Especializados)?

A Specialized Services Outsourcing Contract Mexico (Contrato de Outsourcing de Servicios Especializados) is a commercial agreement governed by Articles 13 through 15-D of the Ley Federal del Trabajo (LFT), as fundamentally reformed by the Decreto de Reforma published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on 23 April 2021, by which a service company (empresa contratista or empresa de servicios especializados) registered in the Registro de Prestadores de Servicios Especializados u Obras Especializadas (REPSE) provides specialized services or specialized work to a beneficiary company (empresa beneficiaria) that are not part of the corporate purpose or predominant economic activity (objeto social o actividad económica preponderante) of the beneficiary.

The April 2021 LFT reform represented the most significant restructuring of the Mexican outsourcing legal framework in decades, effectively prohibiting the prior practice of subcontracting all personnel through a separate company (régimen de outsourcing traditional) — which had been widely used to reduce employer social security contributions and profit-sharing (PTU) obligations — and replacing it with the regulated specialized services model. Article 13 LFT now establishes that subcontracting of personnel (subcontratación de personal) — defined as when a legal entity provides its own workers to perform services for the benefit of another entity — is expressly prohibited. Only specialized services outsourcing that meets the strict requirements of Articles 13–15-D LFT is permitted.

The REPSE (Registro de Prestadores de Servicios Especializados u Obras Especializadas) is administered by the Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) and is a mandatory prerequisite for any company wishing to provide specialized services under the reformed LFT framework. Under LFT Article 15, specialized service providers must register in REPSE before executing any specialized services contract — registration is renewed every three years. Companies providing services that form part of the beneficiary's own corporate purpose or predominant activity cannot obtain REPSE registration for those services and must hire the workers as direct employees of the beneficiary.

The social security implications of the LFT outsourcing reform are administered jointly by the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) under the Ley del Seguro Social (LSS) and the Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores (INFONAVIT) under the Ley del INFONAVIT. Under the reformed framework, the REPSE-registered specialized service provider is the direct employer (patrón directo) of all workers assigned to the beneficiary — the service provider pays all IMSS contributions (cuotas obrero-patronales), INFONAVIT housing fund contributions (5% of integrated salary), and PTU obligations. The beneficiary company verifies compliance through mandatory quarterly documentation exchange established in LFT Article 15-A.

Tax implications of the specialized services reform are administered by the Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT). The Código Fiscal de la Federación Article 32-D was amended in 2021 to require that specialized service providers have a positive tax compliance opinion (opinión de cumplimiento de obligaciones fiscales) from the SAT — often called 'opinión 32-D' — as a condition for the beneficiary to deduct payments as business expenses (deducción de gastos) and claim the corresponding IVA credit. Without the service provider's valid SAT compliance opinion, the beneficiary risks losing the tax deduction and IVA credit on service payments — a significant financial risk for large companies with substantial outsourcing expenditures.

The Procuraduría Federal de la Defensa del Trabajo (PROFEDET) provides free legal representation to workers affected by outsourcing arrangement violations, and the STPS conducts routine compliance inspections (inspecciones laborales) of both service providers and beneficiary companies to verify REPSE registration, contract compliance, and proper social security registration of workers.

When Do You Need a Specialized Services Outsourcing Contract Mexico (Contrato de Outsourcing de Servicios Especializados)?

A Specialized Services Outsourcing Contract Mexico is required whenever a company (empresa beneficiaria) contracts with a third-party service provider (empresa contratista) for services that: are specialized in nature — requiring technical expertise, specific equipment, or know-how not commonly found within the beneficiary's core operations; are not part of the beneficiary's objeto social (corporate purpose) or actividad económica preponderante (predominant economic activity) as registered in the Registro Público de Comercio and with the SAT; and are provided by workers employed directly by the service provider registered in REPSE under LFT Article 15.

The contract is mandatory for technology companies that outsource IT infrastructure management, cybersecurity services, or software development to third-party providers — these are specialized services that a manufacturing or retail company does not perform as part of its own predominant activity. Similarly, industrial companies contracting specialized maintenance and repair services (mantenimiento especializado de maquinaria industrial), environmental compliance services (gestión ambiental especializada), or professional engineering services (servicios de ingeniería especializada) must use a REPSE-registered provider and execute a compliant specialized services contract.

The agreement is required when a beneficiary company contracts cleaning, security, or cafeteria services — sectors where specialized service providers operate — but these services must now be provided under the strict REPSE and LFT Article 15-A compliance framework, not through the old outsourcing model. The April 2021 reform established transition periods that have now elapsed, meaning all ongoing specialized service arrangements must comply with the current LFT framework or expose both the provider and beneficiary to STPS fines and IMSS back-contribution assessments.

The contract must be in writing under LFT Article 15-A and must include the REPSE registration number of the service provider, a description of the specialized services to be provided, the location (centro de trabajo) where services will be performed, the expected number of workers involved, and a commitment from both parties to exchange quarterly documentation verifying IMSS and INFONAVIT compliance.

