Terms & Conditions

The awards have now closed for submissions. Thank you for those who entered, judging has now started

  1. The Organiser of the BID Excellence Awards is Wolverhampton Business Improvement District (BID) Company Ltd, trading as Enjoy Wolverhampton BID. (Company No. 09369770)

  2. The BID Excellence Awards 2025 are free to enter and are open exclusively for businesses within the Wolverhampton BID area.

  3. Businesses operating outside the Wolverhampton BID area are not eligible to enter.

  4. People completing the application must be aged 18 or over. 

  5. The closing date for award entries is Midnight on Friday 2 May 2025.

  6. Entry into more than one category is allowed and welcomed.

  7. One individual application per award category is required.

  8. Incomplete entries will not be judged.

  9. All entries must be submitted in English through the online entry form at EnjoyWolverhampton.com/awards, completed in full and include supporting evidence where it has been listed as attached.

  10. We are committed to inclusivity. Entries are accepted in written, video or audio formats. 

  11. All entries will be acknowledged on receipt.

  12. The BID Excellence Award entries will be judged by a panel selected by the Organiser.

  13. Judging will be conducted in the spirit of fairness, transparency and inclusivity.

  14. Judges will be assigned to specific categories that do not pose a conflict of interest.

  15. Finalists will be visited by a judge in June 2025 as part of the judging process.

  16. There will be one award winner selected from the finalists in each category. Winners will be announced at the awards event on Thursday 10 July 2025.

  17. Entries from businesses or individuals not complying with the financial or legal obligations required by Wolverhampton Business Improvement District (BID) will not be judged.

  18. You have the right to withdraw an entry to the awards at any time by contacting the Organiser at awards@wolverhamptonbid.co.uk

  19. By entering this competition, you agree to:

    a. Allowing the Organiser to use the information and material you supply to promote the BID Excellence Awards and to showcase the Wolverhampton BID area;
    b. Be involved in pre and post competition publicity.

  20. The judges’ decision is final, and no further correspondence will be entered into.

  21. The People’s Favourite category is open to nominations and voted for by the public.

    1. One nomination is permitted per person.

    2. Nominations will be made via EnjoyWolverhampton.com/awards

    3. Nominations will close on Friday 2 May 2025.

    4. Judges will shortlist five finalists from the public nominations.

    5. The public vote will reopen on w/c 19 May 2025

    6. Votes will be made via the Enjoy Wolverhampton website

    7. The People’s Favourite public vote will close at midnight on 29 June 2025