OPEN Decommissioned by the Department for Education
OPEN is an electronic procurement system for schools which has been set up by the DFE. Locally we have held discussions with the Schools Forum and a small number of schools regarding the planned roll out of OPEN in Norfolk in 2011.
Unfortunately just before Christmas we received notification from the DFE that OPEN will be decommissioned by 31 March 2011. This decision follows a national review of projects which resulted in the DFE funded field staff for OPEN being withdrawn. Without such support the DFE has concluded that OPEN is not sustainable.
Unfortunately just before Christmas we received notification from the DFE that OPEN will be decommissioned by 31 March 2011. This decision follows a national review of projects which resulted in the DFE funded field staff for OPEN being withdrawn. Without such support the DFE has concluded that OPEN is not sustainable.
This news item was published : 05 January 2011.