DUDLEY Council has signed a new four-year contract with the business which supplies IT to borough schools – after bosses hailed their work in helping to keep children learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
The local authority has been working with RM, a supplier of IT and technology to educational settings, since 1999.
RM provides the council with a fully managed ICT service for 79 primary, secondary and special schools - known as Dudley Grid for Learning (DGfl) - and employs 24 people in the borough.
The contract was due to end this year but has now been extended to August 2025. The new deal, worth up to £10.2 million, will see RM take on additional schools and develop new services including the development of cloud-based services for schools.
Councillor Simon Phipps, Dudley's cabinet member for commercial and customer services, said: "Our priority during the Covid pandemic has been to provide our schools with a highly effective ICT provision, supporting schools to learn new skills and work differently to educate the pupils of the borough.
"We are pleased to be able to offer schools a best value contract that offers social value back to the community.
"RM employ local people, providing an excellent service supporting the education of Dudley children and young people."
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