The plans, which are part of BSF's sixth wave of spending, include the provision of ICT services at 24 secondary schools in Liverpool. These will be rebuilt and refurbished in five phases from 2013 to 2017.
A spokesperson for the council told GC News: "Of the £350m being spent on BSF, over £26m will be on IT. That accounts for around 7.3% of the overall BSF spend."
According to a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 3 March 2010, the preferred supplier will install telecommunications equipment, computers and information processing technology.
The notice also says that the council is "seeking an innovative private sector partner or partners to participate and invest in a new Public Private Partnership vehicle (a Local Education Partnership or LEP) to be established jointly with some or all the contracting authorities".
Warren Bradley, Liverpool City's Council leader, said: "Building Schools for the Future is a once in a generation opportunity, and I'm delighted the government has given our plans the go ahead. It's great news for Liverpool and paves the way for us to transform education at every secondary school in the city."
The new investment follows Liverpool's involvement in wave two of BSF, which includes the overhaul of six secondary schools under a previous funding round. Work for wave two is due to finish next year. Liverpool Direct was set up by the council and BT in January last year to provide technology and ICT support for the schools involved in wave two.
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