Local Authorities are under a legal obligation to provide "best value", and I would certainly not consider this to be best value. The best way forward, in my view, would be to get a concerned parent (or Governor if possible) to make a formal complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman. Regards, Grahame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grahame Leon-Smith Director Tele-School Online Tel 01932-874067 Fax 01932-874068 mailto:grahame.leon-smith@tele-school.org HAVE A LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE AT < http://www.tele-school.org> TELE-SCHOOL ONLINE FREE RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Mark Evans [mailto:mpe@st-peters-high.devon.sch.uk] Sent: 05 May 2003 19:09 To: Chris Puttick Cc: 'ian '; 'SuSE mailing list for UK schools ' Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] OFT and MSSA On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 12:02:05PM +0100, Chris Puttick wrote:
What about the more extreme case of the council using funds to extend an MS Enterprise agreement to schools? Is this for the OFT to examine or the NAO? I have reason to believe the coucil in question are directly negotiating with MS rather than going to tender for equivalent solutions.
Have you considered the local government ombudsman? Though they might only be prepared to accept a complaint from a person (or business) which has lost money due to maladministration. Also the complainant must have first asked the council chief executive to deal with the matter. -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help@suse.com --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 21/01/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 21/01/2003