Liverpool City Council has announced it is set to receive funding after government approval was granted for its Building Schools for the Future (BSF) plans.

“Out of the £350m being spent on the BSF project, over £26m will be on IT, around 7.3 per cent of the overall BSF spend, ” a spokesperson for the council said.

The initiative, which forms part of the BSF's sixth wave of spending, will include the provision of ICT services at 24 secondary schools in Liverpool, due to start in 2013 until 2017.

The council is said to be currently seeking a private sector partner to participate and invest in the Public Private Partnership vehicle, GC News has reported.