18th Apr 2005 17:02
Tribal Group PLC18 April 2005 REG-Tribal Group PLC18/04/2005 £50 million OFSTED inspection services contracts Tribal Group plc ("Tribal"), the leading UK consultancy and professional supportservices company, is delighted to announce that it has signed two contracts withOfsted to provide Regional Inspection Services for the delivery of schoolinspections. The contracts, which have a combined value of about £50 million to Tribal overfour years, are for the delivery of inspection services over that period toaround 7,000 schools in the west midlands and south of England. The newinspection arrangements will commence in September 2005. At present, Tribalprovides inspection services to 550 schools per annum. Details of the newinspection arrangements can be found at Ofsted's website www.ofsted.gov.uk. The award of the contracts means that Tribal, which has delivered schoolinspections since 1996, is now the largest of the five providers of inspectionsfor Ofsted in England. Henry Pitman, Chief Executive of Tribal, said "We are delighted that Ofsted hasselected Tribal to be its Regional Inspection Services provider in two of thesix Ofsted regions. These are the largest contracts won to date by TribalEducation, the group's education division." End For further information contact: Henry Pitman, Chief Executive, Tribal Group plc Tel: 01285 886020Simon Lawton, Group Finance Director, Tribal Group plc Tel: 01285 886020 Neil Bennett, Maitland Tel: 020 7379 5151Colin Browne, Maitland Tel: 020 7379 5151 Editors' note: Ofsted - Office for Standards in Education, officially the Office of HerMajesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England Tribal Group plc provides a range of consultancy, support and managed servicesto the UK public sector. The group's core markets are in education; localgovernment, housing and regeneration; health and social care; and centralgovernment. The group employs 1,900 staff in the UK. Tribal is quoted on theLondon Stock Exchange (TRB.L). Links: Tribal Group plc website: www.tribalgroup.co.uk Ofsted website: www.ofsted.gov.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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