# BIDS Loan Fund

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT](/buyers/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government/contract-awards)
- Published: 6 April 2020
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 21e061cb-a59b-4514-8689-fb672bb1c322-353193
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eb75a1b5-5723-49e1-a9d9-ef2bca195158

## Description

Business Improvement Districts \(BIDs\) are business-led partnerships, most commonly in town centres, which are created voluntarily to deliver additional local services and upgrade the local environment for the benefit of businesses\. To facilitate the setting up of more BIDs, the Government established the £500,000 recyclable BIDs Loan Fund\. The Authority is looking for a Potential Supplier to operate and manage the BIDs Loan Fund\. Additional information: The deadline for this has been extended from the 6th April 2020 to the 14th April 2020 due to the Authority understanding that COVID 19 may result in a delay to organisations responding to this request\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21e061cb-a59b-4514-8689-fb672bb1c322-353193)