In a message dated 06/02/02 18:03:26 GMT Standard Time,
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regard to the computer they asked the student to get three quotes and
chose the cheapest. >>
More LEAs seem to be asking for more than one quotation. It may be because
more of them are getting their DSA section audited now that the auditors
dopn't have any student grants to audit!
I have now adopted the practice of asking the student to get in touch with me
if they are asked to get more quote and doing it for thems. Where I know that
the LEA will ask for additional quotes I obtain them and check that the spec
matches like for like. My standard request for LEA approval for a DSA
assessment to be conducted now asks the LEA to say how many quotes they
require.
Unfortunately, several suppliers are already very slow in providing quotes.
Obviously, if LEAs are asking for more quotes for comparison then they could
be doing 3 times the work for the same business. The only likely solution to
that problem that I can see to that is for them all to provide an on-line
quotation system. I know one has it and at least one other is trialling it
and say it should be live this month.
Mick
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