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1 Dec 2008 07:00



1 December 2008

RM confirms Hackney BSF contract

RM confirms that it has reached contractual close for a contract to provide managed ICT services to the London Borough of Hackney's BSF (Building Schools for the Future) programme. The Group will provide the service as part of the mouchelbabcock education Joint Venture. RM announced on 5 October 2007 that it had been selected for the project. 

Hackney's BSF programme covers six secondary schools and four special educational needs schools, and will be delivered over three phases. RM will take responsibility for the design, implementation and day-to-day management of the ICT infrastructure in Hackney's BSF schools. The service includes a central data centre, the Kaleidos learning platform, cashless catering and access control, as well as hardware and Internet connectivity. RM will also provide consultancy in the form of a Learning Outcomes Co-ordinator, who will work with educators in Hackney to help them use technology to improve teaching and learning.

Over the three phases, the contract is expected to be worth £12m to RM.

For further information contact:

Mike Greig/Phil Hemmings RM 08450 700300

Catherine Colloms Brunswick 0207 404 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.

mouchelbabcock education is a joint venture company between consulting and business services group Mouchel and Babcock Infrastructure Services, set up specifically for the BSF programme.