Dear all
I felt this may be of interest to members of this list as a potential
opprotunity or future benefit.
Notification of invitation to tender for School Open Source Project
Becta wishes to ensure that schools are aware of and can access the
wide variety of open source software in the marketplace. To achieve
this it recognises that they must be supported in its awareness,
adoption, deployment, use and ongoing development. In order to aid
this we are commissioning a project to:
1. Support a sustainable and significant community of schools who use
and develop open source products by April 2010; and
2. Provide schools specific content development on open source
implementations.
The intended timetable for project award will be:
2nd May
Invitation to Tender issued
By 12 noon 9th May
Tenderers submit questions and comments regarding tender documents.
(see 1.6 above)
13th May
Becta responds to questions and comments via email to all tenderers
By 12 noon 20th May
Bidders submit tender (see 1.8 above)
3rd June
Please endeavour to keep free as a shortlist of bidders may be
invited to Becta to discuss their tender submission, after which a
final decision will be made on awarding the Contract. (see 1.3 above)
12th June
Contract Award
Please address all correspondence or requests for tender documents to
tender.questi...@becta.org.uk
> Dear all > I felt this may be of interest to members of this list as a potential > opprotunity or future benefit.
> Notification of invitation to tender for School Open Source Project
> Becta wishes to ensure that schools are aware of and can access the > wide variety of open source software in the marketplace. To achieve > this it recognises that they must be supported in its awareness, > adoption, deployment, use and ongoing development. In order to aid > this we are commissioning a project to:
> 1. Support a sustainable and significant community of schools who use > and develop open source products by April 2010; and
> 2. Provide schools specific content development on open source > implementations.
> The intended timetable for project award will be:
> 2nd May > Invitation to Tender issued
> By 12 noon 9th May > Tenderers submit questions and comments regarding tender documents. > (see 1.6 above)
> 13th May > Becta responds to questions and comments via email to all tenderers
> By 12 noon 20th May > Bidders submit tender (see 1.8 above)
> 3rd June > Please endeavour to keep free as a shortlist of bidders may be > invited to Becta to discuss their tender submission, after which a > final decision will be made on awarding the Contract. (see 1.3 above)
> 12th June > Contract Award
> Please address all correspondence or requests for tender documents to > tender.questi...@becta.org.uk
-- Richard Rothwell, richa...@m6-it.org Education Consultant http://m6-it.org
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> Who is interested in working on this (besides me)
> R
> On 02/05/2008, dcarey121 <dca...@oxfordlogic.com> wrote:
> > Dear all > > I felt this may be of interest to members of this list as a potential > > opprotunity or future benefit.
> > Notification of invitation to tender for School Open Source Project
> > Becta wishes to ensure that schools are aware of and can access the > > wide variety of open source software in the marketplace. To achieve > > this it recognises that they must be supported in its awareness, > > adoption, deployment, use and ongoing development. In order to aid > > this we are commissioning a project to:
> > 1. Support a sustainable and significant community of schools who use > > and develop open source products by April 2010; and
> > 2. Provide schools specific content development on open source > > implementations.
> > The intended timetable for project award will be:
> > 2nd May > > Invitation to Tender issued
> > By 12 noon 9th May > > Tenderers submit questions and comments regarding tender documents. > > (see 1.6 above)
> > 13th May > > Becta responds to questions and comments via email to all tenderers
> > By 12 noon 20th May > > Bidders submit tender (see 1.8 above)
> > 3rd June > > Please endeavour to keep free as a shortlist of bidders may be > > invited to Becta to discuss their tender submission, after which a > > final decision will be made on awarding the Contract. (see 1.3 above)
> > 12th June > > Contract Award
> > Please address all correspondence or requests for tender documents to > > tender.questi...@becta.org.uk
> -- > Richard Rothwell, richa...@m6-it.org > Education Consultant http://m6-it.org
> Web services * Back-ups * Support * Training & Certification * E-Mail > M6-IT CIC ``Software Freedom for the Education and Voluntary Sector''
> M6-IT is a Community Interest Company, limited by guarantee > Registered in England & Wales, Registration No: 6040154 > 11 St Marks Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 7DT
The tender would have to include sufficient funding to cover staff for development time and for website development and hosting.
