Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Mcr MS IT schools provision -- [Fwd: Re: [OSA-Members] ZDnet frontpage]

[Iain Roberts]

----- "Nigel Rolland" <address@hidden> wrote:
> FAO Richard Smedley
> 
> You wrote on the FSUK Manchester mailing list:
> 
> For example, Manchester has just invited Microsoft to create
> its educational vision for ICT - part of the BSF process - without, as
> far
> as I am aware, any consideration of alternatives.  I am considering
> writing to the City Solicitor pointing out that, in the light of the
> adjournment debate, this could be construed as illegal favouring of
> one
> potential tenderer for future business.
> 
> From what you have said I also think that this may have breached
> European and 
> UK law which requires all public contracts of a certain value to be
> tendered.
> I have taken this matter up with manchester Green Party Councillor
> Vanessa 
> Hall.
> 
> Can you provide me with a bit more information about this contract and
> any 
> examples of  alternatives to Microsoft in the field of education ict,
> so that 
> I can draft a letter from Vanessa to the City Solicitor
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Nigel Rolland
> 

I'm not familiar enough with either the details around this issue or the law to 
know whether there's a case to answer here, but I do think it's worth pursuing.

>From a political perspective of getting something done I would consider, in 
>addition to writing to the City Solicitor, approaching one of the opposition 
>parties.

Iain.


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