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RM selected to provide managed ICT services to Barking and Dagenham BSF programme

RM has been chosen to provide managed ICT services for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham's BSF (Building Schools for the Future) programme. The contract is expected to be worth up to £44m over eight years.

RM will provide a sophisticated managed ICT service to schools in Barking and Dagenham, including in-school systems, IP networking and an innovative e-Learning environment. At contract signature existing schools will benefit from interim services, with the first schools to have the full BSF managed ICT service going live in academic year 2011/12.

Terry Sweeney, Chief Executive of RM, said:

"Our relationship with Barking and Dagenham goes back a very long way. We are delighted to have the opportunity to build on that well-established partnership by providing ICT services for their BSF programme. We look forward to working with colleagues in Barking and Dagenham, and with their chosen BSF construction partner, to provide excellent learning environments for pupils in the Borough."

Cllr Rocky Gill, Barking and Dagenham Cabinet Leader for Children and Education, said:

"We are delighted to be working with RM on this exciting programme. RM has demonstrated that they can meet the very high standards that we have set for our ICT partner.

"Investment in ICT is fundamental to the development of improved learning facilities for our children. We are committed to raising educational standards across the Borough and view the BSF programme as the key driver in increasing the prosperity, strength and cohesion of the whole community."

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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. 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.