ICT
Information & Communications Technology:
In the BSF context, the provision of a managed ICT service and a managed learning environment to schools by the LEP.
ICT self-review framework
Becta's self-review framework offers schools a route for assessing and improving their use of ICT. The framework is free to use via an online tool and is linked to the national standards for ICT. Using the framework can help to:
- show schools what 'good' use of ICT looks like
- benchmark their progress against other schools
- identify their strengths
- produce action plans for improvement
ITCD
Invitation to Continue Dialogue:
The issue of documents to a shortlist of bidders (typically three), inviting full bid responses under the Competitive Dialogue Procedure. Bidders then prepare formal bids that allows the local authority to choose its single Selected Bidder.
ITPD
Invitation to Participate in Dialogue:
The document which invites participants who have pre-qualified to participate in a competitive dialogue. The issue of documents to a long list (typically 4-8 in number) of bidders, inviting initial outline proposals under the competitive dialogue procedure. The bidders submit formal responses to these proposals, allowing the local authority to select its short list of bidders (typically 3) to take forward to the ITCD stage.
ITSFB
Invitation to Submit Final Bids:
The document which invites remaining participants to submit Final Tenders once the dialogue phase has been concluded.