The quarterly documentation obligation under LFT Article 15-A requires the service provider to deliver to the beneficiary within the first ten calendar days of each quarter: copies of the SUA (Sistema Único de Autodeterminación) payments to IMSS showing social security contributions for all workers assigned to the beneficiary; copies of INFONAVIT housing fund payments for those workers; copies of payroll tax (impuesto sobre nómina — ISN) declarations with the applicable state tax authority; and a certification that PTU obligations are being met. The beneficiary must retain these documents as proof of compliance for potential STPS, IMSS, and SAT audits.

Under LFT arts. 13–15-D, both parties — service provider and beneficiary — face joint liability (responsabilidad solidaria) for worker rights violations when the specialized services contract does not comply with the LFT framework, making a properly structured outsourcing contract essential for both parties.

What to Include in Your Specialized Services Outsourcing Contract Mexico (Contrato de Outsourcing de Servicios Especializados)

A compliant Specialized Services Outsourcing Contract Mexico under LFT Articles 13–15-D and the April 2021 reform must contain the following essential elements to be legally valid and to protect both the service provider and the beneficiary from STPS sanctions and joint labour liability.

Identification and REPSE Registration: Full legal name, RFC, registered domicilio, folio mercantil from the Registro Público de Comercio, and REPSE registration number of the specialized service provider (empresa contratista). The REPSE number — obtained from the STPS portal at serviciossubcontratacion.stps.gob.mx — must be valid and current at the date of contract execution and throughout the contract term. The beneficiary's legal name, RFC, registered domicilio, and corporate purpose (objeto social) from its constitutive act must also be included to document that the contracted services fall outside the beneficiary's predominant activity.

Description of Specialized Services: A precise, detailed description of the specialized services to be provided — including the specific technical nature of the services, the methodology of delivery, performance standards, and deliverables. The description must clearly establish that the services constitute a specialized activity not performed by the beneficiary in its own operations. Vague or overly broad service descriptions risk reclassification by the STPS as general outsourcing (prohibited under LFT Article 13) rather than specialized services.

Location of Service Delivery: The specific centro de trabajo (work centre) or centros de trabajo where the specialized services will be performed — building address, floor, department. Under LFT Article 15-A, the contract must specify the location(s) where the service provider's workers will work within the beneficiary's premises. This information is required for IMSS worker registration at the correct work centre.

Estimated Number of Workers: The approximate number of workers (trabajadores) the service provider will assign to the beneficiary's service under the contract. While the exact number may fluctuate, an estimated range allows both parties to calibrate the quarterly documentation exchange and IMSS compliance reporting.

Contract Term and Renewal: The agreed service period — fixed term (plazo determinado) or open-ended with notice period. Specialized services contracts are commonly structured for one-year initial terms with automatic annual renewals subject to REPSE verification. The REPSE registration must be renewed every three years — the contract should specify what happens if the provider's REPSE registration lapses.

Service Fees and Payment Terms: The agreed fee structure — fixed monthly retainer (honorario fijo mensual), per-worker rate (tarifa por trabajador), project-based fee (honorario por proyecto), or time-and-materials arrangement — all expressed in Mexican pesos (MXN) plus IVA at 16%. Payment terms (30, 45, or 60 days from CFDI invoice date), late payment interest (intereses moratorios) at agreed rates, and CFDI issuance obligations under SAT regulations must be specified. The fee structure must allow the service provider to cover all employer social security costs — IMSS contributions, INFONAVIT, and ISN payroll tax — while remaining commercially viable.

Quarterly Compliance Documentation: Express commitment from both parties to the quarterly documentation exchange under LFT Article 15-A — the service provider's obligation to deliver SUA/IMSS, INFONAVIT, ISN, and PTU compliance certificates within ten calendar days of each quarter's end; and the beneficiary's obligation to retain and respond to STPS requests for these documents. Failure to exchange and retain quarterly documentation constitutes a violation of LFT Article 15-A subject to STPS fines.

SAT Compliance Opinion: The service provider's obligation to maintain a positive opinión de cumplimiento de obligaciones fiscales (SAT compliance opinion — Article 32-D CFF) at all times during the contract, and to provide a copy to the beneficiary quarterly. Loss of the SAT compliance opinion by the service provider triggers the beneficiary's right to suspend payments until compliance is restored, to avoid loss of tax deductions and IVA credits.

Joint Liability and Indemnification: Allocation of responsibility between the parties — the service provider indemnifies the beneficiary for all IMSS, INFONAVIT, and worker claim liabilities arising from the service provider's failure to properly register and pay contributions for assigned workers. The beneficiary's right to audit the service provider's compliance records and conduct IMSS worker registration verification should be included.

Forms-legal.com provides this Specialized Services Outsourcing Contract Mexico template as a compliance starting point. The April 2021 LFT reform created significant complexity — every specialized services arrangement should be reviewed by a Licenciado en Derecho specialised in derecho laboral and a Contador Público Certificado (CPC) specialised in seguridad social before execution.

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