Could the tender come from us as a whole group, perhaps with the INGOTs as one assessment focus?
I am certainly happy to join in as I already publish this sort of thing to www.thefreemac.com as my own effort. If we can include sections on courseware, training materials, etc. I think that this is a real possibility.
I will just have to get the Head to confirm that I can join in in school time and get back but definitely interested.
> We are, just waiting for confirmation from the head and deputy.
> Jo
> 2008/5/2 Richard Rothwell <rich...@caliban.org.uk>:
> Wow!
> Who is interested in working on this (besides me)
> R
> On 02/05/2008, dcarey121 <dca...@oxfordlogic.com> wrote:
> > Dear all > > I felt this may be of interest to members of this list as a > potential > > opprotunity or future benefit.
> > Notification of invitation to tender for School Open Source Project
> > Becta wishes to ensure that schools are aware of and can access the > > wide variety of open source software in the marketplace. To > achieve > > this it recognises that they must be supported in its awareness, > > adoption, deployment, use and ongoing development. In order to aid > > this we are commissioning a project to:
> > 1. Support a sustainable and significant community of schools > who use > > and develop open source products by April 2010; and
> > 2. Provide schools specific content development on open source > > implementations.
> > The intended timetable for project award will be:
> > 2nd May > > Invitation to Tender issued
> > By 12 noon 9th May > > Tenderers submit questions and comments regarding tender > documents. > > (see 1.6 above)
> > 13th May > > Becta responds to questions and comments via email to all > tenderers
> > By 12 noon 20th May > > Bidders submit tender (see 1.8 above)
> > 3rd June > > Please endeavour to keep free as a shortlist of bidders may be > > invited to Becta to discuss their tender submission, after which a > > final decision will be made on awarding the Contract. (see 1.3 > above)
> > 12th June > > Contract Award
> > Please address all correspondence or requests for tender > documents to > > tender.questi...@becta.org.uk
> -- > Richard Rothwell, richa...@m6-it.org > Education Consultant http://m6-it.org
> Web services * Back-ups * Support * Training & Certification * E-Mail > M6-IT CIC ``Software Freedom for the Education and Voluntary Sector''
> M6-IT is a Community Interest Company, limited by guarantee > Registered in England & Wales, Registration No: 6040154 > 11 St Marks Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 7DT
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I've also uploaded the zip file containign tender documents to the
group area. If you ar eunable to access this eamiul
tender.questi...@becta.org.uk and they will forward you a copy.
Regards
David Carey
Becta Consultant
On May 2, 10:28 am, dcarey121 <dca...@oxfordlogic.com> wrote:
> Dear all
> I felt this may be of interest to members of this list as a potential
> opprotunity or future benefit.
> Notification of invitation to tender for School Open Source Project
> Becta wishes to ensure that schools are aware of and can access the
> wide variety of open source software in the marketplace. To achieve
> this it recognises that they must be supported in its awareness,
> adoption, deployment, use and ongoing development. In order to aid
> this we are commissioning a project to:
> 1. Support a sustainable and significant community of schools who use
> and develop open source products by April 2010; and
> 2. Provide schools specific content development on open source
> implementations.
> The intended timetable for project award will be:
> 2nd May
> Invitation to Tender issued
> By 12 noon 9th May
> Tenderers submit questions and comments regarding tender documents.
> (see 1.6 above)
> 13th May
> Becta responds to questions and comments via email to all tenderers
> By 12 noon 20th May
> Bidders submit tender (see 1.8 above)
> 3rd June
> Please endeavour to keep free as a shortlist of bidders may be
> invited to Becta to discuss their tender submission, after which a
> final decision will be made on awarding the Contract. (see 1.3 above)
> 12th June
> Contract Award
> Please address all correspondence or requests for tender documents to
> tender.questi...@becta.org.uk
On 02/05/2008, Simon Elliott <simon_elli...@mac.com> wrote: > wow. > > The tender would have to include sufficient funding to cover staff for > development time and for website development and hosting.
Will look at the docs now they're uploaded.
> Could the tender come from us as a whole group, perhaps with the INGOTs as > one assessment focus?
Absolutely - I think an sf-uk tender would be best, we can decide on the 'official company to front it in due course, and then employ consultants :-)
Yes, using theINGOTS asn assessment focus is a good idea.
