> 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