RM Chosen as ICT Provider by

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RM PLC

12 November 2008

 



12 November 2008

RM chosen as ICT provider for £15 million Southwark Schools for the Future project

RM 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.

Southwark'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. 

Terry Sweeney, Chief Executive of RM, said:

'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.'

Councillor Lisa Rajan, executive member for education and children services, said

'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.'

For further information, please contact: 

Mike Greig/Phil Hemmings, RM plc	08450 700300
Catherine Colloms/Franziska Boehnke, Brunswick	020 7404 5959

Notes:

• Founded 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 works closely with educationalists to create new products, processes and technology which improve teaching and learning. RM is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol RM.L, ISIN GB0002870417. 

• BSF (Building Schools for the Future) is the largest single schools capital investment programme for over 50 years. BSF will provide world-class teaching and learning environments for all pupils, teachers and communities in England. A key part of the initiative is to ensure that local authorities develop a sustainable, area-wide ICT strategy for schools in line with the Government's personalised learning agenda: 10% of the funding is ring-fenced for ICT. 

• Transform Schools is Balfour Beatty's education sector PPP concession vehicle. It includes Balfour Beatty Construction, Balfour Kilpatrick, Haden Building Management and RM.

 

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