Morse makes the grade with £23m school tech deal

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By Natasha Lomas, 26 September 2007 12:36

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Technology services and integration company Morse has been selected as the preferred bidder for a £23m contract to overhaul the tech infrastructure of schools in the South Tyneside and Gateshead (STaG) area.

The contract is to design and supply the IT infrastructure for 12 schools in the STaG area, including supplying computer hardware, software and online learning environments, and designing and supporting data centres, helpdesk, support and training for the schools' IT staff.

The ICT managed services contract is part of the government's Building Schools for the Future programme - which was established in 2005 and has the stated aim of rebuilding or renewing every secondary school in England over a 10 to 15 year period.

Morse was involved with the bidding for the five-year contract, which has the option of being extended for a further five years, as part of a wider consortium of bidders led by construction group Carillion.

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