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# NCC1819 Business Northumberland Investment Fund (BNIF) - Fund Manager

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1819-business-northumberland-investment-fund-bnif-fund-manager-ocds-h6vhtk-0692db). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northumberland County Council: "NCC1819 Business Northumberland Investment Fund (BNIF) - Fund Manager". Published status: active. Published Value: £5,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northumberland County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumberland-county-council-ons-e06000057)
- **Published Value:** £5,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1819-business-northumberland-investment-fund-bnif-fund-manager-ocds-h6vhtk-0692db#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0692db`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1819-business-northumberland-investment-fund-bnif-fund-manager-ocds-h6vhtk-0692db#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1819-business-northumberland-investment-fund-bnif-fund-manager-ocds-h6vhtk-0692db#participate

## Description
Business Northumberland Investment Fund (BNIF) - Fund Manager
The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Fund Manager to establish and manage the Business Northumberland Investment Fund (BNIF). BNIF is a place-based investment fund designed to address identified gaps in access to finance for businesses across Northumberland through the provision of debt, equity and hybrid financial instruments.
Further details of the Contracting Authority's requirements under the Contract and other relevant information is contained in the ITT Specification at Schedule 2.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £5,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F080182-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-24T09:07:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T04:57:08.196Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0692db