Infrastructure Services for Education
This Framework offers high quality ICT services from approved educational suppliers. These services have been designed to provide reliable, coherent and sustainable ICT infrastructures which meet the needs of learners and educators.
The services available are:
- Design service
- Purchasing
- Installation
- Maintenance
- Service and support
- Training services.
The Framework represents one element of Becta’s National Digital Infrastructure and the services all conform to Becta’s Functional and Technical Specifications.
Local authorities are being encouraged to aggregate individual purchases of high-quality services to ensure educational establishments obtain best value possible from their purchase.
Infrastructure Services benefits to schools:
- More reliable ICT for teaching and learning.
- Agreed levels of ICT service response which are tailored to classroom needs.
- Better value for money by aggregating and collectively managing purchases.
- Predictable costs leading to better financial planning and sustainability.