> I am certainly happy to join in as I already publish this sort of thing to > www.thefreemac.com as my own effort. If we can include sections on > courseware, training materials, etc. I think that this is a real > possibility.
I hope everyone would see it that way.
> I will just have to get the Head to confirm that I can join in in school > time and get back but definitely interested.
Good luck - assuming the contract is big enough, we can pay release fees to the school - that is what Becta and the exam boards do.
rgds,
R
> Simon > www.thefreemac.com > > > On 2 May 2008, at 02/05/2008,11:09, linuxgirlie wrote: > We are, just waiting for confirmation from the head and deputy. > > > Jo > > > 2008/5/2 Richard Rothwell <rich...@caliban.org.uk>: > > > > Wow! > > > > Who is interested in working on this (besides me) > > > > R > > > > > > > > > > On 02/05/2008, dcarey121 <dca...@oxfordlogic.com> wrote: > > > > > > Dear all > > > I felt this may be of interest to members of this list as a potential > > > opprotunity or future benefit. > > > > > > > > > Notification of invitation to tender for School Open Source Project > > > > > > Becta wishes to ensure that schools are aware of and can access the > > > wide variety of open source software in the marketplace. To achieve > > > this it recognises that they must be supported in its awareness, > > > adoption, deployment, use and ongoing development. In order to aid > > > this we are commissioning a project to: > > > > > > 1. Support a sustainable and significant community of schools who use > > > and develop open source products by April 2010; and > > > > > > 2. Provide schools specific content development on open source > > > implementations. > > > > > > The intended timetable for project award will be: > > > > > > 2nd May > > > Invitation to Tender issued > > > > > > By 12 noon 9th May > > > Tenderers submit questions and comments regarding tender documents. > > > (see 1.6 above) > > > > > > 13th May > > > Becta responds to questions and comments via email to all tenderers > > > > > > By 12 noon 20th May > > > Bidders submit tender (see 1.8 above) > > > > > > 3rd June > > > Please endeavour to keep free as a shortlist of bidders may be > > > invited to Becta to discuss their tender submission, after which a > > > final decision will be made on awarding the Contract. (see 1.3 above) > > > > > > 12th June > > > Contract Award > > > > > > > > > Please address all correspondence or requests for tender documents to > > > tender.questi...@becta.org.uk > > > > > > Best regards > > > > > > David Carey > > > > > > Becta Consultant > > > > > > david.ca...@becta.org.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Richard Rothwell, richa...@m6-it.org > > Education Consultant http://m6-it.org > > > > Web services * Back-ups * Support * Training & Certification * E-Mail > > M6-IT CIC ``Software Freedom for the Education and Voluntary Sector'' > > > > M6-IT is a Community Interest Company, limited by guarantee > > Registered in England & Wales, Registration No: 6040154 > > 11 St Marks Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 7DT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.karoshi.org.uk > > > > > > > For free Mac software, teaching resources and training opportunities, visit: > > http://www.thefreemac.com/ > > If this message was sent to you regarding the business of The Bolitho > School, you should be aware that this email and any attachments may contain > confidential material and is solely for the use of the intended > recipient(s). If you have received this email in error, please notify the > sender immediately and delete this email. If you are not the intended > recipient(s), you must not use, retain or disclose any information contained > in this email. > > > > Any views or opinions are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily > represent those of the Bolitho School. Unless expressly stated in the text, > this email is not intended to form a binding contract. The Bolitho School > does not guarantee that this email or any attachments are free from viruses > or 100% secure although due care has been taken to minimise any potential > risk. > The Bolitho School: Company Registration No: 3088645 > Charity Registration No: 1048545 > Registered Office: Polwithen Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4JR > > > > > > >
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On 02/05/2008, Richard Rothwell <rich...@caliban.org.uk> wrote:
> Wow! > Who is interested in working on this (besides me)
Way hey hey! Thank's Becta.
If I can contribute as a freelance developer then I'm definitely interested in getting involved. Even more so if there's an accessibility angle (bound to be) or use of Mozilla tech. Happy to develop and/or educate on OSS and web use/development for sustainability.
-- Steve Lee -- Open Source Assistive Technology Software web: fullmeasure.co.uk blog: eduspaces.net/stevelee/weblog