9:09am Wednesday 22nd October 2008
HEREFORDSHIRE Council has struck a deal to save itself, and county schools, thousands of pounds on computer equipment.
Over the past year the council has undertaken a review of how it purchases ICT equipment, as a four-year replacement programme is required to get its technology up to speed.
After a process of competitive tendering, Dell was selected as the preferred provider.
As part of the negotiations, local authority schools in Herefordshire will receive an improved level of discount on desktop equipment bought by the council on their behalf.
The cost of a single PC will be reduced by 43 per cent and the cost of a single laptop by 33 per cent.
Councillor Phillip Price, cabinet member for ICT, education and achievement, said: “We know how much pressure our schools are under at the moment financially, and yet we need to make sure our children and young people have access to good quality technology.
“We are delighted to be able to offer them such large reductions in costs.”
He added that by the new year, local authority schools will also have access to JA.Net, an education and research network that links all the colleges, universities and research establishments in the country.
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