> 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

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