RM to be ICT provider for Sal

RNS Number : 1289U

RM PLC

11 October 2010

 



11 October 2010

RM chosen as ICT provider for Salford primary schools

RM has been selected to provide managed ICT services to primary schools in the City of Salford. The contract, which is with the Transforming Learning Partnership (the Local Education Partnership appointed to deliver Salford City Council's BSF programme), is worth £5m to RM over three years, with an optional two-year extension.

The Salford Primary Managed Service project will provide and manage sophisticated ICT infrastructure for 76 primary schools in the City. The schools will receive a wide range of RM intellectual property, including Community Connect 4, Kaleidos Learning Platform, and the Honeycomb Web 2.0 learning environment. RM will also be responsible for day-to-day management of both the new infrastructure and the schools' legacy ICT systems.

Terry Sweeney, Chief Executive of RM, said:

"It is great news that, following on from the Salford BSF programme, we have been given the opportunity to provide services for the City's primary schools. The two contracts together mean that we are now working with all of Salford's schools. I'm particularly pleased that we've been able to demonstrate that a full managed service approach can work for primary schools."

For further information, please contact:

Mike Greig/Phil Hemmings, RM plc	08450 700300
Juliet Clarke/James Macey White, Financial Dynamics	020 7831 3113

Notes:

1.   The RM Group is a leading provider of educational solutions that help teachers to teach and learners to learn. RM works closely with educationalists to create new products, processes and technology which improve education. RM is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol RM.L, ISIN GB0002870417. Further details are available at ww.rm.com/investors and through the Group's investor blog at rminvestors.wordpress.com

2.   RM announced on 9 December that it had reached financial close for a contract to provide managed ICT services to the Salford and Wigan BSF programme. The services are being delivered as part of the Transforming Learning Partnerships consortium, which comprises Hochtief PPP Solutions, Laing O'Rourke and RM.

 

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