Slade Lane Neighbourhood Centre – Community Asset Transfer Opportunity – Invitation to Submit Proposal

Manchester City Council is prepared to receive proposals from community organisations based in Manchester on the future running of Slade Lane Neighbourhood Centre, M13 0RZ.

The successful organisation will be invited to enter into a full repair and insure lease with Manchester City Council in respect of the property. Please note that the building is Grade 2 listed and in a poor state of repair. The specific terms of the lease will be dependent upon the nature of the successful bid and will be negotiated with the successful application on completion of this process.

Organisations wishing to submit a proposal will be required to detail their plans in the attached document. This should be submitted no later than 28 October 2019.

To be eligible your organisation must:
1. Have a constitution
2. Be based in Manchester, preferably with a track-record of working in the Longsight area.
3. Have a board of trustees / management committee comprising people that live and work in Manchester.
4. Be a not-for-profit third sector organisation – this includes voluntary and community organisations, co-operatives and mutual societies, non-governmental organisations which are value driven and which principally invest their surpluses to further social, environmental or cultural objectives.

The deadline for submitting your proposal is 28 October 2019. Following this a panel of senior officers from the council will score each application and liaise with local elected members to select the organisation that will provide the best selection of services to the local community. You will be notified of the outcome of your proposal mid-November.

Queries relating to this document. Proposals should be emailed to: [email protected]

For further information contact Georgia Cayton on 0161 234 4659, or email [email protected]