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Knowsley Council has awarded the £18m Building Schools for the Future ICT contract to RM (Research Machines).

The company will play an important role in the delivery of the seven new state of the art learning centres which will replace all of the borough’s existing secondary schools.

RM will provide managed ICT infrastructure in each of seven newly-built learning centres and a shared data centre. It will also deliver a range of other services including telephony and electronic registration. RM is also providing the council with a personal learning environment to meet the educational and transformational requirements of the Knowsley Building Schools for the Future programme.

Councillor Graham Wright, Knowsley’s Cabinet Member for Children’s Services said: “With building work having just started on the first two of our new learning centres, confirmation of our IT contract with RM comes at an exciting time in our Building Schools for the Future journey. We are looking forward to a fruitful relationship with the company which we are confident will contribute to the success of the programme as a whole.”

Tim Pearson, Chief Executive of RM said: “It’s a privilege to be working with Knowsley on what is an extremely ambitious educational transformation programme. ICT will be a key part of this transformation, with technology being used to deliver a personalised learning experience for each pupil. We look forward to providing a service that will make a real contribution to improving life chances for pupils in Knowsley.”

RM was unveiled as the council’s preferred ICT bidder back in November and the contract signing follows several months of negotiation. The company will work closely with Knowsley’s chosen construction partner Transform Schools on the delivery of the learning centres.


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