Ramesys named as preferred ICT bidder for Manchester Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Project

Ramesys is Manchester City Council's preferred bidder for the contract for ICT support to the city's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Phase One programme.

The City Council's Public Private Partnerships Unit, with the support of school representatives recommended the appointment of Ramesys Limited as its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) partner.

Ramesys now works alongside the City Council's Design and Build partners, Balfour Beatty and Laing O'Rourke, on this £200 million BSF project, which will transform 17 schools across Manchester.

The £200 million BSF programme is part of the national initiative to improve school buildings and is funded through the Department for Education and Skills.

The first School to benefit from the new BSF ICT Managed Service will be Wright Robinson Sports College. This is being rebuilt through a £35M Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Scheme, which is being developed by Manchester School Services Limited, a joint venture between Hochtief PPP Solutions (UK) Limited and Barclays Private Equity. The school will open in September 2007.

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