Community Right to Challenge

Local authorities are able to designate certain times of year when expressions of interest can be submitted. In Ealing, we have agreed that expressions of interest may be submitted from 1 May to 31 July each year. This is to allow us to consider expressions of interest as part of our budget-setting process, which takes place in September – November each year.

Submitting an expression of interest is the first formal step in using the Community Right to Challenge. There are certain things that you will need to include in your expression of interest, and it is important that these are included as they will be the basis on which it is considered and either accepted or rejected. The information you must include is:

• details of the relevant body, including:

• • all financial resources
  • evidence it will be able to partake in any procurement exercise
  • evidence that by the time of any procurement exercise it will be capable of providing/assisting in providing the service.

• details of the service and geographical area the expression of interest relates to
• details of the outcomes to be achieved, in particular:

• • promotion or improvement of the social, economic or environmental well-being of the authority area
  • the fulfilment of service users needs

• where the relevant body is local authority employees, how they propose to engage with other employees affected by the expression of interest.

We encourage organisations to use the template, although you do not have to if you don’t want to.

Once you are happy with your expression of interest, please email it to askhama@ealing.gov.uk. You can send the expression of interest to us at any point during the window (1 May to 31 July). We will confirm that we have received your expression of interest. At the end of the window we will contact you giving more detail about the timescales for your expression of interest being considered, explain what will happen next.