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RM Chosen as ICT Provider by
RM Chosen as ICT Provider by.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 9600H RM PLC 12 November 2008 \n \n12 November 2008\n\nRM chosen as ICT provider for £15 million Southwark Schools for the Future project\nRM has been appointed by Southwark Council to provide ICT services to the Borough's BSF (Building Schools for the Future) programme. RM will deliver the services as part of Transform Schools, Balfour Beatty's education sector PPP concession vehicle, which has been appointed as selected bidder for the contract. The contract is expected to be worth £15m to RM.\nSouthwark's Schools for the Future programme will deliver exciting new learning environments for twelve schools on thirteen sites across Southwark. This includes seven rebuilds, two brand new schools and four refurbishments. RM will provide a sophisticated ICT managed service, including in-school systems and software infrastructure, and will be responsible for the design and integration of the infrastructure as well as the day-to-day operation of the service. \nTerry Sweeney, Chief Executive of RM, said:\n'Southwark Council has a bold vision for education in the borough; we're delighted to be working with our partners as part of Transform Schools to help deliver that vision. Southwark's Schools for the Future programme will deliver inspirational 21st Century learning environments - with great ICT facilities - for pupils and teachers in Southwark.'\nCouncillor Lisa Rajan, executive member for education and children services, said\n'Today's announcement of Transform Schools as Southwark's selected bidder and the proposed designs of the first two in our Southwark schools for the future secondary programme puts Southwark's education transformation one step ahead of the rest of London, if not the country. Our vision is ambitious, and we believe not only will the schools make a huge difference to our standards of education, but they will help transform communities across the entire borough.'\n\nFor further information, please contact: \n\n\n\n\nMike Greig/Phil Hemmings, RM plc\n\n\n08450 700300\n\n\n\n\nCatherine Colloms/Franziska Boehnke, Brunswick\n\n\n020 7404 5959\n\n\n\n\n\nNotes:\n\n\nFounded in 1973, the RM Group is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools, colleges and universities, local government and central government education departments and agencies. RM wor...