Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b8a-9e8c-7114-85df-53e7c44379ed/affordable-financial-services-products-no-interest-loan-scheme-nils-and-innov closed GB open procedure # Affordable financial services products: No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) and innovative affordable finance solutions [FAIR4ALL Finance Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/fair4all-finance-limited) Estimated value £90,000,000 Published 1 Dec 2021 Deadline Closed 14 Feb 2022 ## Who can bid - Split into 9 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender We are seeking partners to co-design, pilot and then scale up innovative affordable finance products targeted at people in vulnerable circumstances. The first pilot is a no interest loans scheme to be delivered in six locations across England, NI, Scotland and Wales. The Treasury backed NILS pilot is an opportunity to improve credit provision for customers who don't currently have access to a fair credit option who are excluded from credit because of they cannot afford the interest and the principal, but could afford principal repayments; or who do not meet lending criteria for other reasons but where there is a societal benefit to lending to them responsibly. Equivalent services have been in place internationally for a long time but no scaled provision exists in the UK. We hope that the pilot results in a positive set of outcomes for customers, and also for the partners who help to deliver the programme. One of our objectives for the pilot is that it strengthens overall affordable credit provision in the UK. Bid opportunities are divided into geographic lots with options to bid for more than one lot or all lots. We are also seeking partners to work with us on wider innovative product development initiatives leading to pilot implementation and scaled up delivery. This is covered in a separate lot, initially focussed on England, but with the option to be extended beyond. This may encompass the development, piloting and scaling of: Solutions tackling problem debt Solutions tackling appliance poverty Insurance products specifically designed for low income households Savings products and credit builder products Alternative and fair versions of buy now, pay later (BNPL) lending Revolving credit products or ethical overdraft products Car financing and other products to enable economic livelihood to improve Hire purchase or conditional sale products Fair and accessible credit cards Other lending products which may also be coupled with complementary products eg savings, credit builder products, insurance offerings and more. Therefore, we are seeking partner organisations who share the vision of a credit market which can provide a fair and affordable option for all customers. Stringent tests are included in our procurement about bidders track record with the customers we are targeting and their commitment to delivering these contracts within the interests of the customer coming first. The contracts are set up to be capable of being extended for a further 5 years after the initial development and piloting period and these extensions are dependent on our funding partners contributing beyond the initial term and would be entered into by mutual consent. 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