Bigger Society Fund - Outline of Proposed Bidding Process

Assessment Team

1.   Finance Officer

2.   Community Development Officer

3.   Cabinet Member for Communities and Leisure

4.   Opposition Member

5.   Funding Officer

Bidding Period

3 months

Awards by end of June 2012

2^nd Bidding Period (if funds remain)

3 months

Awards by end of December 2012

Criteria

Completed application form

Business Case included that will be scored on:

a.    Value for money

b.    Sustainability

c.    Impact (including number of residents)

d.   Alignment of outcome with MBC strategic outcomes

e.    Service gap (i.e. whether a service already exists that should provide this or whether it fills a need that is not provided for elsewhere)