Councils in the midlands, including, Warwickshire County Council, Rugby, Stratford, Nuneaton and Bedworth, North Warwickshire and Solihull, have moved to tend for a shared ICT framework to deliver hardware.

The framework will cover the prevision of educational technology including laptops, PCs, servers and peripheral technology.

Coventry council has revealed that the hardware contract, valued between £400,000 and £4 million, would involve a minimum of five to a maximum of ten suppliers, with the option for a 12 month extension.

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