Community Action Norfolk are sharing this information on behalf of Norfolk County Council, please contact them directly with any queries.
Under the Localism Act 2011, Relevant Bodies are able to submit expressions of interest to the Council to deliver public services under the Community Right to Challenge scheme.
Further details of the scope of the scheme can be found at http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/2168126.pdf
In summary: Only “Relevant Bodies” are able to submit expressions of interest to deliver a service under these provisions. These are:
The expression of interest must relate to “Relevant Services”. Relevant Services are defined as:
The Council will consider any expression of interest received that falls within the parameters of the scheme. Any expression of interest must contain the following information:
Where the relevant body consists of employees of the relevant authority, details of how that relevant body proposes to engage other employees of the relevant authority who are affected by the expression of interest.
Relevant bodies contemplating submitting an expression of interest are strongly encouraged to contact the council informally to discuss their proposed application before putting a great deal of work into the process. Initially, contact should be via sourcing@norfolk.gov.uk in an email headed “Community Right to Challenge”.
Upon receipt of a valid Expression of Interest, the Council will notify a Relevant Body of its decision within 90 days of receipt.
Expressions of Interest should be sent to sourcing@norfolk.gov.uk clearly headed “Community Right to Challenge”.
If an expression of interest is accepted, this does not mean that the service will be transferred to the Relevant Body concerned. Instead it will lead to a procurement process to enable the Relevant Body, amongst others, to bid for delivery of the services.
The nature of the procurement exercise will depend on the scale and complexity of the service in question